Week 30 May - 5 June In a week when legendary boxer Muhammad Ali died, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the UK should stay in the EU, and David Cameron and Michael Gove faced questions on Sky News about the referendum, what did James Heappey do? Well, in Parliament at least, nothing. Yes, just eight days … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.11 →

Week 23 May - 29 May In a week when the EU referendum campaign moved into its final month, the Office for National Statistics reported that in the year to December 2015 net migration hit 330,000 - the second highest figure on record, and doubt was cast on Vote Leave's assertion that it costs the … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.10 →

Week 16 May - 22 May In a week when the Queen carried out her 63rd State Opening of Parliament, Andy Burnham launched his bid to be mayor of Greater Manchester, and Manchester United won the FA Cup, what did James Heappey do? Speeches and written questions James Heappey hasn't spoken in Parliament since 9 May. It's … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.9 →

Week 9 May - 15 May In a week when it was announced that the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war would be published on 6 July, David Cameron called Afghanistan and Nigeria two of the most corrupt countries in the world, and Ukraine won Eurovision, what did James Heappey do? Speeches and written questions James Heappey spoke … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.8 →

Week 1 May - 8 May In a week when Labour's Sadiq Khan was elected Mayor of London and the Conservatives came second in the Scottish parliament elections, the government u-turned on their plans to make all schools become academies by 2020, and Leicester City won the Premier League, what did James Heappey do? Speeches … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.7 →

Week 25 April - 1 May In a week when a two year long inquiry found that the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed and that the fans were in no way responsible for their deaths, Labour MP Naz Shah was suspended from the Labour Party for making anti-semitic comments on Facebook … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.6 →

Week 18 April - 24 April In a week when President Barack Obama said it was in Britain's best interest to stay in the EU, the Queen turned 90, and legendary musician and performer Prince died, what did James Heappey do? Speeches and written questions On 20 April James Heappey spoke in a Commons debate considering … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.5 →

Week 11 April - 17 April 2016 The parliamentary Easter recess has, at long last, come to an end. So in a week where several prominent politicians published their tax returns, Vote Leave was designated the official campaign for leaving the EU, and Jeremy Corbyn made a reluctant pro-EU speech, what did James Heappey do? … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.4 →

Week 4 April - 10 April 2016 Parliament is still on its recess. Therefore James Heappey hasn't made any speeches or cast any votes or really done anything worth writing here. Again, I'm going to pick a random day in the last 11 months that James Heappey has been in Parliament and write about that. … Continue reading James Heappey weekly: No.3 →