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Jake Richards MP

Jake Richards MP

Jake Richards is the Labour MP for Rother Valley

Children in care are being moved far from home – my bill would start to address this crisis
Education
By Jake Richards MP
Children in care are being moved far from home – my bill would start to address this crisis
Aged 15, Jade was moved to a children’s home. Instead of finding her somewhere nearby in London, Jade’s local authority placed her in Lancashire, 250 miles away from everyone she knew. What was initially meant to be a two-week placement lasted two years, she told ITV.
With digital ID, we can take back control
Home affairs
By Jake Richards MP
With digital ID, we can take back control
The time has come for government to fully embrace digital ID – to reform public services, empower the citizen and fuel economic growth. It should be at the heart of the new government’s agenda, and a central tenet of Labour’s ‘decade of renewal’.