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Welcome to my website. You can use this site to find out how to contact me, or to find about more about me and Bristol East.
It also includes regular updates on issues and campaigns in which I am involved and, in the news section, what I have been doing in Bristol and in Westminster. You can also use this site to access my blog.

On the surgeries page there is some useful information on what to do if you need help with a particular problem, and on the local heroes page you can find out more about what individuals and community organisations are doing to make Bristol East a better place.

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The week ahead

This week in Parliament...
Monday: Kerry will be in Bristol working on constituency casework before heading to Parliament. In the afternoon Kerry will be holding a number of meetings before attending the weekly meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party.
Tuesday: In the morning Kerry will be speaking at a Westminster Hall debate on the future of the Falkland Islands. Kerry will then meet with the Shadow Foreign Office team. In the afternoon will be attending Justice Questions. Later, Kerry will attend the British Tamils forum exhibition.
Wednesday: Kerry will attend Prime Minister's Questions. Parliament will then debate the Government's Welfare Reform Bill. 
Thursday: Kerry will be holding a number of meetings throughout the day. There will be a general debate on the transparency and consistency of sentencing. In the afternoon Kerry will return Bristol. 
Friday: Kerry will meet with the Leader of Bristol's Labour Group Cllr Peter Hammond. Kerry will then be out and about in her constituency.    

Latest news


Kerry hits out against soaring water bills
02 February 2012
Kerry has criticised the Government for failing to protect Bristol from soaring water bills, despite promising to take action to limit increases in the South West. Bristol Water has been criticised for a rise of 8.8 per cent – a figure which represents the highest increase in the UK.
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South West hit hard by drop in university applications
New figures from the Universities and Colleges Administration Service (UCAS) reveal that university applications from the South West for 2012 have fallen by 12.6% compared to last year - the biggest drop in student applications in the country. Overall, applications to UK universities from UK students are down by 8.7%, but the decline is even worse in the South West.
KERRY PLEDGES TO BEAT BOWEL CANCER IN BRISTOL EAST
Kerry McCarthy, MP for Bristol East, has pledged to support the national charity Beating Bowel Cancer to save lives from the UK’s second biggest cancer killer.
MP CALLS FOR RETHINK AFTER POLICE NUMBERS PLUMMET
Kerry McCarthy MP for Bristol East is calling on the Government to rethink its approach to policing after today’s figures show the Police numbers have fallen to the lowest for a decade, including the loss of 193 officers in Avon & Somerset Constabulary since March 2010.
Bristol Needs Affordable Public Transport
The rising cost of bus and rail fares is becoming an inescapable fact of life for people in Bristol.Our region needs an Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) that will able to set affordable fares, run reliable services and successfully lobby the Government for much needed investment particularly for the electrification and re-opening of our local railways.

Blog

Another anorak’s guide to parliament: backbench bills
Second post of the day for political anoraks… and possibly rather useful for new, and not so new MPs. I had a very interesting chat today with a clerk in the Public Bills Office and, after nearly seven years in this place, found out all sorts of things I didn’t know about Private Members’ Bills. So [...]
#wrb – one for the political anoraks
Some people have asked me on Twitter what happened at today’s voting on the Welfare Reform Bill, when the Government blocked Labour’s amendment on the benefit cap. I’ll try to explain… When we deal with amendments in the Commons the Speaker and his clerks will meet the morning of the debate, look at all the [...]
London Vegans this Wednesday
I’m speaking at London Vegans on Wednesday night, at a venue in Holborn. More details on their website www.londonvegans.org.uk Here’s the menu… www.shambhus.co.uk/lv  If the prospect of hearing me speak about all things relevant to the political vegan doesn’t tempt you, I suspect the menu will! Tofu tikka massala and mint choc chip cheesecake. Or [...]
Paul Simonon = handsome
Every day someone lands on my blog searching for Paul Simonon. Most days someone lands on here searching for “Paul Simonon handsome”. I’ve come to the conclusion the latter must be him, just checking the internet to make sure people are still lusting after him. Another frequent search is “cos fashion”, ie people looking for [...]
Second debate – youth unemployment + bankers’ bonuses
The second of our Opposition Day debates today has just started, with Rachel Reeves speaking. I’ll be in the Chamber for some of it but I’m not planning on speaking. There is already a 6 minute time limit on backbench speeches, which will no doubt be cut further towards the end of the day. As [...]

Latest tweets

RT @BristolTUSH: @KerryMP please retweet http://t.co/1PQ8FxRE
03 Feb 2012
@tradingnothing There are laws, meant to reduce packaging, eg a recent EU directive and UK regs from 2007 & 2011. But I agree.
02 Feb 2012
@Saggydaddy I'll check it out.
02 Feb 2012
@lauramalarkey Voters are more forgiving that you think. Obama admitted to coke use, Bush almost did, and was alcoholic. And as for Newt!
02 Feb 2012
@lauramalarkey are you moving to St George?
02 Feb 2012
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