All articles written by Baroness Sheehan on PoliticsHome.com

18 Sep Environment

Time to legislate to stop illegal waste dumping at source

The illegal dumping of waste is estimated to cost the UK economy £1bn per year.

02 Sep Environment

Drought is here to stay. It’s time for the government to act

Fifty years after the drought of 1976, the images of the 2026 drought will also last long in the memory.

31 Jan Environment

Net-zero is not optional

Climate change is accelerating and delay is no longer defensible. Baroness Sheehan, Chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee, argues that 2026 must deliver decisive, evidence-based action to protect carbon sinks, cut emissions and restore the UK’s climate leadership

10 Jul 2024 Environment

How is the UK progressing on methane commitments?

The Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee was appointed to consider the environment and climate change. Baroness Sheehan chaired their recent inquiry into methane and outlines what impact reducing emissions will have on the climate

15 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

When a Covid-19 vaccine is found, equal access must be given to poorer countries

To treat all priority groups with a Covid-19 vaccine, in all countries, we must scale-up manufacturing to meet global demand. To do this, broad sharing of knowledge is essential.

24 Mar 2020 Foreign affairs

The UK needs a SheDecides Champion to safeguard women and girls around the world

Appointing global champions with a voice in Government is crucial to the success of the movement, writes Baroness Sheehan.

22 Mar 2019 Foreign affairs

Liberal Democrat leadership made the 0.7% aid budget a legal reality, and we will continue to unequivocally and proudly defend it

The Liberal Democrat International Development Spokesperson defends the 0.7% aid budget, which came in during the Coalition government as a Private Members’ Bill and which has been criticised recently by both Conservative politicians and think tanks.

14 Feb 2019 Foreign affairs

Government must defend DFID’s autonomy and its commensurate expertise

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Development writes to defend the 0.7% of GNI target enshrined into law during the Coalition government, and says she “will speak out against Conservative on-the-sly efforts to dismantle DFID or change the nature of our aid”.

18 Apr 2018 Foreign affairs

For a smarter way to beat malaria we need a data revolution in Africa

As Commonwealth Heads of Government meet, Baroness Sheehan calls for increased investment in malaria surveillance for a smarter approach to beating the disease.

12 Feb 2018 Foreign affairs

Oxfam and the difficult questions that need answering

The Lib Dem International Development spokesperson writes that the UK must 'lead the fight against institutionalised abuse wherever we find it' and calls for a wide and far-reaching independent inquiry into these matters to establish what happened and how widespread this behaviour was.

12 May 2016 Home affairs

Tory concerns over refugee 'pull factors' are 'utter nonsense'

Liberal Democrat peer, Baroness Sheehan, says the Government's concerns over "pull factors" - such as funding to improve refugee camps - are "utter nonsense".