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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 5h

This conference was a vindication for everyone who fought for a transformational Labour Government. A Prime Minister trying to make life better across our country. Decent housing. Fixing social care. Taking on water profiteers. The left was right to demand better. Keep pushing. 🌹

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Government must save Oaken Wood and protect all ancient woodland. We’re suffering from decades of environmental carelessness: our farmlands have been baked hard and cities are sweltering. Destroying habitats which store water in the ground and cool our landscape is bonkers!

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Britain has been on the wrong path for 40+ years. Our economy is geared to boost profit for the richest, not meet people’s needs - leaving families exposed when climate shocks hit. El Niño is a wakeup call. A new climate will mean lower living standards. We must change course.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The climate crisis isn't about the end of the world. It's whether you can get the basics at the end of the month. When drought hits, shelves empty and food prices rise. Climate action isn't a nice-to-have. It's essential to the living standards of working families.

theguardian.com

Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn

Farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops as heatwave set to continue

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Britain must prepare for El Niño. The UK is built for a climate which no longer exists. We need to grow more of our own food and prepare towns and workplaces for extreme heat. When climate shocks hit, public power must protect people so profiteers can't exploit crises.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The absurdities of trying to get profit motivated developers to solve our housing crisis just keep growing. We've now got thousands of new flats lying empty because they are so expensive and come with so many strings attached with their leaseholds, no one wants them.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Environmental limits are real and we have to stop pretending we can avoid difficult choices about them. With the country already running short on water, new data centres should only be going ahead if they can prove they aren't going to make the situation worse. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com

Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🧵 The Prime Minister’s decision to prioritise lowering energy bills sends the right message to the country. Moving away from an unpopular vanity project like Digital ID and getting to work making life easier for families is a good place to start. 1/10

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

73 million birds gone. England's dawn chorus silenced. Our national inheritance squandered. Our daily lives impoverished. This is where "greed is good" leads. Time to face the truth: A society endlessly exponentially consuming more and more isn't just a con; it's a death cult.

theguardian.com

Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years

Guardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Welcome honesty. 👀 Let's ban developer donations to politics and focus on genuinely progressive reforms. That means building 000s of council houses, strengthening democracy, recognising environmental limits, and delivering happy, healthy, beautiful communities.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We need the Government focused on improving lives. Developers donate millions to UK politics and lobby against decent energy efficiency standards. They shouldn't be able to buy influence to lower living standards. Think we should ban developer donations? Sign my petition. 👇

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

MPs in a side‑room just voted to strip back democracy. Elected councillors and local people will be side-lined in shaping their own future. Nobody voted Labour to lose power over shaping the place they live. We promised to empower people - this does the opposite.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Local democracy is under threat. Elected councillors are about to lose their say over the communities they represent. More decisions behind closed doors. Less say for local people. This Labour Government should be giving communities more power, not taking it away.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The Government needs to get the basics right, including regular, affordable bus services. We spend too much on expensive low-value vanity projects. Spend £3 BILLION on a road and you’d expect it to be lined with gold. Imagine if that went into thousands of buses for rural England. 🚏

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This Labour Government has three years left to deliver real change: 🏘️A council housing revolution and real action on high rents ⚡️Affordable energy bills for families and small businesses 💧Water in public ownership - improving services and bringing down costs 🔗 www.socialism26.co.uk

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Feeling the heat? Climate change is a threat to our way of life. If a hostile state was posturing toward wrecking our infrastructure and ecosystems, the Government would find billions overnight. Treat climate change as a national security risk.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

There’s a BIG hole in water policy. It’s our small waters. Ponds, streams and small lakes are teeming with life - yet ignored. I’m backing action to properly protect these vital ecosystems. My letter to the Minister for Water and Flooding. 👇

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

There’s a nature-loving majority in this country. Those in power must listen and stop trashing our environment. There are far more of us than there are developer lobbyists. They have the millionaires. We are the millions. We need a bold campaign to get our nature back.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I’m backing the Curlew Action Plan. Species decline and extinctions aren’t inevitable. We have the evidence, the solutions and the plan. Now we need action. I’ll be supporting @curlewaction.bsky.social in the months ahead to help bring this iconic bird back from the brink.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Anti-nature policies are a dead end for Labour. You don’t secure lasting growth by risking long-term harm to the ecosystems we rely on. The public knows this. There’s no need for the Government to pick a fight with voters on nature. It’s bad policy and bad politics.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I’ve campaigned hard for a fairer deal for our family farms. That can’t stop with changes to inheritance tax. We must back farmers by ensuring the public sector buys local, British produce!

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Justice by the people, for the people. Juries are the cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law. Last night I joined legal experts to hear concerns about proposals to limit the right to trial by jury. We must improve the criminal justice system without compromising justice.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

No backwards steps for nature! We can't build homes or infrastructure because Tory cuts bled our planning system dry. Putting our Habitats Regulations through a shredder isn't the answer. I've tabled a Parliamentary Motion asking the Government to rethink its plans.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The global energy transition is progressing too slowly: 1️⃣ Record high CO₂ emissions from energy in 2024. 2️⃣ Fossil fuel use reached a new peak. 3️⃣ Demand is still growing faster than renewable supply. We have to find a better way to secure a prosperous future for everyone.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Labour promised a council housing revolution. Many housing associations are becoming too corporate and forgetting their roots. Our Government must grab the bull by the horns and get local authorities building again. Council housing means council housing.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Environmental limits on river water abstraction exist. Pretending they don’t for developers to boost profits won't magic away reality. It means dirtier water, water shortages, and failing crops. Developers profit. The rest of us pay the price. See how it works yet?

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Flowing Chalk Streams have been turned into shallow dribbles. They're irreplaceable habitats. Once gone, they’re gone. Companies over-abstracted our rivers. Our inheritance vandalised for money. Our planning system must protect the nature people love over short-term profit.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Water scarcity is a major challenge. New reservoirs alone won’t solve it. Our projected deficit is 5 BILLION litres a day. A sustainable water system for drinking, agriculture and thriving rivers must come before tech giants’ quenchless thirst for their data centres.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I'm deeply sceptical about the proposals around Digital ID, and I share the concerns of many of my constituents. This week I raised these concerns in Parliament and said the Government must prepare to drop the plans in response to public feedback from its consultation.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Trashing nature is wrong and hugely unpopular. The public are right, too many politicians are out of touch and failing our environment. England’s biodiversity is in serious danger. Blaming nature for market failures won't help build anything—it will ruin precious habitats.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Wildlife is at risk. Habitats disappearing. Species declining. Ancient Woodlands threatened. This is the result of political choices over decades. It's time to bin off spurious anti-nature narratives peddled by terminally online lobbyists.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Turns out it's AI data centres, not nature, that is the blocker... 🤷‍♂️ I guess developers should have the power to pay to destroy data centres then? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

West London housing was delayed by new data centres, report finds

The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Climate change is driving 40% of UK food price hikes. Protecting households from spiralling costs of living means protecting the planet. It's time to kick the expensive fossil fuel habit and accelerate the shift towards heating & powering Britain with efficient renewables. @nebriefing.bsky.social

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Labour is lifting 450,000 children out of poverty. Almost half a million kids that will be healthier, happier and better educated. This means a more productive, prosperous Britain. It's that simple.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Hospices are being forced to cut services due to lack of funds. They don't just offer medical care—they provide dignity at life's hardest moments. That support must be safeguarded. Tomorrow's Budget must deliver sustainable funding—no more papering over the cracks.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Israel is blocking a million bottles of baby formula from entering Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians—including children, face imminent starvation. Our Government’s action must match the urgency of this moment. Immediate, widespread sanctions on Israel.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Today, Labour is putting passengers before profit. For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are to be frozen—saving commuters hundreds and easing the cost of living. Public ownership of our train services will put an end to extortionate price hikes.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Who owns Britain? Mostly aristocrats, oligarchs and big corporations. Inheritance tax changes won’t touch their corporations and trusts that never die. Labour should go after these wealthy landowners—not family farmers so vital to food security and climate action.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Sewage in rivers. Toxic waste near homes. Pollution in the air. In one of the wealthiest countries in the world—people shouldn’t have to live like this. I'm delighted Friends of the Earth back my Charter for Community Rights—a path to a fairer, greener future. @friends-earth.bsky.social

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The status quo leaves people feeling powerless. Change is done to communities, not with them—leaving areas unfit for happy lives. Time to flip the script. The Charter for Community Rights puts power in local hands, enabling access to nature, healthy homes and liveable places. @thetcpa.bsky.social

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The two-child benefit cap forces 109 children into poverty every day. It punishes kids for circumstances they can’t control and takes food out of their mouths. Labour values aren’t just words—they’re a call to action. Scrap the cap.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Communities are routinely at the mercy of profit-chasing companies and dodgy developers. Cuts to bus routes, unaffordable housing, trashed green spaces—too often wealth decides everything. A Charter for Community Rights will give people real power to shape their neighbourhoods.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Developers have no right to trash our environment—it doesn’t belong to them. Labour has always understood access to nature is for the many, not a privilege for the few. We created National Parks and the Green Belt. Nature is at breaking point—real Labour values will rescue it.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Green spaces vanish and unaffordable housing goes up when developers call the shots. A Charter for Community Rights would give local people real power over place-making and the ability to challenge decisions. Power to the people—not the deepest pockets.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

There is no conflict between housebuilding and nature—the real conflict is between greed and the kind of country we want. Planning deregulation lets developers put profit before people: cutting quality, hiking prices, and leaving families waiting for council homes.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

If we want our national pride back, our political class needs to spend less energy scapegoating refugees and put more into cracking down on flagrant criminal pollution of our countryside. "Oh dear, what a shame, never mind" isn't good enough. Time for "you're nicked, mate!"

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Hospices are on the brink. I’ve signed @hospiceuk.bsky.social's letter to the Secretary of State calling for fully funded equitable palliative care, proper NHS contracts and funding for NHS pay rises for hospice staff. It's time to recognise hospices as a vital cornerstone of our health service.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Nature isn’t the enemy of housing—it’s essential for healthy communities. Scapegoating wildlife won’t speed up building, but it will cost us vital habitats. The EAC report is clear: stop this lazy narrative, fix skills shortages, and protect our environment.

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