Helen Goodman

Working Hard for all in Bishop Auckland

Keep track of Helen’s speeches and articles

Helen has recently given a number of speeches and has written articles for The Northern Echo, House Magazine and Propsect.
Last week Helen addressed the Make Poverty History North East seminar to celebrate UN World Poverty day, and you can read her speech here.
You can keep track of all Helen’s speeches and thinkpieces on the ‘In […]

Constituency report launched

Helen’s autumn constituency report has now been distributed across the constituency, and you can download a copy by clicking here

Government backs tough climate change targets

Helen has welcomed the Government’s bold commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.

Helen addresses Hansard Society debate on women and politics

On 14 October, Helen spoke at a Hansard Society event following their recent report ‘No Politics Please…We’re Women, and addressed the issue of how Parliament and political parties can increase women’s engagement in the political process.
You can read Helen’s speech here
An abridged version of this speech was also published on the Guardian’s comment website, http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/19/labour-conservatives

Helen joins Whips’ Office

Helen has been appointed as an Assistant Government Whip in the Prime Minister’s autumn re-shuffle.