Menu
Mon, 29 June 2026
Search

Follow us:

PoliticsHome
David Smith MP

David Smith MP

@dsnorthnorth

David Smith is the Labour MP for North Northumberland, first elected in 2024

We need energy sovereignty now – which means oil and gas
Energy
By David Smith MP
We need energy sovereignty now – which means oil and gas
In 1953, Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown as prime minister of Iran in an Anglo-American coup.
We need a more unifying politics – just not the kind Sadiq Khan is talking about
Political parties
By David Smith MP
We need a more unifying politics – just not the kind Sadiq Khan is talking about
In an article in the Guardian last weekend, London mayor Sadiq Khan was busy putting two and two together and making five. Gorton and Denton, he said, showed that Labour should think again about “taking liberal, progressive voters for granted”.
We must all reject sectarian politics – on both moral and political grounds
Communities
By David Smith MP
We must all reject sectarian politics – on both moral and political grounds
The result of the Gorton and Denton by-election is clearly a huge disappointment for Labour. Now is the time to ask what we’ve learnt from this campaign and what it means for our national politics.