Patrick Hurley
@patrickhurley.bsky.social
Working class bloke, just trying to make a bit of a positive difference. MP for Southport.
www.patrickhurley.uk
www.patrickhurley.uk
New Forget Me Not Cafe opening in Southport as a friendly space for people with dementia and their carers standupforsouthport.com/new-forget-m...
New Forget Me Not Cafe opening in Southport as a friendly space for people with dementia and their carers | Stand Up For Southport
Southport BID feature by Andrew Brown Stand Up For Southport A new Dementia Cafe is opening in Southport this December, promising a warm welcome to people with dementia and to the family members and c...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New Forget Me Not Cafe opening in Southport as a friendly space for people with dementia and their carers standupforsouthport.com/new-forget-m...
‘We need to speak collectively’: can parliament solve the problem of ‘deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We need to speak collectively’: can parliament solve the problem of ‘deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns?
Labour knows it needs to win over the ‘sea wall’ cohort of coastal voters in the next election. But as anger over inequality grows, time is running out
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November 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
‘We need to speak collectively’: can parliament solve the problem of ‘deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Deeply committed to Liverpool’s regional economic identity as a purpose-led business hotspot, Patrick reflects on some of the region’s exemplar community businesses and what’s up for grabs if the govt makes good on its promise.
• Economic growth
• Civic renewal
• Social inclusion
• Empowerment
• Economic growth
• Civic renewal
• Social inclusion
• Empowerment
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Deeply committed to Liverpool’s regional economic identity as a purpose-led business hotspot, Patrick reflects on some of the region’s exemplar community businesses and what’s up for grabs if the govt makes good on its promise.
• Economic growth
• Civic renewal
• Social inclusion
• Empowerment
• Economic growth
• Civic renewal
• Social inclusion
• Empowerment
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To wrap up Budget week - which saw direct mention of cooperative business in the Chancellor's statement - we are spotlighting a brad new new essay from @patrickhurley.bsky.social, MP for Southport and Chair of the APPG for The Social Cooperative and Community Economy. Link below 👇
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
To wrap up Budget week - which saw direct mention of cooperative business in the Chancellor's statement - we are spotlighting a brad new new essay from @patrickhurley.bsky.social, MP for Southport and Chair of the APPG for The Social Cooperative and Community Economy. Link below 👇
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❌ "Brexit has made touring the EU almost impossible and grassroots venues are continuing to close."
"Does she recognise that without meaningful action, we risk creating a music industry where only the privileged and rich can afford to build a career?"
"Does she recognise that without meaningful action, we risk creating a music industry where only the privileged and rich can afford to build a career?"
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
❌ "Brexit has made touring the EU almost impossible and grassroots venues are continuing to close."
"Does she recognise that without meaningful action, we risk creating a music industry where only the privileged and rich can afford to build a career?"
"Does she recognise that without meaningful action, we risk creating a music industry where only the privileged and rich can afford to build a career?"
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The new Office for the Impact Economy will bring investors together with people doing good work in their local communities to help unlock investment.
I recently saw how this type of investment delivered new nurseries - making a difference to local families and their children.
I recently saw how this type of investment delivered new nurseries - making a difference to local families and their children.
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The new Office for the Impact Economy will bring investors together with people doing good work in their local communities to help unlock investment.
I recently saw how this type of investment delivered new nurseries - making a difference to local families and their children.
I recently saw how this type of investment delivered new nurseries - making a difference to local families and their children.
Faulty and inaccessible defibrillators linked to dozens of deaths | The Observer
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November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Even more to come from @politicshome.bsky.social on Twitter tonight... stay tuned 👀
🚨 Labour MPs are calling for a minister-led review of the government’s use of X, warning it poses growing risks to democracy and public safety
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Even more to come from @politicshome.bsky.social on Twitter tonight... stay tuned 👀
A pleasure to be at @powertochange.org.uk’s launch of their From The Ground Up essay collection tonight, and an honour to have been asked to contribute.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A pleasure to be at @powertochange.org.uk’s launch of their From The Ground Up essay collection tonight, and an honour to have been asked to contribute.
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
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📆 Tomorrow is the launch event for our new essay collection. Sign up to come and hear our expert panel, chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social with @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social and Emily Bolton. Register 👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📆 Tomorrow is the launch event for our new essay collection. Sign up to come and hear our expert panel, chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social with @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social and Emily Bolton. Register 👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
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⏰ Join our essay collection launch in Westminster to hear leading voices on a decade of community business & what’s next. Chair: @anooshc.bsky.social Panel: @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social & Emily Bolton.✍️👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
⏰ Join our essay collection launch in Westminster to hear leading voices on a decade of community business & what’s next. Chair: @anooshc.bsky.social Panel: @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, @hetanshah.bsky.social, @patrickhurley.bsky.social & Emily Bolton.✍️👉 buff.ly/pcSxdmp
The Tories seem to have decided to have a day off for the Hillsborough Law second reading.
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Tories seem to have decided to have a day off for the Hillsborough Law second reading.
Take a ride on Southport’s ghost train. Open 4.30-8.00 tomorrow evening. www.southportmec.com/halloween/
SMEC Ghost Train 2025 - Halloween Railway Adventure
Join us for the spine-tingling SMEC Ghost Train Halloween experience. Family-friendly railway adventure through haunted tunnels.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Take a ride on Southport’s ghost train. Open 4.30-8.00 tomorrow evening. www.southportmec.com/halloween/
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Everyone 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...
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Labour's Alison McGovern: 'Homelessness is a reminder of how politics can fail people'
Homelessness minister Alison McGovern, writing for Big Issue on World Homeless Day, says politics is failing people without a stable home
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October 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Everyone 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...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/alis...
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The deputy leadership election is a choice.
Back me to end child poverty, or take us back to our divided past.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Back me to end child poverty, or take us back to our divided past.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Phillipson presses Starmer and Reeves to abolish two-child benefit cap in full
Exclusive: education secretary tells the Guardian scrapping limit entirely in November’s budget most cost-effective way to tackle child poverty
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October 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The deputy leadership election is a choice.
Back me to end child poverty, or take us back to our divided past.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Back me to end child poverty, or take us back to our divided past.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Liverpool City Region Music Sector Thrives as £2m Strategic Investment Fund Delivers Jobs, Growth and Innovation
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Liverpool City Region Music Board | SIF Impact Report
Discover how £2m of Strategic Investment Fund support transformed LCR’s music sector, creating jobs, skills & innovation. Download the full report.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Liverpool City Region Music Sector Thrives as £2m Strategic Investment Fund Delivers Jobs, Growth and Innovation
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Families welcomed at ‘Celebrating One Community’ Open Day at Southport Mosque standupforsouthport.com/families-wel...
Families welcomed at ‘Celebrating One Community’ Open Day at Southport Mosque | Stand Up For Southport
Families enjoyed an inspiring and well-attended Open Day hosted by Southport Islamic Society Mosque on Sunday. Faith leaders from Muslim, Jewish and Christian places of worship came together to share...
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October 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Families welcomed at ‘Celebrating One Community’ Open Day at Southport Mosque standupforsouthport.com/families-wel...
The racist attack on a synagogue in Manchester today is horrifying. The Jewish community should have been able to observe the holiest day of the Jewish calendar peacefully.
I want to extend my thoughts and solidarity to the Jewish community in Manchester, in Southport, and across the country today.
I want to extend my thoughts and solidarity to the Jewish community in Manchester, in Southport, and across the country today.
October 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The racist attack on a synagogue in Manchester today is horrifying. The Jewish community should have been able to observe the holiest day of the Jewish calendar peacefully.
I want to extend my thoughts and solidarity to the Jewish community in Manchester, in Southport, and across the country today.
I want to extend my thoughts and solidarity to the Jewish community in Manchester, in Southport, and across the country today.
I forgot to post on #VenueTShirtDay so a belated tweet to give some recognition to a much missed place from my youth. Small independent live music venues need support. Go see a band this week.
September 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I forgot to post on #VenueTShirtDay so a belated tweet to give some recognition to a much missed place from my youth. Small independent live music venues need support. Go see a band this week.
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We spoke with MPs about strengthening the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill so it shifts real power to communities.
Thanks to @joplatt.bsky.social @johnmilnehorsham.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @rozsavage.bsky.social @sadikal-hassanmp.bsky.social for backing community power!
Thanks to @joplatt.bsky.social @johnmilnehorsham.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @rozsavage.bsky.social @sadikal-hassanmp.bsky.social for backing community power!
September 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We spoke with MPs about strengthening the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill so it shifts real power to communities.
Thanks to @joplatt.bsky.social @johnmilnehorsham.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @rozsavage.bsky.social @sadikal-hassanmp.bsky.social for backing community power!
Thanks to @joplatt.bsky.social @johnmilnehorsham.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @rozsavage.bsky.social @sadikal-hassanmp.bsky.social for backing community power!
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Thoroughly enjoyed @smfthinktank.bsky.social conference.
In the clip below, I talk about the growth in the Bank of Mum & Dad, now gifting an average of £55k to children.
I set out how a Citizens Advance can be an alternative for young people who can't rely on family wealth
youtu.be/IAlAhIwM10g?...
In the clip below, I talk about the growth in the Bank of Mum & Dad, now gifting an average of £55k to children.
I set out how a Citizens Advance can be an alternative for young people who can't rely on family wealth
youtu.be/IAlAhIwM10g?...
Citizens Advance: Discussion at the SMF Pensions Conference 2025
YouTube video by Andrew Lewin MP
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September 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed @smfthinktank.bsky.social conference.
In the clip below, I talk about the growth in the Bank of Mum & Dad, now gifting an average of £55k to children.
I set out how a Citizens Advance can be an alternative for young people who can't rely on family wealth
youtu.be/IAlAhIwM10g?...
In the clip below, I talk about the growth in the Bank of Mum & Dad, now gifting an average of £55k to children.
I set out how a Citizens Advance can be an alternative for young people who can't rely on family wealth
youtu.be/IAlAhIwM10g?...
Labour must champion inclusivity to tackle advance of far right, says deputy leadership hopeful. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour must champion inclusivity to tackle advance of far right, says deputy leadership hopeful
Exclusive: Alison McGovern says party needs emotive storyteller to fight against division promoted by Reform
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September 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Labour must champion inclusivity to tackle advance of far right, says deputy leadership hopeful. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK councillor slams party for allowing in ‘Tory rejects’ open.substack.com/pub/theblack...
Reform UK at risk of being home for Tory rejects
PLUS: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust finds itself poorly placed in the new NHS league table
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September 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Reform UK councillor slams party for allowing in ‘Tory rejects’ open.substack.com/pub/theblack...