David Baines MP
Labour Member of Parliament for St Helens North. Former council leader and teacher. If you have questions or need my help please email david.baines.mp@parliament.uk
- Up to his neck in it.
- Reposted by David Baines MPNATO Article V has been triggered only once: by the US after 9/11. When our ally called, we in the UK didn't hesitate to stand with them. 636 British men & women paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan, with many more living with their injuries today.
- The government have today announced that the next stage of the Hillsborough Law process in parliament won’t take place tomorrow as scheduled, but instead will be on Monday. I asked the Leader of the House for reassurance that this was to help make sure we get it right 👇
- Reposted by David Baines MPThe despicable images circulating on X via its chatbot Grok show the way we legislate & regulate isn’t fit for purpose when it comes to the challenges of AI. I’m calling for a totally new, empowered regulator that embeds people's experience online. I spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme today.
- Reposted by David Baines MP“What the hell kind of Christian is this guy anyway?” From the new Private Eye, out now.
- I stopped using X some time ago, when it became clear what kind of person Musk was and the type of people and politics he was supporting. It is just an app. There is no obligation for any individual or any organisation to use it. Of course people should delete their accounts and leave it.
- Happy New Year! 🎉 I’m back in Parliament and looking forward to the year ahead. If you need my support or have a question or comment, please do get in touch: Email: david.baines.mp@parliament.uk Phone: 01744 21336 Write: Suite 2 Westway House, 42-44 Bridge Street, Newton-Le-Willows WA12 9QT 🌹
- 2025 is coming to an end. If you want to know some of what I’ve been up to in St Helens North (and some a little bit beyond!) this past year then check out this interactive map on my website!📍 👉 davidbaines.co.uk/2025 I’m looking forward to plenty more meetings, visits and events in 2026!
- Reposted by David Baines MPEveryone needs chances and choices in life. Homelessness is a dreadful risk to that, and the Tories looked the other way whilst this crisis grew. We won't. www.bigissue.com/opinion/alis...
- Reposted by David Baines MPSo good to catch up with St Helens North MP @davidbainesmp.bsky.social I always appreciate his passion to change children’s lives and his support for our work @childrenssociety.bsky.social David know the issues children face and he’s determined to use his voice for change
- Hi Bluesky! Read my latest newsletter here 👉 davidbaines.co.uk/newsletters 🌹
- An honour to visit the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire today to pay tribute to the Royal Air Force Police and in particular Corporal Ashley Coates from St Helens who sadly died in 2023. For Ash and all those who served - we will remember them. 🇬🇧
- Reposted by David Baines MPIt’s #ThankATeacherDay, an opportunity to recognise all our teachers do to give children growing up in our country the best start in life. Through our Plan for Change, we’re getting more teachers into our classrooms. Every lesson shapes a life, so go to getintoteaching.education.gov.uk.
- Reposted by David Baines MPThis knighthood represents more than individual achievement. It acknowledges an entire sport that has been undervalued despite producing countless heroes who have inspired generations. Why rugby league deserves top honours too, writes @davidbainesmp.bsky.social
- Reposted by David Baines MP🚨 NEW: Labour is lifting 100,000 children out of poverty by expanding access to free school meals. Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving children the best start in life.
- An absolute pleasure to welcome Hospital Doctors’ Union General Secretary @gensechcsa.bsky.social to Parliament today to discuss whistleblowing in the NHS. Martin is an outstanding champion for working people and I’m proud to support him.
- Huge investment in our local transport announced today. This is the difference a Labour government makes.
- Reposted by David Baines MPWe know good practice that properly supports children with SEND exists, but for far too many families that’s not their experience. We must spread the best practice and build excellence for every child, everywhere. A better system is possible. Great to speak with @dcpcampaign.bsky.social
- Reposted by David Baines MPThrilled about today’s announcement 🇬🇧🇪🇺
- Statement regarding tomorrow’s debate on assisted dying:
- Today, on the 80th anniversary of VE Day, I had the absolute honour of meeting Gerald Anders. Gerald served during the Second World War, and at the age of 102 he is still going strong. I’m not able to say ‘thank you’ to my own grandparents today, but I am so pleased I got to say it to Gerald. 🇬🇧
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- My column for this week’s St Helens Star 👉 www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2512333... It’s only been a day and Farage has already threatened workers in Reform-controlled councils with the sack. We need to oppose him and his toxic politics with everything we’ve got.
- Reposted by David Baines MPGenuinely surprised that Nigel Farage has handed Labour an open goal like this on the day of the local elections. Health secretary Wes Streeting: "Nigel Farage has said the quiet part out loud: he doesn’t want a publicly funded NHS." www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hes-sa...
- Reposted by David Baines MPHe doesn’t know anything about mental health either judging from this. Which might come as a surprise to the voter I was talking to this week who’s hoping he’ll sort CAMHS access for her kids.
- Farage is typical of the new know it all breed of social media experts. He knows nothing about SEND. But rather than learn he mouths off and proclaims his own ill informed opinions as fact. He is wrong about SEND just like he’s wrong about most things. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
- Reposted by David Baines MPFarage talking arrant and nasty shit here. You can't get an autism/SEND diagnosis from a GP. People are having to wait years for one. This is just Trump/Kennedy stuff, with a flavour of Badenoch & the right wing UK media
- Farage is typical of the new know it all breed of social media experts. He knows nothing about SEND. But rather than learn he mouths off and proclaims his own ill informed opinions as fact. He is wrong about SEND just like he’s wrong about most things. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
- The US is going to a very dark place, very quickly. This is not normal.
- One of the most shocking things I have read for a while: t.co/lg46ijHLDF
- It is with sadness I read the news this morning that Pope Francis has passed away. His life was dedicated to service and to the pursuit of peace. I am grateful for his life and join millions of Catholics, Christians and people of all faiths and none in mourning his loss. May he rest in peace.
- Congratulations to the Champions @sthelenstownafc.bsky.social 🙌 Today’s win over Wigan has secured the title. What a journey for the club under Chairman Ste Lingard and a small army of dedicated volunteers. It was a pleasure to say well done to them this afternoon. Enjoy your celebrations! 🍾👏🏆
- It was a pleasure to recently welcome to Parliament @sthelenscouncil Leader Cllr Anthony Burns in his capacity as Chair of the North West Regional Leaders Board and leaders from across the region to meet with Local Growth Minister Alex Norris and MPs 🌹
- The end of a long and unexpected day! The Bill has just received Royal Assent. I’m proud to be a part of our efforts to protect British industry, British jobs, and British interests 🇬🇧 This is the difference a Labour government makes. 🌹
- This afternoon all MPs have been recalled to Parliament for an extraordinary Saturday meeting to urgently discuss the future of the British steel industry. I’m on my way down to London now and looking forward to supporting our steelworkers and Britain’s interests.
- My latest newsletter is out now! Read it here, and sign up to join my mailing list and get it sent direct to your inbox every month 👉 davidbaines.co.uk/newsletters
- Reposted by David Baines MPWe're joined by @davidbainesmp.bsky.social on a bonus episode to talk #RugbyLeague, politics and St. Helens... www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
- Reposted by David Baines MPPupils’ enthusiasm 'inspiring' as MP commits to improving education system
- Great news!
- As a pharmacist I am so pleased to comment on a #pharmacy funding settlement that begins to heal the wounds the last Government inflicted over so many years. I am incredibly proud of the faith Stephen Kinnock has shown in #communitypharmacy More details 👇 shorturl.at/u2QWh
- This is not normal.
- Reposted by David Baines MPWe took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
- Reposted by David Baines MPTerrific reporting by @nytimes.com. Shame the British media can’t expose this for themselves. Will only fuel suspicion that Farage and his Brexit gang are - and have always been - a Putinist front
- This is not normal.
- Reposted by David Baines MPEven if you accept the premise and decision, which I absolutely do not, it is the simplest thing to phone the visa holder, tell them their visa is revoked and say they have a month to leave the country. Accosting someone on the street like a kidnapping is just a spectacle of terror.
- Reposted by David Baines MPThey revoked a Fulbright Scholar's visa because she wrote an op-ed they didn't like. I studied abroad as a graduate student and it never occurred to me that my legal status might depend on not criticizing government policy.
- People in St Helens North deserve and demand to feel safe. There’s nothing ‘low level’ about antisocial behaviour and it’s right we take it seriously. My latest column for @sthelensstar.bsky.social 👉 www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2503569...
- Reposted by David Baines MPThe evidence of today’s forecasts is clear: Government’s ambitious planning reforms will drive growth into the economy. £3.4bn by the end of this parliament. Now we need to go further and faster on building, clean energy, cutting edge defence, the AI revolution & more.
- Reposted by David Baines MPToday Martyn's Law completed its final Parliamentary step ahead of Royal Assent. Figen Murray has been inspirational in driving forward this important legislation.
- Reposted by David Baines MP🚨🚨 THIS is a MAJOR story: Amidst civil unrest in the country and Erdogan's despicable jailing of his main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey.🧵 www.politico.eu/article/musk...
- This week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week. 15-20% of people have a neurological difference. Dyslexia is one of the most common, & as vice chair of the Dyslexia APPG, & I’m determined to raise awareness & see changes to our education system to better support those with neurological differences.
- This week I attended a training session at a local school on dyslexia with Hands on Teaching - find out more at theinclusivelearningacademy.co.uk/hands-on-tea... - and I want to thank them and everyone else involved in the fight for change 🙌
- I was recently appointed to this committee and if you want to know more about it, our excellent chair Cat Smith has written this great article about the work we’re doing 👇
- Read more about the work of @commonsproccom.parliament.uk which I chair. From proxy voting to the way in which select committee chairs get elected. We are busy reviewing the procedures of the House of Commons and, hopefully, recommending improvements! www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
- Reposted by David Baines MP1. Today the Tories unveil their new policy: ripping up the commitment to net zero by 2050. Kemi Badenoch, with no evidence, claims "it can’t be achieved without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us." What the evidence shows is the opposite. We can't prosper without it. 🧵
- Extremely sad news today. Doug Laughton was a legend of the game. A Man of Steel, multiple cup winner as a player and a coach, and craftsman of the great Widnes team of the late 80s. My deepest condolences go to his family and all who knew him.
- A tribute to legendary Chemics captain and coach Doug Laughton www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/2501216...
- Reposted by David Baines MPA tribute to legendary Chemics captain and coach Doug Laughton www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/2501216...
- Reposted by David Baines MPHow to deliver, by Michael Barber, from 10 years ago www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
- ☘️ It was an honour to take part in today’s St Patrick’s Day Mass and parade in Ashton organised by the Brian Boru Club, the oldest Irish club in the UK and a focal point for the Catholic community near and far. As a member of that community, I was proud to represent St Helens North in today’s event.
- Reposted by David Baines MPI defeated Jack in Welwyn Hatfield last July. Now we all need to redouble our efforts to defeat the politics of Reform, who continue to run candidates who have been apologists for extremism. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- Reposted by David Baines MPReform UK candidate who praised Hitler and Assad put in charge of vetting
- Absolutely fantastic morning at Park Farm Community Centre with lots of amazing community organisations promoting the support on offer in our local area. I was there with my office team talking about the ways an MP can help people. Thank you to the team at Park Farm for organising 👏
- Reposted by David Baines MP💪 The #EmploymentRights Bill passed the Commons last night – delivering a major victory for working people. ❌ The Tories & Reform tried to block it at every turn.
- Reposted by David Baines MPBy supporting the youngest children with vital life and development skills, more teachers will be able to focus on what they do best - teach👇🏻 www.gov.uk/government/n...
- Reposted by David Baines MPAbsolutely wonderful to host an event with Jamie Oliver. Today, we brought discussions about #dyslexia to parliament which were filmed for Jamie's forthcoming C4 documentary. Guests were also joined by SEND advisor Frances Akinde, Catherine McKinnell & Lord Addington (BDA President).
- Brilliant to meet Jamie Oliver this morning to discuss the urgent need to reform our school system so it better supports children with dyslexia. No child should be left behind - we need to fix the system, not the kids.
- Last night I voted to support Labour’s new Crime & Policing Bill which includes new measures to tackle child sexual exploitation, antisocial behaviour, knife crime, violence against women & girls, violence against shopworkers and more. Watch my speech 👉 www.facebook.com/share/v/18XZ... 🌹
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- Today is a national day of reflection to mark 5 years since the lockdowns and the start of the COVID pandemic. 🧵
- It affected all of us personally in lots of ways and it is important we recognise that, and above all that we remember those we lost. We should also remember the work of the NHS, carers, and other keyworkers to save lives and keep essential services running.
- Five years ago I had been council leader for less than a year, and very quickly - like most others - we had to change the way we worked and the way services were delivered.
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View full threadToday I’ll be thinking in particular of those who lost loved ones during the pandemic, and I’ll be remembering the effort made by keyworkers to protect people. #StHelensTogether 🌈
- Reposted by David Baines MPAt least 20 Ukrainian civilians have been killed just this night by Russian missiles and drones. Hundreds of soldiers were killed on the frontline in recent days. These are the first results of the US suspension of military aid and intelligence to Ukraine: more deaths time.com/7265679/sate...
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- It was a privilege and a pleasure to meet local resident Richard Staples today to talk about his voluntary work refurbishing old computers to send to children in Ukraine. Coincidentally, the room we met in at Newton Community Centre had a Banksy print ‘There is always hope’. There really is. 🇬🇧🇺🇦
- It was great to attend the Age UK Mid Mersey ‘Tea with your MP’ event at the Mansion House in Windle this morning alongside my colleague from St Helens South, Marie Rimmer MP. Thank you to Age UK staff for organising and to all the service users and volunteers for their questions and discussion.
- ✍️ Each month I publish a detailed newsletter to help keep residents in St Helens North updated on my work both here and in Westminster. 👉 davidbaines.co.uk/reports You can also sign up to receive regular email updates from me. Click the link to find out more 🔗 🌹
- Reposted by David Baines MPHappy #WorldBookDay! 📚 I’m determined to get more children reading for pleasure, so we can deliver our Plan for Change and give children the best start in life. I love reading so when I’m asked about my favourite book, it’s tricky to pick one! #MeMyShelfAndWhy
- Reposted by David Baines MP"20k troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years"
- Reposted by David Baines MPThe Reform UK leader has spoken of his admiration for the Russian leader in the past.
- Reposted by David Baines MPKeir Starmer in the commons: “We will never choose between either side of the Atlantic. If anything, the past week has shown that that idea is totally unserious. “Because while some people may enjoy the simplicity of taking a side, this week has shown with total clarity that the US is vital...”
- Reposted by David Baines MP🚨 Keir Starmer to Nigel Farage in the commons: “Can I just remind him - Russia is the aggressor. Zelenskyy is a war leader whose country has been invaded. And we should all be supporting him, and not fawning over Putin”
- Putin’s poodle.
- Shameful, and shameless.
