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Tribute to Pope Francis: 'His papacy was joyful, irreverent and fallible'
Obituaries
By Mary Creagh
Tribute to Pope Francis: 'His papacy was joyful, irreverent and fallible'
The first pontiff from Latin America, his papacy was joyful, irreverent and fallible. Fully human, and a passionate proponent of peace and social justice, Pope Francis was a pope like no other. Words by Mary Creagh
A new approach to funding social enterprises could level up every part of the UK
Communities
By Mary Creagh
A new approach to funding social enterprises could level up every part of the UK
Now is the time to rip up the old defunct system of funding social enterprise to create a model that drives green growth and rewards local entrepreneurship.
The climate catastrophe is escalating – action must be rapid, wide-ranging and radical
Environment
By Mary Creagh
The climate catastrophe is escalating – action must be rapid, wide-ranging and radical

Labour will secure the future of our planet while safeguarding jobs and livelihoods, writes Mary Creagh MP
We want to ‘fix’ fashion but the Government is not listening
Economy
By Mary Creagh
We want to ‘fix’ fashion but the Government is not listening

Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Mary Creagh MP writes on the need to reform the fashion industry. 
We have the evidence, technology and know-how to address this climate emergency – Labour MPs
Environment
By Mary Creagh
We have the evidence, technology and know-how to address this climate emergency – Labour MPs

Commenting on a new report from the Committee on Climate Change, Labour MPs Rachel Reeves and Mary Creagh says addressing the 'climate emergency' will deliver new jobs, sustainable and globally innovative industries, to reinvigorate our industrial towns and cities. 
How we can tackle the global plastic pandemic
Environment
By Mary Creagh
How we can tackle the global plastic pandemic

Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Mary Creagh argues the Government should follow parliament's lead and be bolder on plastic waste.
2018 must be the year the Government starts to turn back the plastic tide
Environment
By Mary Creagh
2018 must be the year the Government starts to turn back the plastic tide

The Environment Secretary has generated a lot of good headlines recently - but now he needs to match ambition with action, writes Mary Creagh
'Changes to Sunday shop opening hours will hurt families'
Economy
By Mary Creagh
'Changes to Sunday shop opening hours will hurt families'
Labour's Mary Creagh explains why she will be voting to 'keep Sunday special' later today and writes that the Sunday Trading proposals 'have no strong economic case'.
More must be done across Europe to tackle carbon monoxide poisoning
Culture
By Mary Creagh
More must be done across Europe to tackle carbon monoxide poisoning
Wakefield MP Mary Creagh has organised conference in Parliament today with Thomas Cook, to mark Carbon Monoxide Awareness week, noting 40 holiday makers have been killed in the last nine years.