As the Paris Paralympic Games begin today, good luck to all of our incredible athletes who are competing 🇬🇧

Witnessed at Walthamstow Wetlands yesterday: the astonishing sight of a peregrine falcon carrying its kingfisher prey! 📷 by Max Li Pang Walthamstow Wetlands

Do you have a child between the ages of 9 months to 4 years old? You may be eligible for 15 to 30 hours of government-funded childcare if you’re a working parent. You have until 31 August to apply. Find out more and apply here: childcarechoices.gov.uk

We're launching a new programme of heart health checks at workplaces which will: ✅ boost economic growth by improving the health of the nation ✅ help cut waiting lists and rebuild the NHS Andrew Gwynne MP visited @jlr_news who will be expanding health checks with Solihull Council 🔻

A letter from me to Baroness Gisela Stuart

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With Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, this Labour Government will clean up the mess the Tories left behind.

If we take the tough decisions now to fix the foundations, we can rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better off. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

BREAKING: The new Government is cracking down on polluting water bosses. gov.uk/government/new…

Norway and Sweden have never recorded 30°C in September. Until today. Graphic by Scott Duncan

So proud to be part of the DEFRA ministerial team with the brilliant Steve Reed MP clearing up the Tories’ mess!

Today I visited Coventry Golf Club to discuss sustainable golfing! It’s brilliant to see local businesses working to protect and restore nature!

Minister for Pensions Emma Reynolds wants to make sure that pensioners know about the financial support they are entitled to Please check that your loved ones know about #PensionCredit and help them find out if they're eligible ow.ly/AOJn50ThBVB #PensionCreditWeekOfAction

Loved doorknocking in Foleshill this afternoon with fab Labour friends and HUGE sunflowers!

Today we're laying legislation to allow every community in England to Take Back Control of our buses After 40 years of failed deregulation & falling passenger numbers, this The Labour Party Government is delivering on our promise to act on behalf of passengers bbc.com/news/articles/…

The last Tory government wrecked our economy. Labour will always be honest and take tough decisions to grow the economy and make working people better off.

Cracking down on fly tipping, waste crime, and poorly run landfill sites 👉 With the new MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme Adam Jogee MP, in my role as the UK's first ever Nature Minister, we're ensuring constituents have cleaner streets and cleaner air 🍃

This weekend, I spoke at the Coventry River Festival, and got to see some local wildlife… including Lady Good-Diver!

Do interviews make you nervous? Are you struggling to write the perfect CV? Come on down to our Big Boost for Brum jobs fair on the 24th September (from 10am-2pm) & check out what our employability sessions have to offer. Secure your place here: ms.spr.ly/6015mGuOJ

As the U.K.’s first nature minister, it was great to meet with@nfutweets in Parliament this morning to discuss how this Labour government will back farmers, & support rural communities.