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Cat Smith MP

Cat Smith MP

Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood and Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Engagement

The government should be ashamed of its record on children’s well-being
Education
By Cat Smith MP
The government should be ashamed of its record on children’s well-being
Childhood is meant to be a time of optimism, but too many British teenagers have not had that experience. It's time for the government to start listening to their concerns
The Government must rethink its voter ID plans — or risk silencing the voices of marginalised people
Political parties
By Cat Smith MP and Sarah Sackman
The Government must rethink its voter ID plans — or risk silencing the voices of marginalised people
The introduction of ID requirements has the potential to prevent hundreds of thousands of people casting their vote
We must get behind Keir Starmer and deliver for the millions of people who need a Labour government
Coronavirus
By Cat Smith MP
We must get behind Keir Starmer and deliver for the millions of people who need a Labour government
When Jeremy Corbyn became leader, too many in our party stepped back. In the end that only served to bolster our opponents. We cannot make the same mistakes again.
Our politics is failing young people - it is vital they continue to make their voices heard to shape the future of this country
Education
By Cat Smith MP
Our politics is failing young people - it is vital they continue to make their voices heard to shape the future of this country

Writing on International Youth Day, Cat Smith MP writes that we have a generation that wants a fairer society, but instead of being supported and valued, young people have be have been disproportionately hit by austerity and had their voices ignored by this government.
Cat Smith MP - Voter ID is blatant voter suppression
Political parties
By Cat Smith MP
Cat Smith MP - Voter ID is blatant voter suppression

After another shambolic set of pilots, this Government must abandon its dangerous policy immediately, writes Cat Smith MP. 
Tories 'dangerous' Voter ID plans will be a barrier for many people exercising their right to vote
By Cat Smith MP
Tories 'dangerous' Voter ID plans will be a barrier for many people exercising their right to vote

The right to vote lies at the very heart of our democracy and it is disgraceful that the Tories are trying to take this away from us, says Cat Smith MP. 
The government is trying to rig our democratic process in its favour
Home affairs
By Cat Smith MP
The government is trying to rig our democratic process in its favour

The Conservatives’ plans to redraw the political map of UK constituencies is yet another example of an undemocratic power grab by this government, writes Cat Smith
Boundary changes are yet another power grab by this Government
By Cat Smith MP
Boundary changes are yet another power grab by this Government

The Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs notes the Boundary Commissions today submit their final recommendations for new constituency boundaries to the Government. She calls for "a new review that benefits our democracy, not just the Conservative Party".