Today our Vice Chair @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social led a debate in Parliament on sex trafficking in Scotland.

Tracy revealed she has written to Police Scotland to report websites advertising prostitution for violating Scotland's anti-trafficking law. The max penalty is life. 👇

I’d like to thank all of the organisations and campaigners who supported us to get here including UK Feminista, @barnardos.org.uk, CEASE UK, and the APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation.

These changes reflect the reality that online pornography is fuelling the epidemic of violence against women and girls, encouraging a sexual interest in children, and facilitating commercial sexual exploitation, including trafficking.

▪️ Grant powers to the Government to require pornography websites to proactively verify the age and consent of those featured on their sites – and allow for the retrospective withdrawal of that consent.

▪️ Ban pornographic content depicting strangulation or suffocation
▪️ Ban pornographic content in which performers role-play as children
▪️ Ban pornographic content that features step-incest, where one performer appears to be underage

I was glad, therefore, to have yesterday secured vital changes to the way we regulate online pornography.

As a result of amendments tabled by me in the Commons and Baroness Bertin in the Lords, the Crime and Policing Bill will now:

It trains brains to link dopamine and endorphin production to violent, degrading, and in some cases paedophilic-adjacent content.

And from Wayne Couzens to Dominique Pelicot, we know how the consumption of online sexualised violence can turn into offline violence.

Online pornography is not just entertainment, it has become a harmful form of education.

It promotes the idea that pain for women is pleasure for men.

It instils the notion that to be close to a woman is to dominate or degrade her.

Important news: Today, the UK Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime & Policing Bill giving it the power to force p*rnography websites to verify everyone in their videos is an adult, gave permission for the video to be published and can later withdraw their consent. 1/3

Too right it does.

In 26 days' time we will:

✅Abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions.
✅Introduce periodic tenancies.
✅Limit rent increases to once a year.
✅Ban rental bidding and rent in advance.
✅Make discrimination against renters who have children or receive benefits illegal.

Spring mailing on its way to members!📮

We explore how Labour can tackle gender inequality and win with women, with articles from @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, @jessasatomp.bsky.social, @seemamalhotra-mp.bsky.social, @jadeazim.bsky.social, @mmasters21.bsky.social and many more.

I have consistently raised issues that the legislation to introduce assisted dying in England and Wales as drafted is not workable or safe. Members of both Houses have constructively sought to propose amendments but the proposers of the Bill have failed to accept them.

On Tuesday, I gave evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee as part of their pre-legislative scrutiny of our draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill 🧵

Property company denies trying to mass-evict tenants before England’s no-fault evictions ban Exclusive: Housing minister wrote to Criterion Capital seeking urgent answers after MP said it issued at least 130 section 21 notices

Our Renters’ Rights Act will see Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions abolished on 1 May in 37 days’ time.

It would be utterly shameful for any landlord to attempt to use it to evict tenants en masse before that date.

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Today members of @appg-cse.bsky.social joined charities to urge Government to accept the House of Lords' vote requiring p*rnography websites to verify the age & ongoing consent of everyone on their platform

We recommended this safeguard in our 2023 inquiry report 👉 www.appg-cse.uk/wp-content/u...

Reform UK's cryptocurrency donation portal is still live, despite the Government announcing hours ago that such donations will be banned with immediate effect until further notice.

Children's Wellbeing in a Digital World - Index Report 2026 This report is the fifth in an annual series evaluating and tracking impacts of technology on children’s digital wellbeing.

www.internetmatters.org/hub/research...

New: @internetmatters.bsky.social finds children now spend 23 hours online a week, up 7 hours since 2022.

Crucially, 68% of children report experiencing at least one form of harm online.

It’s clear that we need to follow other countries and ensure that the age of online consent is increased to 16.

Nationwide plans announced to design safer streets as 9 in 10 women report feeling unsafe walking at night New government guidance will be issued to councils to help them consider how to make their streets safer for women and girls.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Delighted to see the Government announce new guidance for councils on how to make streets safer for women and girls.

I led a debate on this in January and I am glad that the Government is listening to the women being pushed out of the public realm for fear of their safety.

The Government is taking childcare seriously 👇

💷 £45 million today to deliver 6,000 extra childcare places - on top of the up to 7,000 already being delivered.

⏰ 30 hours of free childcare for working parents.

📉 Cost for parents down 52% since 2024.

Over 300 new school-based nurseries announced - see full list of schools Keir Starmer hailed the support as a 'seismic shift' in how childcare supports hard-pressed families juggling with work - as 331 new school-based nurseries announced

Labour has halved the cost of childcare, and now we’re doing even more to make high-quality early years education more accessible and affordable.

We’re cutting the cost of living and giving children the best start in life.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

This is horrendous Sarah.

Just had this flagged with me. This is disgusting.

If Kemi Badenoch had one ounce of leadership in her, she would condemn this.

I don’t want any faux sadness from her or Nick Timothy when one of us is hurt or worse.

This is how low the Conservative Party have sunk.

"If we are to tackle male violence against women and girls, these websites have to be shut down"

Our Chair @tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social urges Government to outlaw pimping websites to stop sex trafficking 👏

Full speech 👉 hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...

Force porn sites to verify age and consent, ministers told Campaigners against sexual exploitation want publishers to check the age of those appearing in explicit material and whether they have given their consent

Our members - Tonia Antoniazzi MP, Jess Asato MP, Tracy Gilbert MP, Kirsteen Sullivan MP, Polly Billington MP, Sarah Champion MP, Antonia Bance MP, Katrina Murray MP, Baroness Bertin & Baroness Jenkin - have signed this important letter in today's Times 👇

www.thetimes.com/article/d615...

Suffolk MP backs radical plan to end sexual harassment in schools Now launched: A new blueprint for schools and colleges to ‘change the system’ to prevent sexism and protect girls from sexual harassment

Sexism in education is preventable.

A new plan to help end sexual harassment has been launched in Parliament by a Suffolk MP.

By Jenny Rhodes

@jessasatomp.bsky.social

Huge thanks to @jessasatomp.bsky.social for speaking at our #BusStopStories MP event.

Seats, shelter & timetables make catching the bus easier, but not all bus stops have these.

A National Bus Stop Standard will help make bus journeys better.

Join our campaign: actionnetwork.org/petitions/bu...

📉 Wait lists have fallen again by 43k in January - 374k in 18 months.

🚑 Fastest ambulance response in 5 years, down to less than 29 mins for heart attacks and stroke

🏥 A&E waits the shortest for four years despite a hugely demanding winter

Lots done, lots more to do.

It’s clear that Travelodge failed to protect a woman who deserved much more than an apology and an insulting £30 voucher as compensation for her ordeal.

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