Kim Johnson MP
@kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social
Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside🌹
Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating across Liverpool and beyond.
May this blessed time bring peace, happiness and prosperity to you, your family and friends 🌙✨
May this blessed time bring peace, happiness and prosperity to you, your family and friends 🌙✨
February 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating across Liverpool and beyond.
May this blessed time bring peace, happiness and prosperity to you, your family and friends 🌙✨
May this blessed time bring peace, happiness and prosperity to you, your family and friends 🌙✨
Happy #LunarNewYear to those celebrating in Liverpool and around the world!
May the Year of the Horse bring you strength & great success 🐎
Always proud that Liverpool is home to Europe’s oldest Chinese community.
#YearOfTheFireHorse
May the Year of the Horse bring you strength & great success 🐎
Always proud that Liverpool is home to Europe’s oldest Chinese community.
#YearOfTheFireHorse
February 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Happy #LunarNewYear to those celebrating in Liverpool and around the world!
May the Year of the Horse bring you strength & great success 🐎
Always proud that Liverpool is home to Europe’s oldest Chinese community.
#YearOfTheFireHorse
May the Year of the Horse bring you strength & great success 🐎
Always proud that Liverpool is home to Europe’s oldest Chinese community.
#YearOfTheFireHorse
"It has been ten years since the Supreme Court admitted that the law on joint enterprise had ‘taken a wrong turn."
As we mark ten years since the Jogee ruling, I’ve written in @justicegap.bsky.social about why justice cannot wait another ten years 👇
www.thejusticegap.com/kim-johnson-...
As we mark ten years since the Jogee ruling, I’ve written in @justicegap.bsky.social about why justice cannot wait another ten years 👇
www.thejusticegap.com/kim-johnson-...
February 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
"It has been ten years since the Supreme Court admitted that the law on joint enterprise had ‘taken a wrong turn."
As we mark ten years since the Jogee ruling, I’ve written in @justicegap.bsky.social about why justice cannot wait another ten years 👇
www.thejusticegap.com/kim-johnson-...
As we mark ten years since the Jogee ruling, I’ve written in @justicegap.bsky.social about why justice cannot wait another ten years 👇
www.thejusticegap.com/kim-johnson-...
The Cabinet Office is “assembling the facts” about the actions of its own Minister - how on earth is that independent?
This is unacceptable. We need a fully independent investigation, not a process they run and control themselves.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is unacceptable. We need a fully independent investigation, not a process they run and control themselves.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer orders investigation into Labour Together claims
The think tank paid a company at least £30,000 to investigate the origins of a story about undeclared donations.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Cabinet Office is “assembling the facts” about the actions of its own Minister - how on earth is that independent?
This is unacceptable. We need a fully independent investigation, not a process they run and control themselves.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is unacceptable. We need a fully independent investigation, not a process they run and control themselves.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The decision to proscribe PA under terrorism law has been ruled unlawful by the High Court today.
I was proud to vote against the proscription of PA. Our right to protest is under sustained attack & it must be protected. The government must not appeal.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
I was proud to vote against the proscription of PA. Our right to protest is under sustained attack & it must be protected. The government must not appeal.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now
Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The decision to proscribe PA under terrorism law has been ruled unlawful by the High Court today.
I was proud to vote against the proscription of PA. Our right to protest is under sustained attack & it must be protected. The government must not appeal.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
I was proud to vote against the proscription of PA. Our right to protest is under sustained attack & it must be protected. The government must not appeal.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
I was honoured to open @rmtunion.bsky.social's Health and Safety Conference in Liverpool this morning.
Violence is not – and should never be – "part of the job."
I am committed to ending the outsourcing racket that’s undermining safety, equality and the future of our railways.
Violence is not – and should never be – "part of the job."
I am committed to ending the outsourcing racket that’s undermining safety, equality and the future of our railways.
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I was honoured to open @rmtunion.bsky.social's Health and Safety Conference in Liverpool this morning.
Violence is not – and should never be – "part of the job."
I am committed to ending the outsourcing racket that’s undermining safety, equality and the future of our railways.
Violence is not – and should never be – "part of the job."
I am committed to ending the outsourcing racket that’s undermining safety, equality and the future of our railways.
Had an inspiring afternoon with the African Caribbean Society at @liverpooluni.bsky.social for their Breaking Barriers event last week ✨
It was a privilege to share my journey into Parliament & to discuss the challenges, the breakthroughs & importance of Black voices across these spaces.
It was a privilege to share my journey into Parliament & to discuss the challenges, the breakthroughs & importance of Black voices across these spaces.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Had an inspiring afternoon with the African Caribbean Society at @liverpooluni.bsky.social for their Breaking Barriers event last week ✨
It was a privilege to share my journey into Parliament & to discuss the challenges, the breakthroughs & importance of Black voices across these spaces.
It was a privilege to share my journey into Parliament & to discuss the challenges, the breakthroughs & importance of Black voices across these spaces.
“Enjoying mafia movies doesn’t make me a killer. So be wary of the state using rap music to prove murder”
Shami Chakrabarti is absolutely right - creative expression must be protected from misuse in our justice system.
Read her excellent article 👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shami Chakrabarti is absolutely right - creative expression must be protected from misuse in our justice system.
Read her excellent article 👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Enjoying mafia movies doesn’t make me a killer. So be wary of the state using rap music to prove murder | Shami Chakrabarti
UK prosecutors are recklessly deploying art against young men in court. That’s why I’m taking parliamentary action to curb it, says lawyer and Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“Enjoying mafia movies doesn’t make me a killer. So be wary of the state using rap music to prove murder”
Shami Chakrabarti is absolutely right - creative expression must be protected from misuse in our justice system.
Read her excellent article 👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shami Chakrabarti is absolutely right - creative expression must be protected from misuse in our justice system.
Read her excellent article 👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s #HeartUnions Week 2026!
Being in a union gave me a voice at work – now I use mine in Parliament to fight for workers' rights.
I’m proud to have voted for the Employment Rights Act, the biggest upgrade in employment rights in a generation ❤️🌹
#JoinAUnion
Being in a union gave me a voice at work – now I use mine in Parliament to fight for workers' rights.
I’m proud to have voted for the Employment Rights Act, the biggest upgrade in employment rights in a generation ❤️🌹
#JoinAUnion
February 11, 2026 at 9:51 AM
It’s #HeartUnions Week 2026!
Being in a union gave me a voice at work – now I use mine in Parliament to fight for workers' rights.
I’m proud to have voted for the Employment Rights Act, the biggest upgrade in employment rights in a generation ❤️🌹
#JoinAUnion
Being in a union gave me a voice at work – now I use mine in Parliament to fight for workers' rights.
I’m proud to have voted for the Employment Rights Act, the biggest upgrade in employment rights in a generation ❤️🌹
#JoinAUnion
Lovely visit to M&S L1 last week to catch up with store manager Margaret & hear about how the amazing team is getting on.
It was also a pleasure to meet Jean, who recently celebrated 40 years at M&S!
Such a warm, welcoming team at M&S L1 - it really does feel like a family.
It was also a pleasure to meet Jean, who recently celebrated 40 years at M&S!
Such a warm, welcoming team at M&S L1 - it really does feel like a family.
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Lovely visit to M&S L1 last week to catch up with store manager Margaret & hear about how the amazing team is getting on.
It was also a pleasure to meet Jean, who recently celebrated 40 years at M&S!
Such a warm, welcoming team at M&S L1 - it really does feel like a family.
It was also a pleasure to meet Jean, who recently celebrated 40 years at M&S!
Such a warm, welcoming team at M&S L1 - it really does feel like a family.
Powerful APPG on Miscarriages of Justice event hearing from Oliver Campbell, Peter Sullivan & Justin Plummer – three wrongly convicted men who spent a total of 77 years in prison.
Their stories show a system failing people twice: convicting the innocent & abandoning them after release.
Their stories show a system failing people twice: convicting the innocent & abandoning them after release.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Powerful APPG on Miscarriages of Justice event hearing from Oliver Campbell, Peter Sullivan & Justin Plummer – three wrongly convicted men who spent a total of 77 years in prison.
Their stories show a system failing people twice: convicting the innocent & abandoning them after release.
Their stories show a system failing people twice: convicting the innocent & abandoning them after release.
Looking forward to chairing this really important event in Parliament this evening.
The ‘unconscionable cruelty’ of current arrangements for miscarriage of justice compensation must end.
www.thejusticegap.com/unconscionab...
The ‘unconscionable cruelty’ of current arrangements for miscarriage of justice compensation must end.
www.thejusticegap.com/unconscionab...
‘Unconscionable cruelty’: MPs call for miscarriage of justice compensation – The Justice Gap
www.thejusticegap.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Looking forward to chairing this really important event in Parliament this evening.
The ‘unconscionable cruelty’ of current arrangements for miscarriage of justice compensation must end.
www.thejusticegap.com/unconscionab...
The ‘unconscionable cruelty’ of current arrangements for miscarriage of justice compensation must end.
www.thejusticegap.com/unconscionab...
“The golden circle of unaccountable power must be broken. The culture of impunity must be dismantled. And Mandelson’s era of shady influence must finally come to an end.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brea...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brea...
Breaking the golden circle: Why Mandelson’s fall shows we need Leveson 2 now
THE revelations of recent days have not uncovered anything new about Peter Mandelson; they have simply confirmed what many of us have been warning about for years. His crimes, his networks and the dee...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:59 AM
“The golden circle of unaccountable power must be broken. The culture of impunity must be dismantled. And Mandelson’s era of shady influence must finally come to an end.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brea...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brea...
Sunlight is the best disinfectant - and what’s been exposed shows McSweeney’s operation is rotten to the core.
We’re told the adults are in the room. If this is their idea of leadership, No. 10 needs gutting from top to bottom.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
We’re told the adults are in the room. If this is their idea of leadership, No. 10 needs gutting from top to bottom.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Sunlight is the best disinfectant - and what’s been exposed shows McSweeney’s operation is rotten to the core.
We’re told the adults are in the room. If this is their idea of leadership, No. 10 needs gutting from top to bottom.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
We’re told the adults are in the room. If this is their idea of leadership, No. 10 needs gutting from top to bottom.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
#JusticeNeedsJuries
@thecriminalbar.bsky.social is clear: “there is no evidence that this major constitutional reform would solve the crisis.”
Tackle the real causes of the backlog and do not introduce counter-productive reforms. We must protect jury trials.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@thecriminalbar.bsky.social is clear: “there is no evidence that this major constitutional reform would solve the crisis.”
Tackle the real causes of the backlog and do not introduce counter-productive reforms. We must protect jury trials.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Court system at 'brink of collapse', former senior judge warns
An independent review made 130 recommendations - including creating a new criminal justice adviser to the PM - to improve the efficiency of the system.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM
#JusticeNeedsJuries
@thecriminalbar.bsky.social is clear: “there is no evidence that this major constitutional reform would solve the crisis.”
Tackle the real causes of the backlog and do not introduce counter-productive reforms. We must protect jury trials.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@thecriminalbar.bsky.social is clear: “there is no evidence that this major constitutional reform would solve the crisis.”
Tackle the real causes of the backlog and do not introduce counter-productive reforms. We must protect jury trials.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Historic night in Parliament. We voted to scrap the cruel two-child limit - a policy that drove child poverty to record highs.
By ending it, nearly 500,000 children will be lifted out of poverty, including over 4000 in Liverpool Riverside. A huge first step, but not the last.
youtu.be/GtWQb7sVdQA
By ending it, nearly 500,000 children will be lifted out of poverty, including over 4000 in Liverpool Riverside. A huge first step, but not the last.
youtu.be/GtWQb7sVdQA
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February 4, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Historic night in Parliament. We voted to scrap the cruel two-child limit - a policy that drove child poverty to record highs.
By ending it, nearly 500,000 children will be lifted out of poverty, including over 4000 in Liverpool Riverside. A huge first step, but not the last.
youtu.be/GtWQb7sVdQA
By ending it, nearly 500,000 children will be lifted out of poverty, including over 4000 in Liverpool Riverside. A huge first step, but not the last.
youtu.be/GtWQb7sVdQA
We want hungry minds, not hungry bellies.
From April, 8 more schools in Liverpool Riverside will offer free breakfast through our expanded breakfast club programme - supporting over 2,000 local pupils.
We're committed to driving down child poverty & improving attainment ✏📚
From April, 8 more schools in Liverpool Riverside will offer free breakfast through our expanded breakfast club programme - supporting over 2,000 local pupils.
We're committed to driving down child poverty & improving attainment ✏📚
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
We want hungry minds, not hungry bellies.
From April, 8 more schools in Liverpool Riverside will offer free breakfast through our expanded breakfast club programme - supporting over 2,000 local pupils.
We're committed to driving down child poverty & improving attainment ✏📚
From April, 8 more schools in Liverpool Riverside will offer free breakfast through our expanded breakfast club programme - supporting over 2,000 local pupils.
We're committed to driving down child poverty & improving attainment ✏📚
Mandelson’s sleazy networks of influence, elite access & unanswered questions are exactly why #Leveson2 was called for in the first place.
Scrapping it protected power, not the public.
We immediately need #Leveson2. No more shielding, no more silence.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Scrapping it protected power, not the public.
We immediately need #Leveson2. No more shielding, no more silence.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Met to review reports of alleged misconduct in public office after latest Epstein files release - as it happened
Gordon Brown calls for inquiry over Peter Mandelson’s apparent disclosure of highly sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Mandelson’s sleazy networks of influence, elite access & unanswered questions are exactly why #Leveson2 was called for in the first place.
Scrapping it protected power, not the public.
We immediately need #Leveson2. No more shielding, no more silence.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Scrapping it protected power, not the public.
We immediately need #Leveson2. No more shielding, no more silence.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Excellent meeting with the Ahmadiyya Muslim community at Bait-ul-Kateef Mosque with Cllr Portia Fahey this weekend.
Great discussion on the opportunities of Everton East's Pride in Place programme & vital conversations on the rising persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan.
Great discussion on the opportunities of Everton East's Pride in Place programme & vital conversations on the rising persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan.
February 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Excellent meeting with the Ahmadiyya Muslim community at Bait-ul-Kateef Mosque with Cllr Portia Fahey this weekend.
Great discussion on the opportunities of Everton East's Pride in Place programme & vital conversations on the rising persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan.
Great discussion on the opportunities of Everton East's Pride in Place programme & vital conversations on the rising persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan.
Visited Liverpool Crown Court as part of a Court Constituency Day with @thebarcouncil.bsky.social.
Message was clear: scrapping jury trials won’t fix delays. Liverpool’s low backlog & strong workplace culture show what’s possible & what should be replicated nationally.
#JusticeNeedsJuries
Message was clear: scrapping jury trials won’t fix delays. Liverpool’s low backlog & strong workplace culture show what’s possible & what should be replicated nationally.
#JusticeNeedsJuries
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Visited Liverpool Crown Court as part of a Court Constituency Day with @thebarcouncil.bsky.social.
Message was clear: scrapping jury trials won’t fix delays. Liverpool’s low backlog & strong workplace culture show what’s possible & what should be replicated nationally.
#JusticeNeedsJuries
Message was clear: scrapping jury trials won’t fix delays. Liverpool’s low backlog & strong workplace culture show what’s possible & what should be replicated nationally.
#JusticeNeedsJuries
Reposted by Kim Johnson MP
@kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social visited Liverpool Crown Court with Andrew Thomas KC, Vice Chair of @thecriminalbar.bsky.social and Martin Reid KC
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
@kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social visited Liverpool Crown Court with Andrew Thomas KC, Vice Chair of @thecriminalbar.bsky.social and Martin Reid KC
He should've been sacked and he should be stripped of his peerage immediately.
Good riddance.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good riddance.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour Party over Epstein links
The former cabinet minister says he does not want to
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 8:19 AM
He should've been sacked and he should be stripped of his peerage immediately.
Good riddance.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good riddance.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The growing number of deaths in custody is a scandal of national proportions – it exposes the deep, systemic crises at the heart of our prisons.
How is this not being met with outrage?
Prisoners & prison staff deserve far better than this neglect.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pris...
How is this not being met with outrage?
Prisoners & prison staff deserve far better than this neglect.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pris...
Prison deaths reach highest level on record in England and Wales
THE number of people dying in prisons in England and Wales reached its highest level on record last year as campaigners decried a “national scandal” today.Official figures published by the Ministry of...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The growing number of deaths in custody is a scandal of national proportions – it exposes the deep, systemic crises at the heart of our prisons.
How is this not being met with outrage?
Prisoners & prison staff deserve far better than this neglect.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pris...
How is this not being met with outrage?
Prisoners & prison staff deserve far better than this neglect.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pris...
Yesterday’s decision to ignore the Ombudsman and undermine its authority yet again is nothing less than blatant contempt.
Senior Ministers have long expressed support for the WASPI campaign – so what has changed?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Senior Ministers have long expressed support for the WASPI campaign – so what has changed?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No compensation for 3.8 million Waspi women, government says
Labour work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden apologised that women born in the 1950s were not sent individual letters about their state pension changes earlier, but said a flat-rate scheme could ha...
www.independent.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Yesterday’s decision to ignore the Ombudsman and undermine its authority yet again is nothing less than blatant contempt.
Senior Ministers have long expressed support for the WASPI campaign – so what has changed?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Senior Ministers have long expressed support for the WASPI campaign – so what has changed?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
We need to be far bolder & more radical in our thinking - or we risk leaving the door wide open for Reform.
Tinkering at the edges won’t lift communities across the North out of entrenched deprivation. It’s time for real investment & #WelfareNotWarfare.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Tinkering at the edges won’t lift communities across the North out of entrenched deprivation. It’s time for real investment & #WelfareNotWarfare.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
England’s most deprived areas to get worse by next election, report for No 10 finds
Exclusive: the 613 most deprived areas will see higher crime rates and worse unemployment under current funding schemes, report says
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 AM
We need to be far bolder & more radical in our thinking - or we risk leaving the door wide open for Reform.
Tinkering at the edges won’t lift communities across the North out of entrenched deprivation. It’s time for real investment & #WelfareNotWarfare.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Tinkering at the edges won’t lift communities across the North out of entrenched deprivation. It’s time for real investment & #WelfareNotWarfare.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...