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
Posted on October 16th, 2008 | Comments Off
Helen has been appointed as an Assistant Government Whip in the Prime Minister’s autumn re-shuffle.
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Posted on October 7th, 2008 | Comments Off
Foreign Secretary and MP for South Shields, David Miliband, visited Bishop Auckland on Friday 3rd October to open Helen’s new constituency office at 1 Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland.
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Posted on October 6th, 2008 | Comments Off
Helen will be holding a public meeting in Bishop Auckland Town Hall on Wednesday 17 September at 18:00 to discuss the County Durham and Darlington Hospitals Trust’s proposals to restructure local healthcare.
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Posted on August 26th, 2008 | Comments Off
Helen will be holding monthly surgeries throughout Autumn at a number of venues across the constituency. Surgeries are open to anyone living in the Bishop Auckland constituency, and start at 5pm.
Click here to see the full list of surgery dates.
Posted on August 22nd, 2008 | Comments Off
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.
