Refugees didn't cause the NHS crisis.
Refugees didn't decimate our social housing.
Refugees didn't sell off our railways, water and energy.
That was the Tories — and their attempts to scapegoat desperate people in search of safety is an utter disgrace.
7 days.
That’s how long people in Gaza were given to weep for the dead and search for loved ones under the rubble.
Now, they will endure fresh horrors of bombardment, starvation and collective punishment.
We must — and we will — keep demonstrating for a permanent ceasefire.
Tomorrow, MPs will be voting on the call for a ceasefire in Gaza. It is a simple moral choice: do you support the indiscriminate killing of human beings, or do you want to stop the further loss of life?
In the aftermath of horror, we need voices for peace and diplomacy. Instead, our government has given the green light to unconscionable death and destruction.
I condemn the targeting of all civilian life. That includes the deplorable acts of terror by Hamas against Israeli civilians. And that includes acts of terror by the Israeli government against Palestinian civilians. More than 11,000 people in Gaza have been killed, almost half of whom are children.
Without a peaceful and political solution, this cycle of violence will go on and on, and it is the responsibility of members of Parliament to demand an end to the ongoing loss of life. We cannot become distracted from our overriding goal: to bring about freedom, justice and peace for all Palestinians and Israelis.
With every passing minute that the bombing continues, another human being is killed. This must end, now.
I will vote for a ceasefire tomorrow, and I will continue to demand the release of hostages, an end to the siege of Gaza, and an end to the occupation of Palestine. I urge colleagues to do the same.
Tonight we attended a vigil held by @GazaMedicVoices to mourn healthcare workers who have been killed in Gaza.
Survivors know they may die, but have stayed behind to care for their patients.
They haven’t given up on the Palestinian people. Neither should we.
Ceasefire now.
@nextofficial I dropped you a DM 3 days ago, still no reply. This has happened a couple of times over the last few months. Why has Next going downhill in the last 6 months 🤷♀️
I work in a critical care unit. Surely it’s safer (patient care wise) to pick up overtime in my own unit where I have the experience, than you employ an agency worker there who is inexperienced in my field?
@Eluned_Morgan I’ve watched your Q&A with the RCN today. I am a nurse working part-time (due to childcare reasons). Overtime rates offered to part-time workers would definitely incentivise me to work more in my unit, than seek out Agency work elsewhere.
🚨 BREAKING: Nurses across the UK have voted for strike action.
RT if you will stand with every single nurse that takes strike action to lift themselves out of poverty.
Claps won’t pay the bills.
https://t.co/wbQjNL6Zuo
#EnoughIsEnough