Following months of campaigning, Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, has secured a groundbreaking change in the law, which will protect victims of modern slavery around the world.
Labour’s publicly owned Great British Energy company has banned renewables tainted by human rights abuses, following sustained pressure from Champion. This will prevent public money from being spent on slave-made solar panels in Xinjiang, China.
Read MoreSarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, urges the Government to take urgent action to protect animals, as Parliament begins detailed scrutiny over the Animal Welfare Bill.[1]
Having been specially selected to sit on the Public Bill Committee, Sarah is one of seventeen legislators tasked with scrutinising the proposed legislation line by line.
She is using her position to ensure the strongest possible animal protections, following a decade-long campaign for proper enforcement on animal smuggling.
Read MoreSarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, will urge the Government to rethink fees that could destroy UK glass packaging producers. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is designed to hold packaging producers responsible for recycling costs throughout their products’ lifespans. However, fees for glass are being introduced two years before equivalent costs for plastic and aluminium.
Sarah will lead a Parliamentary debate on Wednesday, during which she will call on the Government to urgently rethink its approach. In her speech, Sarah will say:
Read MoreSarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham has today welcomed the Labour government’s announcement that patients will benefit from over 8.3 million more GP appointments each year as over a thousand doctor’s surgeries receive a bricks and mortar upgrade to modernise practices.
Read MoreSarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, gave a speech on deforestation linked to UK supply chains. She urged for more support for Rotherham businesses who are leading the fight in a sustainable future.
Rotherham’s Templeborough Power Station, a biomass plant, sustainably converts waste wood into energy. The 260,000 tonnes of recycled sawdust and wood chippings are provided by local recycling business, Seras. The wood they use would otherwise end up in landfill.
Read MoreSarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, urges the Government to prioritise non-animal testing methods, on World Day for Laboratory Animals (24th April).
For years, Sarah has passionately campaigned on issues relating to animal welfare. As part of World Day for Laboratory Animals, she is calling on the Government to end unnecessary animal cruelty, by championing research and development that uses animal-free alternatives.
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