http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/newsfeed.aspxThe latest news from Kerry McCarthy(c) 2011, Kerry McCarthy MP. All rights reserved.5Kerry 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...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/bristol_news/news.aspx?p=1091007Wed, 2Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTNew 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...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/bristol_news/news.aspx?p=1091006Mon, 31Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTKerry 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.http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/bristol_news/news.aspx?p=1091005Sun, 30Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTKerry 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...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=1091004Wed, 26Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe 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,...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/bristol_news/news.aspx?p=1091003Tue, 25Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTKerry McCarthy, MP for Bristol East has criticised the Government for blocking legislation that would help tackle the increasing problem of metal theft. The bill which had cross-party support and...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=1091002Sun, 23Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTKerry McCarthy MP is joining the BUAV in marking the first anniversary of the No Cruel Cosmetics campaign to end animal testing for toiletries and cosmetic products sold in the EU.http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=1091001Thu, 20Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTLocal MP Kerry McCarthy has responded to the Portas Review on the Future of British High Streets by highlighting the need for urgent action in Bristol, where one in five shops currently stand empty....http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=1091000Tue, 18Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTShadow Foreign Office Minister, Kerry McCarthy MP, has spoken out in Parliament against the horrific Human Rights abuses that are being committed by regimes in North Korea and Iran. Participating in...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=109999Tue, 11Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTKerry McCarthy MP is calling on the Government to get a grip and sort out the mess surrounding EU funds for regional growth, which is putting £160million for the South West at risk.http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/bristol_news/news.aspx?p=109998Thu, 6Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTKerry McCarthy MP has backed the fight to save lives in Bristol this winter by signing up to the Age UK Winter Pledge. Last year in the South West over 3000 people Aged over 65 died unnecessarily...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/bristol_news/news.aspx?p=109997Mon, 3Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTKerry McCarthy, the MP for Bristol East, has urged the Government to stop dithering and bring forward a Bill that will help regulate supermarkets. Many people in Bristol East are concerned that big...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=109996Thu, 16Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTKerry McCarthy MP has accused the Prime Minister of hypocrisy for cutting funding for Family Intervention Projects and intervention schemes, while demanding that cash strapped Local Councils do more...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=109995Wed, 15Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTKerry McCarthy MP has hit out against the Government for giving the go-ahead to two badger cull pilots today. The pilot areas are yet to be chosen, but could well be in the West Country given the...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=109993Tue, 14Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe MP for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy, has welcomed news that the Live Music Bill is now one step away from becoming law. The Live Music Bill, which aims to cut back the bureaucracy and...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=109994Tue, 14Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe MP for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy and local fundraiser Marion Webb have come together to warn of the severe difficulties victims of domestic abuse can face at Christmas. Research shows that...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/bristol_news/news.aspx?p=109992Mon, 13Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTKerry McCarthy MP has slammed the Government for deterring people from applying to university by trebling tuition fees. A year ago this week, the government trebled tuition fees, and claimed that...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=109991Wed, 8Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe MP for Bristol, Kerry McCarthy MP, has lent their support to Carers UK’s national carers’ rights campaign, urging people caring for ill or disabled loved ones to access all the support they are...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/bristol_news/news.aspx?p=109990Thu, 2Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTKerry McCarthy, the MP for Bristol East, has hit out against the cost of the Government’s reckless NHS reforms. Labour has today revealed the hidden cost of the Government’s wasteful NHS...http://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=109989Wed, 1Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTMarking today's Day of Action, Kerry McCarthy MP has said that the strikes are a sign of the failure of the Government. Public sector workers have come under attack from this Government on a numberhttp://www.kerrymccarthymp.org/news/westminster_news/news.aspx?p=109988Tue, 30Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT