All articles written by Dan Jarvis MP on PoliticsHome.com

15 Jul Defence

The Defence Investment Plan isn't enough – but Burnham should make do and mend

The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) finally arrived months late, with a £4.7bn funding hole and leaning on heroic efficiency savings to make the numbers add up.

20 Mar Home affairs

Abuse is not an inevitable consequence of public life – keep reporting it and let's confront every instance

Members across Parliament will know that abuse is not a new problem in British politics.

13 Oct 2025 Foreign affairs

Security Minister Says Claims That Government Collapsed China Spy Case Are "All Untrue"

Security minister Dan Jarvis has described accusations that the government interfered to collapse the China spy case as “all untrue” and defended the role of Keir Starmer's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell.

03 Jul 2025 Foreign affairs

Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote

Labour MPs have urged the government to remove the party whip from nine MPs who voted against proscribing Palestine Action.

01 Jul 2025 Home affairs

FIRS will protect the UK against foreign manipulation

As Security Minister, I see daily how foreign powers are evolving their tactics – using proxies instead of diplomats, and common criminals in place of professional spies.

05 Dec 2023 Economy

Britain should be a hostile environment for serious organised crime

Five years on since the government published the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy, our country has been shaken by a pandemic, war in Europe, and political volatility at home and overseas. While successive governments have focused on navigating these major challenges, the criminal underworld has increasingly tried to crawl out of the gutter and onto Britain’s streets.

19 Jun 2023 Defence

Military to Member of Parliament: The experience of veterans in Westminster

What is it like to transition from military service to being an MP? Tali Fraser meets parliamentarians from the network of veterans in Westminster to talk camaraderie, slang and safety concerns

11 May 2023 Defence

Britain must face hard truths to become a global force for good once more

Despite turbulent times, I believe Britain should still aspire to be a leading power and a global force for good. Not out of some unchecked idealism, but because building a better and fairer world is vital to our own best interests. But doing that requires change: better political leadership, a reinvigorated approach, and a new spirit of internationalism.

13 Mar 2023 Defence

Global Britain is in retreat – we must assert our soft power and invest in our armed forces

The United Kingdom is interdependent, interwoven, and inextricably linked to the rest of the world in our challenges, opportunities and responsibilities. This is a principle leaders of our great nation should understand and live-by. The notion that we can be masters of our own destiny by ignoring these truths is pure fantasy.

26 Dec 2022 Environment

My New Years' Wish... To spend more time in the great outdoors

After the drama and tumult of the last 12 months, what might 2023 have in store for us? Here is Dan Jarvis’s resolution.

28 Sep 2022 Political parties

My Labour Manifesto: Courage and credibility must be at the heart of our plan to build a better Britain

We have entered one of the gravest peacetime crises in the modern era. Any manifesto that does not begin with that premise and offer radical solutions to them is doomed to fail.

10 Mar 2022 Transport

Franchising may be the key to saving our local bus services from cuts

The 1980s were the bleakest of years for South Yorkshire, as our region was plunged into a spiral of decline and deindustrialisation in the aftermath of the Miners’ Strike. The year the strike ended, the Tory Government put in motion another seismic change.

05 Jan 2022 Home affairs

‘Pay up or pack up’ is a shameful way to treat our overseas veterans

Pay up or pack up. That’s the shameful choice the government gives our foreign and Commonwealth-born service personnel if they want to make a home in the country for which they risked their lives.

14 Sep 2021 Communities

Is Boris Johnson Playing Favourites With The Metro Mayors?

England's metro mayors have been at the forefront of a new governance landscape. They talk to Georgina Bailey about the future of the mayoralties, and how their parties impact their abilities.

08 Sep 2021 Political parties

Dan Jarvis: A quarter of a century in service

What have I learned after 25 years? Ultimately, that service matters but it is hard. Harder than I imagined it would be.

24 Aug 2021 Foreign affairs

Former Military MP Says UK Has 72 Hours To Avert Humanitarian Catastrophe In Afghanistan

The UK must “salvage its reputation” after failing to convince the US to extend the deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan at today’s G7 summit, former soldier and MP Dan Jarvis has said.

18 Aug 2021 Foreign affairs

Military Veteran MPs Condemn "Shameful" Afghanistan Crisis Response in Emotional Commons Speeches

Senior Conservative MP and former soldier Tom Tugendhat has led a cohort of Army veterans now serving in Parliament in scathing criticism of the international community's response to the crisis in Afghanistan.

28 Jun 2021 Defence

Britain’s Commonwealth-born military veterans must have the right to work in the UK and free access to the NHS

On 23 June 1944, the men of the 3rd Battalion, Fiji Infantry Regiment were sent on a daring raid deep into enemy territory as part of the Bougainville campaign in the South Pacific.

27 Apr 2021 Economy

We must decarbonise our steel industry to save it

The crisis at Liberty should be a turning point to invest in British steel and recast it as a world leading sustainable industry of the future.

03 Mar 2021 Political parties

Despite the frustration of being in opposition for a decade, I’ve fought for what was right

I’ve seen successive Tory Governments take decisions that I know will have a catastrophic impact on my constituents, with Labour powerless to prevent them.

11 Nov 2020 Communities

Labour And Tory MPs Will Unite To Discuss The Government's Promises For The North, Amid A "Crisis Of Faith"

The north is experiencing a “crisis of faith” in the government’s election-winning promise to level up, according to metro mayor Dan Jarvis, as Tory and Labour MPs unite today to discuss the region’s economic needs.

11 Nov 2020 Economy

If the Spending Review lacks ambition, we will miss a vital opportunity to level up the North

The brutal reality is that the North is on course for levelling down, not levelling up. Covid-19 must not become an excuse to delay the transformative investment needed to level up.

21 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

Sheffield's Mayor Says The Government Can't "Wash Its Hands" Of South Yorkshire And He'll Ask For More Cash If Needed

Sheffield City Region mayor Dan Jarvis has said he “won’t hesitate” to ask Boris Johnson for more money to cope with Tier 3 rules if he finds the £41m deal he secured is not enough to help the region.

23 Sep 2020 Defence

The Overseas Operations Bill is damaging to both our troops and our international standing

No one deserves to be subject to vexatious allegations, but to renege on our legal obligations would be to fail the brave men and women who serve our country

29 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

A New Deal for the North will ensure the region thrives after coronavirus

As we face the biggest economic shock in a generation, we need local leaders to be in the driving seat if our regions are to bounce back and thrive.

20 May 2020 Coronavirus

After the pandemic, the government must follow through its rhetoric and ‘level up’ the UK

This crisis can be a turning point. As we rebuild, we have an opportunity to forever bury the idea that society cannot change itself for the better

20 Jan 2020 Economy

Low productivity has become ingrained in our economy

If they are serious about building an inclusive economy, the Tories must reverse the prolonged stagnation in productivity, writes Dan Jarvis MP

14 Oct 2019 Foreign affairs

Amidst the rancour of Brexit, we must never forget those who fought at the Battle of Arnhem

On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, we must remember the sacrifice, heroism and tragedy of those who fought; reflecting on the lessons we can all learn, writes Dan Jarvis MP.

23 Sep 2019 Political parties

We must stop tinkering around the edges, and set out a clear plan for devolution and regional growth

Labour’s achievements at a local level should be held up as examples of what a national Labour government would do, writes Dan Jarvis MP

01 May 2019 Political parties

Margaret Thatcher's legacy is one of devastation

Forty years after Margaret Thatcher came to power, coalfield communities like mine are still dealing with the fallout of her government’s actions. But despite this the potential of our people and places persists, writes Barnsley Central MP Dan Jarvis

05 Mar 2019 Transport

Investing in regional transport will give us the tools to thrive post-Brexit

As we prepare for the future – and for life after Brexit – all of our regions and nations must be given the opportunity to contribute to national prosperity, writes Mayor of the Sheffield City Region and Labour MP Dan Jarvis.

24 Sep 2018 Economy

Labour’s next manifesto: Dan Jarvis on boosting trade union rights

We asked five Labour backbenchers to make the case for a policy they would like to see in the party’s next programme for government. Dan Jarvis argues the key to protecting workers lies in promoting the positive influence of trade unions in 21st Century Britain.

30 Nov 2017 Communities

There is nothing inevitable about excess winter deaths

Cold homes increase the risk of death and illness – more should be done to tackle fuel poverty and protect the elderly and vulnerable in winter, says Dan Jarvis

13 Jul 2017 Health

Don't 'opt-out' from saving lives - England needs a new organ donation system

Labour MP Dan Jarvis writes for PoliticsHome ahead of his debate, calling for England to adopt an "opt-out" organ donation scheme to save more lives.

03 Feb 2017 Communities

Ever increasing child poverty is not inevitable

Former Labour Shadow Cabinet member Dan Jarvis writes ahead of his Private Members' Bill today, the Child Poverty in the UK (Target for Reduction) Bill.

Reducing child poverty cannot afford to wait

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20 Jul 2016 Communities

Reducing child poverty cannot afford to wait

Labour MP Dan Jarvis explains why his Bill which seeks to reduce child poverty and to introduce steps to measure how well the Government are performing in achieving their targets, cannot afford to wait to be passed.