Local Vaccination Update
Those involved in the vaccination roll out have rightly attracted praise for the speed at…
Toby Perkins MP Standing up for Chesterfield and Staveley
Blogs
Update following discussions regarding vaccinations in Chesterfield and Derbyshire
I have today had an hour-long discussion with the Senior Responsible officer and lead GP…
Why I won’t be voting for Government restrictions today
Coronavirus has been a global catastrophe and has challenged governments everywhere. Yet no other major…
Toby Perkins’ message to local people after the news earlier that Chesterfield will move to the High Covid alert level from midnight on Friday.
Toby Perkins’ statement on Coronavirus testing
I have been inundated from people extremely anxious because they have not been able to…
Blog: Colleges are at the heart of their communities – and need to be supported through this crisis
There are 244 colleges in England (including sixth forms), educating over 2.2 million people last…
Back to School Survey
On Thursday 28th May the Prime Minister announced that the conditions the Government had set…
Statement: Solidarity with the Black Lives Matters protestors
The killing of George Floyd in the USA and the brutality of the reaction from…
BLOG: Testing is a key tool in the fight against Coronavirus
One of the greatest areas of concern and one of the key tools in our…
Statement from Toby Perkins, Concerning Suspension of Apprenticeship Start Statistics
Toby Perkins MP, Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning has promised to raise industry…
BLOG: Update on local care homes
I am having regular discussions with Derbyshire County Council, together with other local MPs, to…
24 hours in an MPs office during COVID19
24 hours in an MPs office during COVID19 The Coronavirus crisis has raised a huge…
MP £10,000 payment story isn’t what it seems
A story has circulated in the national press concerning payments to MPs for home working…
Recent update from Chesterfield Royal Hospital
I am speaking regularly with Angie Smithson the Chief Executive of Chesterfield Royal Hospital, and…
Essential Work
One of the biggest areas of ambiguity is the whole question of what is essential…
Coronavirus update
Its been a quite incredible week in Politics, and for the whole country. Just over…
Toby Perkins responds to possible closure of Chesterfield care home
Update 21.01.20 – Toby has arranged a meeting at The Spinney Care home for Friday…
Toby Perkins’ Article in the February 2020 edition of Twist Magazine
Toby Perkins: Why I’m backing Keir Starmer for Labour Leader
As I stood in my front room just before the exit poll on election night,…
Chesterfield MP responds after Tories vote down plan to help reunite unaccompanied child refugees with UK families
New government legislation which will remove the right for refuge children to be reunited with…
Statement from Toby Perkins MP regarding the vote on the Second Reading of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
Having spent six weeks and more on the streets of Chesterfield attempting to push our…