Sarah Champion MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, has implored to government to tackle the crisis of revenge pornography after it was revealed that cuts have been made to the funding of the national helpline for victims.
Speaking in Parliament, Sarah told the government that by cutting the funding and putting the helpline at risk, they have demonstrated a clear lack of commitment to ending violence against women and girls.
Read MoreReacting to today's sentencing of six men who sexually abused two girls in Rotherham, Sarah Champion MP said:
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the survivors in bravely coming forward to the police.
The survivors will have given courage and inspiration to victims of abuse.
Read MoreThe All-Party-Parliamentary-Group on Steel and Metal Related industries has today released a report outlining a blueprint on the future of the British steel industry.
The report from the cross party group of MPs representing steelmaking communities offers a substantial plan for how the UK Government and the devolved administrations could reshape policy to turn the fortunes of the steel industry around.
Read MoreSarah Champion, MP for Rotherham, has condemned proposed plans to close and franchise the town's Crown Post Office on Bridgegate.
It was announced that the Bridgegate branch would be one of 34 affected Crown Post Office branches nationwide earlier today (Tuesday 10 January).
The proposed plan is to franchise the Crown Post Offices to local businesses, and the Communication Workers Union have estimated that 300 jobs will be lost nationwide.
Read MoreVoluntary Action Rotherham will once again be providing hungry people in Rotherham with meals over the festive period.
Please contact them on 01709 829821 if you have any questions.
Read MoreToday, Sarah Champion MP led a debate in Parliament on the economic inequality against women of this year’s Autumn Statement.
She said:
“The advancement of equal rights for women is often associated with certain historical milestones such as the right to vote, the movement to end violence against women and girls and reproductive rights..."
Read More