Jack Abbott MP

@UKLabour and @CoopParty Member of Parliament for Ipswich.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

Autumn has definitely arrived, but our @IpswichLabour team are out every week, all year round, talking to local residents.

This weekend, we met people in Downside Close. Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak to us.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

The jollof rice judging panel!

It was such a joy to join the wonderful Lara and so many other brilliant people at Karibu's Black History Month event.

It was a real celebration of African heritage with food, music, education and culture.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

Culture? What culture?

#ProudOfIpswich

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

It wasn't to be for Ipswich's City of Culture bid, but we should be proud of how far we've come, and excited about where we are going.

This bid wasn't the full stop on my ambitions for our town, I've always seen it as a catalyst for a brighter future.

We have much more to come.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

This isn't the result we were hoping for, but I am so proud of our town.

This bid has changed how Ipswich sees itself and the partnerships, aspiration, ideas and the confidence it has built are here to stay.

https://t.co/G0GUbGRETR

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

I'm pleased that a new @PostOffice will be opening in Ipswich town centre following the closure of the branch in TG Jones - credit to them for finding a new location so quickly.

Other town centre post offices in Fore Street and Carr Street remain open.
https://t.co/PfmwAdXPEj

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

Babies and mothers in Ipswich and Suffolk need the best possible care, but Ipswich Hospital's maternity building is way past its sell-by date.

I'll keep pressing the Government for support to deliver a new maternity site that is fit for purpose.

https://t.co/aD9VLYgngT

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

That is why I urged the Minister to support ESNEFT’s application and help secure this vital investment for Ipswich Hospital and the families it serves.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

Ipswich Hospital desperately needs a new maternity unit.

Our local maternity service supports around 3,000 births each year, but the building itself hasn't been fit for purpose for years.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

A replacement would enable high-quality care to be delivered in modern, state-of-the-art, accommodation while removing an ageing, high-risk building from the hospital campus that is costing significant ongoing costs in backlog maintenance from the estate at Ipswich Hospital.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

I will continue working with ESNEFT’s leadership as they work to deliver the improvements needed so that patients across Suffolk receive the safe, high-quality care they need and deserve.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

This report makes for difficult reading and the concerns identified by the CQC must be taken extremely seriously. Patients deserve confidence that any and all concerns are acted upon without delay.

https://t.co/f97uyxSQqn

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

I welcome the commitment to reducing emergency waiting times and ending corridor care once and for all and have spoken to the new Chief Exective about this very issue. No patient should be treated in a waiting room or car park, without dignity or privacy.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

Charities like Suffolk Mind and our local Samaritans branch do incredible work in supporting young people with their mental health.

I'm so pleased that Suffolk Mind is receiving Pride in Place funding to create a dedicated mental health and wellbeing hub in Ipswich town centre.

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

Lovely to be out talking to local residents with a great @IpswichLabour team last week.

We are pictured in front of probably my favourite Ipswich park, Holywells.

Which is your favourite Ipswich park and why?

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

I have written to the Reform administration at Suffolk County Council to express my deep concerns at their proposals which could cut up to 50 community staff nurses.

Their consultation closes today - make your views known here: https://t.co/bd7zzRekxz

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

Tell Reform to reverse plans to cut community staff nurses by responding to Suffolk County Council's Healthy Child Services consultation here: https://t.co/bd7zzRekxz

Sign the petition to save the Suffolk County Council community staff nurse service here: https://t.co/7Or0szTYYq

[Jack Abbott MP @jackabbott90]

Reform's proposals to axe up to 50 community staff nurses would be devastating for children and families in Ipswich and Suffolk.

Don't just take my word for it - this is what nurses and health visitors have to say 👇

Oppose Reform's cuts through the links in the comments 👇