Proud to lead an important debate yesterday on public toilet provision for people living with stomas. Huge thanks to @A_J_Snowden @tomgordonLD & @VikkiSlade72 whose sensitive & honest accounts of the realities for ppl living with stomas will resonate with so many @ColostomyUK
Tom Gordon MP
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Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate & Knaresborough
- Tom Gordon MP reposted"Too many people with IBD face years of delays for diagnosis and a postcode lottery for care. It's time to deliver consistent, high-quality support." @tomgordonLD
00:00 - Tom Gordon MP repostedReplying to @TomSheldrickITV... the Prime Minister congratulates Tom Gordon on running the London Marathon (for Crohn's & Colitis UK) He says every patient should receive high-quality consistent care, govt are making sure best practice is shared, but he's happy for the MP to discuss it with ministers
- Tom Gordon MP repostedAt PMQs, Harrogate & Knaresborough Lib Dem MP Tom Gordon describes how he was in hospital earlier this year after an ulcerative colitis flare-up He says there's a "postcode lottery" in inflammatory bowel disease care & asks for a national clinical lead to drive improvements...
- Tom Gordon MP reposted🚨 NEW: "We need to be bold, we need to be relevant, and we need to show people that we're serious." Many thanks to @LibDems MP @tomgordonLD who has spoken to me exclusively for my @libdemvoice column today, about the review into party strategy. #LibDems libdemvoice.org/mathew-on-mond…
- Tom Gordon MP repostedIn Parliament @tomgordonLD said that the holiday tax is “the wrong policy at the wrong time”. The UK’s hospitality and tourism sector is one of the most taxed sectors and the holiday tax would put us at a further competitive disadvantage. #StopTheHolidayTax
00:00 - I was really touched by Noah’s story when his mum reached out. Thank you for letting me share it in the campaign to improve SEND provision and home to school transport. Noah’s isn’t an isolated case, the Public Accounts Committee found 40% of families with young SEND children
00:00 - Just a two word change is costing families the best part of a grand per child, per year in bus passes. By only paying for children to go their nearest school, families are receiving a nasty shock when they’re denied bus passes to schools they’re in catchment for. I’m proud to
00:00 - The inquiry into inadequate mental health services was hard fought and I’m worried that it’s at risk of becoming an afterthought amidst the new DHSC/NHS restructuring. The idea of promising an inquiry, then having it fizzle out is unacceptable to the families who lost loved ones
00:00 - Tom Gordon MP repostedThank you Tom 🧡🏳️🌈 Happy Pride Month. I will not stand by while anyone is excluded from participating in public life because there are no facilities they can safely use. Not now. Not ever. The Conservative Party would rather pander to a MAGA-style culture war than challenge poor guidance. The
00:00 - Tom Gordon MP reposted🚨DR UK's Statement on the EHRC's New Code of Practice "We are appalled at implications that an adequate workaround is trans people using Disabled toilets instead. We will not be used as a loophole in the wider erosion of trans rights." Full statement👇 disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabilit…
- Tom Gordon MP repostedDuring #Pride and every day: LGBTIQ+ refugee rights are human rights. No exceptions, no compromises, no discrimination.
- 🏳️🌈 Happy Pride Month. I will not stand by while anyone is excluded from participating in public life because there are no facilities they can safely use. Not now. Not ever. The Conservative Party would rather pander to a MAGA-style culture war than challenge poor guidance. The
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