Jonathan Brash MP
@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social
Labour MP for Hartlepool
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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Why won't anyone reform council tax?
🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3529c3
🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3529c3
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Why won't anyone reform council tax?
🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3529c3
🏘️ Labour MPs @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social & @catherinewestmp.bsky.social, Tory MP Harriett Baldwin & tax lawyer @danneidle.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss why council tax seems politically untouchable
🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3529c3
The honour of my life to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Victory Square on Remembrance Sunday as Hartlepool’s MP. Our town united to remember those who gave everything for our freedom. We owe a debt we must always honour. We will remember them. 🌺🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The honour of my life to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Victory Square on Remembrance Sunday as Hartlepool’s MP. Our town united to remember those who gave everything for our freedom. We owe a debt we must always honour. We will remember them. 🌺🇬🇧
📣 Big news for Hartlepool! 🦷 A new Urgent Dental Access Centre is now open at Bentley Mathieson Dentalcare (Victoria Rd), offering 70 urgent NHS appointments a week. Book via NHS 111 or 👉 northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/here-to-help... 💪 Improving access to dental care!
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
📣 Big news for Hartlepool! 🦷 A new Urgent Dental Access Centre is now open at Bentley Mathieson Dentalcare (Victoria Rd), offering 70 urgent NHS appointments a week. Book via NHS 111 or 👉 northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/here-to-help... 💪 Improving access to dental care!
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"By fixing council tax, we can lift the burden on working people and deliver on the promise that brought us into government"
@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social makes the case for council tax reform
@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social makes the case for council tax reform
‘Fix Council Tax to beat Reform’ – LabourList
As Labour returns to Parliament, one theme must dominate our debates and our message to the country - delivery. Voters have placed their trust in…
labourlist.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"By fixing council tax, we can lift the burden on working people and deliver on the promise that brought us into government"
@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social makes the case for council tax reform
@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social makes the case for council tax reform
🚨 DEAL DONE: NEW NUCLEAR FOR HARTLEPOOL 🚨
In a historic UK–US deal with X-energy & Centrica, Hartlepool is set to host Britain’s 1st Advanced Modular Reactor:
⚡ Power for 1m+ homes
👷♂️ 1000s of jobs
💷 BILLIONS of investment
The future starts here. 💙
In a historic UK–US deal with X-energy & Centrica, Hartlepool is set to host Britain’s 1st Advanced Modular Reactor:
⚡ Power for 1m+ homes
👷♂️ 1000s of jobs
💷 BILLIONS of investment
The future starts here. 💙
September 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🚨 DEAL DONE: NEW NUCLEAR FOR HARTLEPOOL 🚨
In a historic UK–US deal with X-energy & Centrica, Hartlepool is set to host Britain’s 1st Advanced Modular Reactor:
⚡ Power for 1m+ homes
👷♂️ 1000s of jobs
💷 BILLIONS of investment
The future starts here. 💙
In a historic UK–US deal with X-energy & Centrica, Hartlepool is set to host Britain’s 1st Advanced Modular Reactor:
⚡ Power for 1m+ homes
👷♂️ 1000s of jobs
💷 BILLIONS of investment
The future starts here. 💙
GREAT NORTH RUN - DONE!
Thank you to everyone who supported me raising funds for Families First - North East. Over £1200 so far.
I’m away for a beer and a rest!
You can still donate at: ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/jonathan-...
Thank you to everyone who supported me raising funds for Families First - North East. Over £1200 so far.
I’m away for a beer and a rest!
You can still donate at: ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/jonathan-...
September 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
GREAT NORTH RUN - DONE!
Thank you to everyone who supported me raising funds for Families First - North East. Over £1200 so far.
I’m away for a beer and a rest!
You can still donate at: ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/jonathan-...
Thank you to everyone who supported me raising funds for Families First - North East. Over £1200 so far.
I’m away for a beer and a rest!
You can still donate at: ajbellgreatnorthrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/jonathan-...
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More news coverage highlighting impact of the cuts to #ASGSF.
Great to see @Jonathanbrashmp.Bsky.social
for Hartlepool also speaking up for our families. Thank you Jonathan.
We need more MPs do this! Tag yours!
#fundnoworpaylater #ACutTooFar #carenotcuts
www.itv.com/watch/news/d...
Great to see @Jonathanbrashmp.Bsky.social
for Hartlepool also speaking up for our families. Thank you Jonathan.
We need more MPs do this! Tag yours!
#fundnoworpaylater #ACutTooFar #carenotcuts
www.itv.com/watch/news/d...
www.itv.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
More news coverage highlighting impact of the cuts to #ASGSF.
Great to see @Jonathanbrashmp.Bsky.social
for Hartlepool also speaking up for our families. Thank you Jonathan.
We need more MPs do this! Tag yours!
#fundnoworpaylater #ACutTooFar #carenotcuts
www.itv.com/watch/news/d...
Great to see @Jonathanbrashmp.Bsky.social
for Hartlepool also speaking up for our families. Thank you Jonathan.
We need more MPs do this! Tag yours!
#fundnoworpaylater #ACutTooFar #carenotcuts
www.itv.com/watch/news/d...
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"The impact for the very fabric of our society of soon-to-be voters divorcing themselves from rational, mainstream arguments is chilling."
@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social on the Netflix drama Adolescence – and what should follow the conversation around 'incel culture'
@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social on the Netflix drama Adolescence – and what should follow the conversation around 'incel culture'
Adolescence: 'There is a danger of losing young men to extremist ideas' - LabourList
The dialogue sparked by ‘Adolescence’ is crucial, and it’s a conversation we can’t afford to ignore. However, if all we do is talk, it's a conversation we will be destined to repeat when the tragedy i...
labourlist.org
March 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"The impact for the very fabric of our society of soon-to-be voters divorcing themselves from rational, mainstream arguments is chilling."
@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social on the Netflix drama Adolescence – and what should follow the conversation around 'incel culture'
@jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social on the Netflix drama Adolescence – and what should follow the conversation around 'incel culture'
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Hartlepool’s Labour MP, @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social
labels council tax rates unfair and says the tax “actively punish areas for being deprived”. New figures show average households in the North East of England pay a record £444 more in council tax than those in central London. (@thetimes.com)
labels council tax rates unfair and says the tax “actively punish areas for being deprived”. New figures show average households in the North East of England pay a record £444 more in council tax than those in central London. (@thetimes.com)
March 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Hartlepool’s Labour MP, @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social
labels council tax rates unfair and says the tax “actively punish areas for being deprived”. New figures show average households in the North East of England pay a record £444 more in council tax than those in central London. (@thetimes.com)
labels council tax rates unfair and says the tax “actively punish areas for being deprived”. New figures show average households in the North East of England pay a record £444 more in council tax than those in central London. (@thetimes.com)
I had an amazing visit to Hartlepool’s Health and Social Care Academy.
We’re not just growing our hospital - we’re putting Hartlepool on the regional map for healthcare and creating fantastic career opportunities for local people!
We’re not just growing our hospital - we’re putting Hartlepool on the regional map for healthcare and creating fantastic career opportunities for local people!
January 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I had an amazing visit to Hartlepool’s Health and Social Care Academy.
We’re not just growing our hospital - we’re putting Hartlepool on the regional map for healthcare and creating fantastic career opportunities for local people!
We’re not just growing our hospital - we’re putting Hartlepool on the regional map for healthcare and creating fantastic career opportunities for local people!
Labour is investing £1 MILLION into Hartlepool for family hubs in our town! 🎉 This funding will empower parents and carers, nurturing our children and boosting health and education outcomes for all.
We are investing in Hartlepool!
We are investing in Hartlepool!
January 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Labour is investing £1 MILLION into Hartlepool for family hubs in our town! 🎉 This funding will empower parents and carers, nurturing our children and boosting health and education outcomes for all.
We are investing in Hartlepool!
We are investing in Hartlepool!
Wishing everyone in our wonderful town a very prosperous 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Wishing everyone in our wonderful town a very prosperous 2025.
It was an honour to pop down to The Annexe in Hartlepool this morning to say hello to the truly incredible people preparing a very special Christmas Dinner.
They’re giving their time, kindness and compassion today to help those in need. They are the true spirit of our town. ❤️
They’re giving their time, kindness and compassion today to help those in need. They are the true spirit of our town. ❤️
December 25, 2024 at 1:11 PM
It was an honour to pop down to The Annexe in Hartlepool this morning to say hello to the truly incredible people preparing a very special Christmas Dinner.
They’re giving their time, kindness and compassion today to help those in need. They are the true spirit of our town. ❤️
They’re giving their time, kindness and compassion today to help those in need. They are the true spirit of our town. ❤️
Emotional morning on the headland as we remembered those killed in the bombardment on December 16th 1914.
I laid a wreath and also a cross with the name of one victim - Robert Wilfred Cook - inscribed upon it. He was just 8 years old.
Photo by Frank Reid.
I laid a wreath and also a cross with the name of one victim - Robert Wilfred Cook - inscribed upon it. He was just 8 years old.
Photo by Frank Reid.
December 16, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Emotional morning on the headland as we remembered those killed in the bombardment on December 16th 1914.
I laid a wreath and also a cross with the name of one victim - Robert Wilfred Cook - inscribed upon it. He was just 8 years old.
Photo by Frank Reid.
I laid a wreath and also a cross with the name of one victim - Robert Wilfred Cook - inscribed upon it. He was just 8 years old.
Photo by Frank Reid.
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Enjoyed having a chat for this week’s column with new-intake MP Jonathan Brash, about the “third rail” of British politics - the madness that is council tax: www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
At last, a group of MPs intent on reforming our madly unfair council tax | Heather Stewart
The system relies on valuations from 1991, when Gorbachev was in power, but has become politically untouchable
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Enjoyed having a chat for this week’s column with new-intake MP Jonathan Brash, about the “third rail” of British politics - the madness that is council tax: www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
🚀ANOTHER MASSIVE WIN FOR HARTLEPOOL!
Thrilled to have visited JDR Cables today to meet with Operations Manager Mark Doble as they announced being part of a HUGE £100m contract with Orsted for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.
Another game-changing moment for Hartlepool!
Thrilled to have visited JDR Cables today to meet with Operations Manager Mark Doble as they announced being part of a HUGE £100m contract with Orsted for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.
Another game-changing moment for Hartlepool!
December 12, 2024 at 5:08 PM
🚀ANOTHER MASSIVE WIN FOR HARTLEPOOL!
Thrilled to have visited JDR Cables today to meet with Operations Manager Mark Doble as they announced being part of a HUGE £100m contract with Orsted for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.
Another game-changing moment for Hartlepool!
Thrilled to have visited JDR Cables today to meet with Operations Manager Mark Doble as they announced being part of a HUGE £100m contract with Orsted for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.
Another game-changing moment for Hartlepool!
Had a productive meeting with Fisheries Minister @DanielZeichner along with fellow Teesside MPs to discuss the crustacean die offs. He’s agreed to visit our region and engage with the industry.
We're committed getting our fishing industry back on track! 💪
We're committed getting our fishing industry back on track! 💪
December 11, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Had a productive meeting with Fisheries Minister @DanielZeichner along with fellow Teesside MPs to discuss the crustacean die offs. He’s agreed to visit our region and engage with the industry.
We're committed getting our fishing industry back on track! 💪
We're committed getting our fishing industry back on track! 💪
🇬🇧 BACKING UK STEEL! 🇬🇧
Thrilled to be appointed as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Steel snd have the honour of speaking at the UK Steel Summit in Parliament last week.
We must prioritise the UK in trade protections, procurement, and investment!
Thrilled to be appointed as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Steel snd have the honour of speaking at the UK Steel Summit in Parliament last week.
We must prioritise the UK in trade protections, procurement, and investment!
December 8, 2024 at 7:55 PM
🇬🇧 BACKING UK STEEL! 🇬🇧
Thrilled to be appointed as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Steel snd have the honour of speaking at the UK Steel Summit in Parliament last week.
We must prioritise the UK in trade protections, procurement, and investment!
Thrilled to be appointed as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Steel snd have the honour of speaking at the UK Steel Summit in Parliament last week.
We must prioritise the UK in trade protections, procurement, and investment!
There’s nothing I love more than shouting about our brilliant Hartlepool businesses.
Let's show some love for our amazing Hartlepool entrepreneurs! 💙 This Christmas, my family is all about shopping local, and I’d urge you, where you can, to do the same! 🛍️✨
Let's show some love for our amazing Hartlepool entrepreneurs! 💙 This Christmas, my family is all about shopping local, and I’d urge you, where you can, to do the same! 🛍️✨
December 7, 2024 at 1:17 PM
There’s nothing I love more than shouting about our brilliant Hartlepool businesses.
Let's show some love for our amazing Hartlepool entrepreneurs! 💙 This Christmas, my family is all about shopping local, and I’d urge you, where you can, to do the same! 🛍️✨
Let's show some love for our amazing Hartlepool entrepreneurs! 💙 This Christmas, my family is all about shopping local, and I’d urge you, where you can, to do the same! 🛍️✨
It was wonderful to welcome Christine and Becky from Hartlepool Carers to Parliament today. Their work for our town is extraordinary and it was an honour for me to host them.
December 4, 2024 at 8:18 PM
It was wonderful to welcome Christine and Becky from Hartlepool Carers to Parliament today. Their work for our town is extraordinary and it was an honour for me to host them.
Hartlepool’s nuclear power station will continue operating beyond 2026!
This power station is essential for our local economy, and I'm committed to pushing for investment in new nuclear to keep Hartlepool at the heart of the UK's future prosperity.
This power station is essential for our local economy, and I'm committed to pushing for investment in new nuclear to keep Hartlepool at the heart of the UK's future prosperity.
December 4, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Hartlepool’s nuclear power station will continue operating beyond 2026!
This power station is essential for our local economy, and I'm committed to pushing for investment in new nuclear to keep Hartlepool at the heart of the UK's future prosperity.
This power station is essential for our local economy, and I'm committed to pushing for investment in new nuclear to keep Hartlepool at the heart of the UK's future prosperity.
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‘Tax wealth, not work’ would be a powerful message for Starmer and Reeves – are they bold enough to pursue it?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
George Osborne is a walking ad for a wealth tax. Labour should target the inheritocracy | Polly Toynbee
‘Tax wealth, not work’ would be a powerful message for Starmer and Reeves – are they bold enough to pursue it, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:29 AM
‘Tax wealth, not work’ would be a powerful message for Starmer and Reeves – are they bold enough to pursue it?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our campaign to secure additional benefit support has brought in over £300,000 in extra annual income for our town's pensioners! 🎉👏
There are further upcoming drop-ins on 9am-11am, at @CitizensAdvice Hartlepool on Park Road on 6th and 20th December.
There are further upcoming drop-ins on 9am-11am, at @CitizensAdvice Hartlepool on Park Road on 6th and 20th December.
December 1, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Our campaign to secure additional benefit support has brought in over £300,000 in extra annual income for our town's pensioners! 🎉👏
There are further upcoming drop-ins on 9am-11am, at @CitizensAdvice Hartlepool on Park Road on 6th and 20th December.
There are further upcoming drop-ins on 9am-11am, at @CitizensAdvice Hartlepool on Park Road on 6th and 20th December.