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Melanie Ward MP
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Melanie Ward MP
@melanie_ward
Scottish Labour Member of Parliament for Cowdenbeath & Kirkcaldy.
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Joined March 2009
- I cannot overstate the fear, panic & confusion that these Israeli maps are causing civilians in #Gaza, including my own staff. People cannot run from place to place to try to escape Israel’s bombs, nor does international law expect them to. What is being done is unconscionable.Israeli grid maps make life in Gaza ‘macabre game of Battleships’, say aid workers dlvr.it/SzcdM0
- ‘Palestinian medical staff in #Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid at their hospital last month.’ This report, with footage verified by the BBC, is horrifying. (1/2)
- I just returned from #Gaza for @MedicalAidPal. The scale of the suffering and humanitarian catastrophe inflicted by Israel is vast and horrific. What is being done to the Palestinians of Gaza is a disaster for humanity. History will judge all who are complicit. #CeasefireNow
- I have been elected as an MP & so have this morning resigned as CEO of Medical Aid for Palestinians. MAP does amazing work & I will remain a proud supporter. I will continue to work in support of the rights of Palestinians - especially those in Gaza - from the House of Commons.
- “The hospital resembles a slaughterhouse and the majority of casualties who are coming in are children.” I spoke to @TimesRadio for @MedicalAidPal about the deteriorating situation in #Gaza. The world must act to stop this.
- Today in Parliament I spoke about the tribunal of Fife nurse Sandie Peggie and women’s hard won sex-based rights. We must protect single sex spaces in the NHS and elsewhere.
00:00 - This is my @MedicalAidPal staff member Mohammed. Israel just bombed his home in #Gaza. At least one of his family is dead. There was no warning given. He is now homeless. Amidst the bombs falling, he spent today getting the last available medical supplies into hospitals 💔
- All day today I have thought about this little boy in #Gaza and the baby he is carrying in the car seat. For how much longer will the world permit this to go on?I swear to God, I’m scared, I swear to God, I’m scared. I just want to leave this place. We can clearly see the horror in the eyes of this terrified child from what he witnessed last night after the invasion of Shifa Hospital in Gaza, where nearly 20,000 displaced people were
00:00 - This morning @clairebakermsp & I met with Sandie Peggie, who I have spoken in support of in Parliament. Sandie has 30 years’ service as a nurse at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy & should never have had to take legal action to uphold her right to change in a single sex space.
- Yesterday in the Budget debate, Andrew Griffith said he was going to “educate Labour” about economic stability. I pointed out the irony of this coming from the party of Liz Truss - and he literally didn’t know what to say…
00:00 - I have decided to vote against the assisted dying/suicide Bill on Friday. Evidence from other countries shows that giving this personal choice to a small group of people places a much larger group of vulnerable people in harm’s way. I cannot support that. More in @thetimes 👇
- These are my amazing colleagues in #Gaza. Half of them have now fled their homes to try to survive. Some have lost close family. Despite bombs falling around them, they continue to work to get medical supplies to hospitals. I am in awe of their resilience. They are #NotaTarget
- Four weeks ago I stood, together with dear @MedicalAidPal #Gaza colleagues, where the Israeli tanks are now at #Rafah crossing. Their destruction simply strengths our solidarity.
