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💙 I am regularly contacted by constituents who are having problems with social care, and the evidence is clear – Britain's social care system is broken.
❤️ I know that Andy Burnham's passion for improving social care comes from his own family's experience. I know that he is determined to make a real difference for families across the country.
🤝 Yesterday, the Prime Minister met with representatives from other political parties to discuss the way forward. I am pleased that he is working to build support across party lines so that we can find a solution that gives everyone the security and dignity they deserve in later life.
☀️ From Saturday 18th July to Sunday 6th September, Clumber Park's Summer of Play returns with six exciting play zones designed to keep the whole family entertained. Whether it's sport, creative activities, nature-inspired play or the brand-new Pokémon Zone, there's plenty to discover throughout the summer holidays.
🎉 The play zones are free to enjoy, and there are also storytelling sessions and ukulele workshops included with your visit. If you're looking to make a day of it, you can also book extra activities such as The Big Tree Climb, crafts, yoga and outdoor theatre performances.
🚌 Getting there is easy too, with a new daily bus service running from 25th July to 6th September between Worksop and Clumber Park. Return tickets are just £3 per person, including park entry, making it a great-value family day out. National Trust members, children under 5 and visitors arriving in Worksop by train travel free.
I have long argued that young people should have real choices at school where they can test out and pursue technical or academic routes. Both have equal value, because our country needs our kids to be equipped with the widest range of skills possible if we are going to grow our economy and compete across the world.
I am excited by today's announcement because I want our young people to be able to grab every opportunity going and fulfil their potential wherever it takes them in life.For too long, we’ve built an education system around the idea that there’s only one route to success: university, a degree, a desk. That opened doors for millions of people, and rightly so. But somewhere along the way, we sent another message too: that if your ambition was to do something that required more technical skills, somehow you were aiming lower.
I think that was one of the biggest mistakes this country has made. In the age of AI, practical and technical skills haven’t become less valuable - they’ve become more valuable than ever. Britain will need brilliant engineers, electricians and cybersecurity experts more than ever before.
Our job - our national task - is to rebuild those ladders of opportunity, rung by rung, step by step, together.
That’s why today we’re putting technical education back where it belongs - not as a second thought, but as a first choice. From the age of 14, we will be giving kids a new option in school: keeping core maths, English and science, but combining them with a real, hands-on technical education. This will include gaining work experience and creating connections with local employers.
From today, Britain will value the hard hat every bit as much as the graduation cap. Because getting that right is the difference between a generation of young people growing up with the belief that their talents can take them wherever they want to go - or growing up believing there was never a place for them to begin with.
That’s why I see this as more than just education reform. It’s a different approach to welfare too.
Instead of 16-year-olds leaving school with only dead ends, we’re investing early - helping young people build successful working lives from the start. It isn’t the only answer - we’ll need to look at the health of our young people too - but it is an essential part of building a country that supports success rather than pays for failure. I’m determined to unlock the potential of the next generation, tackle the youth unemployment crisis, and bring the welfare bill down in a way that lasts.
But above all, it’s about changing the message we send to our kids. Because there isn’t just one future worth preparing them for - there are many. And it’s about time we treated every single one with the same respect.
For far too long, we've had an education system that has pushed too many young people towards one route, while overlooking the skilled trades that our country desperately needs.
I welcome Andy Burnham's recognition that this has to change. Vocational routes should be valued just as highly as the University route.
Here in Bassetlaw, we know the value of skilled trades, engineering, manufacturing, construction, health and social care, and so many other technical professions that keep our local economy moving. That's why it's so important that local leaders, schools, colleges and employers work together to shape training around the jobs and industries our area needs, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach designed in Whitehall.
With more than a million young people currently not in education, employment or training, this has the potential to be a real game changer for places like Bassetlaw. It's about giving people the skills they need, helping businesses find the workforce they need, and building a stronger future for every postcode.
Last year, 1 in 8 women experienced domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking.
The Government are rolling out Raneem's Law to a further 12 police forces across England and Wales, including here in Nottinghamshire.
Domestic Abuse Victims should be able to rely on a system that truly supports them, and that's exactly what the Government are delivering.
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