Matt McKiernan deserves whatever is equivalent of the George Cross. Actions merit honour.
Thérèse Coffey
38.8K posts
Peer, House of Lords UK Government Minister 2014-2023
Suffolk Coastal
Joined June 2009
- Thérèse Coffey repostedToday, Baroness Stedman-Scott, responded to the Government’s statement on the long awaited EHRC Code of Practice calling for the Government to come clean on the changes it requested from the EHRC and commit to correcting errors in the Code.
00:00 - Thérèse Coffey reposted🏆🥇Many congratulations to @UKHouseofLords women's team in the annual charity Parliamentary tug-of-war with MPs. A great display of teamwork, determination and good spirits on both sides, in aid of @macmillancancer #champions #winners 1/2
- Thérèse Coffey repostedToday, former Secretary of State for Employment, Lord Hunt of Wirral challenged the Government on the concerning levels of youth unemployment in the UK taking us toward levels last seen under Labour in 2008 and the Government policies which have brought us to this point.
00:00 - Thérèse Coffey repostedLabour's Welfare Secretary admitted to Peter Mandelson what he won’t tell you. Labour raised your taxes to pay for more benefits.
- Labour isn't working. Kemi and @Helen_Whately right to call out anti-jobs measures Labour have introduced in last two years and are running out of time to turn this around.Labour entered government and ⬇️hiked employers National Insurance ⬇️hiked the minimum wage ⬇️loaded new regulations on businesses The result? Employers stopped hiring young people. @Conservatives will listen to business, back more apprenticeships and reduce tax and red tape.
- Awaiting the Milburn Review publication and let's hope it lives up to the hype as @ONS reports NEETS now estimated over a million. Labour Govt need to get a grip on the detail, U-turn rapidly on jobs burdens and the disincentives to work they have introduced in the last two years
- Thérèse Coffey repostedIt was a bad Bill.“No, I didn’t like it...” Lady Hale, former President of the UK Supreme Court, tells Paddy O'Connell why she was opposed to Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill despite being in favour of alternative legislation to enable ‘the right to die’. #Newsnight
00:00 - One of the reasons given for benefit fraud rising to £9.9bn is a lie. @DWPgovuk please correct this.
- In trying to justify the increase in benefits fraud up to £9.9bn, one of the reasons cited is a lie. I hope @DWPgovuk will correct this quickly
- The most one-sided panel I have seen from IfG in a very long time
- Thérèse Coffey repostedNo advance notice but within a few minutes, word spreads and the King brings Golders Green to a jubilant standstill - just yards from the scene of the April 28 attack. #kc3 #goldersgreen
- Thérèse Coffey repostedPolls are now closed for the local elections. To all our volunteers, canvassers, doorknockers, activists, members, supporters and voters... Thank you!
















