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Tom Gordon MP

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Tom Gordon MP

@tomgordonLD

Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate & Knaresborough

Harrogate, England

Joined April 2019

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Tom Sheldrick
@TomSheldrickITV
Jun 10
Replying to @TomSheldrickITV
... the Prime Minister congratulates Tom Gordon on running the London Marathon (for Crohn's & Colitis UK) He says every patient should receive high-quality consistent care, govt are making sure best practice is shared, but he's happy for the MP to discuss it with ministers
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Tom Sheldrick
@TomSheldrickITV
Jun 10
At PMQs, Harrogate & Knaresborough Lib Dem MP Tom Gordon describes how he was in hospital earlier this year after an ulcerative colitis flare-up He says there's a "postcode lottery" in inflammatory bowel disease care & asks for a national clinical lead to drive improvements...
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Mathew Hulbert 🔶️ 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 ✝️
@MathewHulbert
Jun 8
🚨 NEW: "We need to be bold, we need to be relevant, and we need to show people that we're serious." Many thanks to @LibDems MP @tomgordonLD who has spoken to me exclusively for my @libdemvoice column today, about the review into party strategy. #LibDems libdemvoice.org/mathew-on-mond…
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UKHospitality
@UKHofficial
Jun 7
In Parliament @tomgordonLD said that the holiday tax is “the wrong policy at the wrong time”. The UK’s hospitality and tourism sector is one of the most taxed sectors and the holiday tax would put us at a further competitive disadvantage. #StopTheHolidayTax
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Tom Gordon MP
@tomgordonLD
Jun 4
I was really touched by Noah’s story when his mum reached out. Thank you for letting me share it in the campaign to improve SEND provision and home to school transport. Noah’s isn’t an isolated case, the Public Accounts Committee found 40% of families with young SEND children
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Tom Gordon MP
@tomgordonLD
Jun 3
Just a two word change is costing families the best part of a grand per child, per year in bus passes. By only paying for children to go their nearest school, families are receiving a nasty shock when they’re denied bus passes to schools they’re in catchment for. I’m proud to
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Tom Gordon MP
@tomgordonLD
Jun 3
The inquiry into inadequate mental health services was hard fought and I’m worried that it’s at risk of becoming an afterthought amidst the new DHSC/NHS restructuring. The idea of promising an inquiry, then having it fizzle out is unacceptable to the families who lost loved ones
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LGBT+ Lib Dems 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🔶
@LGBTLD
Jun 2
Thank you Tom 🧡
Tom Gordon MP
@tomgordonLD
Jun 1
🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month. I will not stand by while anyone is excluded from participating in public life because there are no facilities they can safely use. Not now. Not ever. The Conservative Party would rather pander to a MAGA-style culture war than challenge poor guidance. The
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Disability Rights UK
@DisRightsUK
Jun 2
🚨DR UK's Statement on the EHRC's New Code of Practice "We are appalled at implications that an adequate workaround is trans people using Disabled toilets instead. We will not be used as a loophole in the wider erosion of trans rights." Full statement👇 disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabilit…
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
@Refugees
Jun 1
During #Pride and every day: LGBTIQ+ refugee rights are human rights. No exceptions, no compromises, no discrimination.
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Tom Gordon MP
@tomgordonLD
Jun 1
🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month. I will not stand by while anyone is excluded from participating in public life because there are no facilities they can safely use. Not now. Not ever. The Conservative Party would rather pander to a MAGA-style culture war than challenge poor guidance. The
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Tom Gordon MP
@tomgordonLD
May 31
A near £900-a-year “tax on getting to school” is hitting families across North Yorkshire. Children are being forced onto longer, riskier routes while communities fear for their future. I’ve secured a Parliamentary debate on this very issue. Read more👇
MPs urged to join Parliamentary debate on controversial Dales school transport policy
From yorkshirepost.co.uk
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Liberal Democrats
@LibDems
May 30
The new EHRC Code of Practice is not fit for purpose. It does not provide clear guidance, it does not do enough to protect everyone from discrimination and harassment and it is not compatible with longstanding British values. @EdwardJDavey and Marie Goldman have written to
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