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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m a big fan of Matt Forde’s shows and it was a real pleasure to appear on his Political Party podcast. We talked about why I’m political, why I’m Labour, fabulous Fife, being Minister for Scotland, my work overseas, karaoke and lots more besides. Listen in!👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What a great buzz at Labour conference this year! Great to be up speaking to the BBC this morning about our government’s plans to drive change across Scotland and the UK #HopeAgain

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Great session out on the doors yesterday with Sagal Abdi-Wali, our fantastic Labour candidate in the upcoming Holborn & St Pancras by-election. People were tooting their horns in support and coming over to wish her luck 🌹

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In July I did this interview about the difference between Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham on Palestine and Israel. Such a relief that today we draw a line and move forwards with meaningful action in support of international law, a two state solution and what is right.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Pooling and sharing resources across the UK means higher spending for Scotland's public services 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 As I told STV, today's Scottish Government GERS figures show almost £3000 more is spent per person in Scotland than the UK average - funding schools, hospitals, transport and other vital services.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I went to Orkney as one of my first ministerial visits because of its physical distance from our traditional power centres in Edinburgh & London. PM Andy Burnham is clear we’ll push power to communities all parts of the UK. It was great seeing the positive change this can make.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

In June I met the Charity Commission Chief Exec to discuss my research and complaint into UK ‘charities’ donating millions to illegal Israeli settlements. Govt was clear that this should not be happening. The Commission told me new guidance (rules) will be put in place to stop it.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I’m honoured to be asked by the Prime Minister to serve as a Minister in the Scotland Office. Our new Government is committed to bringing positive change for the people of Scotland. I’m looking forward to helping make that happen, and to getting started today.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

In today’s @scotsman.com I’ve written about my visit to Syria & the hope that exists amidst huge challenges. Syrians are on a mission to rebuild their country. It’s in the UK’s interests that they succeed. We must stand with them as partners in doing so. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

1/ Our letter is making a difference in Parliament. In a debate last week, MPs @paulwaughmp.bsky.social and @melanieward.bsky.social referenced it to advocate for a ban on UK trade with Israeli settlements. Your signatures are making a difference. Here's what else you can do 👇

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Register (for free) at secure.yachad.org.uk/page/194250/... for our upcoming webinar providing an update on the situation in the West Bank. We will be joined by @melanieward.bsky.social, Lior Amihai, Executive Director of @peacenowil.bsky.social and @martinkonecny.bsky.social, Director of EuMEP.

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Briefing from the Ground in the West Bank

Join Melanie Ward, Lior Amihai (Peace Now), Martin Konecny (European Middle East Project) and Yachad for a briefing on the deteriorating situation in the West Bank (Wednesday 15th July 6:30 - 7:30pm)

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Yesterday I nominated @andyburnham.bsky.social to be Leader of the Labour Party and our next Prime Minister. This morning I told @skynewsrss.bsky.social why I was proud to do so 👇

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I’m in the House of Commons hoping to speak in the debate on banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements. MPs from all parties are powerful and passionate in their speeches calling for the government to get on with a ban.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Join Yachad for an online briefing about the deteriorating situation in the West Bank and what the international community can do to respond. Featuring: @melanieward.bsky.social @peacenowisrael.bsky.social @martinkonecny.bsky.social Register here: secure.yachad.org.uk/page/194250/...

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Syria faces massive challenges but it is important for so many reasons that it succeeds. The UK has an important part to play in this. The sense of hope and optimism was striking. This was my first visit to Syria but I am sure that it will not be my last 🇬🇧 🇸🇾

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Last week I was proud to lead the first UK Parliamentary delegation to Syria since the fall of the Assad regime. We saw some of the destruction left in the suburbs of Damascus by Assad, Putin and their allies. We got a glimpse of the vast recovery effort now underway in Syria.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This morning I spoke to Nick Robinson on Radio 4 Today about Keir Starmer’s resignation, Wes backing Andy, and the hope and optimism of Andy’s campaign

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Great to be out campaigning for @andyburnham.bsky.social in Makerfield again today with so many Labour friends and activists. A really positive atmosphere with voters willing us on and stopping to show their support when they saw us in the streets. Let’s do this!

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

All morning I’ve thought of Jo & how much we miss her. She was good for us. Jo’s belief in the goodness of humanity shone out of her. It sparkled & called on us all to do better. Those of us who were lucky enough to be Jo’s friends must redouble our work to carry her light forwards ❤️

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Yes Mr Speaker, I can boogie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏆 Best of luck to Steve Clarke and our boys in the Scotland team in their first match this weekend! #teamscotland #scotland #worldcup #tartanarmy

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Great to be out on the (very rainy) doors yesterday for @andyburnham.bsky.social in Makerfield with such a positive message ☔️ 🌹 👏

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

As well as the need to properly invest in defence, @alcarns.bsky.social is rightly saying that the UK lags behind others such as Sweden and Finland in our national resilience and preparedness for the threats we face. I said exactly this in Parliament recently. We need to turbo boost this work.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I spoke to BBC Radio 4 about some of the ways UK charities are funnelling money to illegal Israeli settlements - and getting taxpayer subsidies for doing so. This must end now; the Charity Commission have to act.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

1/4 Incredibly important by @melanie_ward showing over recent years 32 UK registered charities have sent £28 million to illegal West Bank settlements. Yesterday the UK gov said it would meet with the Charity Commission to discuss. But this should be just the beginning. bsky.app/profile/mela...

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Settlements and violent settlers devastate the chance of peace and a two state solution. This is their purpose. Last week I submitted a formal complaint to the Charity Commission about these 32 ‘charities’ who have been funnelling money to the settlements.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Funding illegal Israeli settlements is not charitable activity. It is extremist activity. Working with Israeli human researchers, I found at least 32 UK charities who have sent £28 million to settlements in recent years. There’s a likely taxpayer subsidy of at least £5 million through Gift Aid.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The number is now over 140 Labour MPs.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

We are deeply concerned at the vast rise in violent Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians, and at settlement expansion, which forces Palestinians off their land. The Israeli government itself is clear this is designed to prevent a 2 state solution ever being realised. (2/2)

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Together with almost 140 fellow Labour MPs, I have written to the Foreign Secretary to call for a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Our group includes every Labour select committee chair. It’s time to be clear that settlements have no viable economic future (1/2)

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I recently visited #NATO HQ with the brilliant Munich Security Conference programme I’m on. We met the Deputy Sec Gen amongst others and talked about vital support for Ukraine, the threat from Russia, and the essential defence partnership we have with NATO allies to keep our country safe.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This is another example of why tough new Government restrictions on social media platforms are so badly needed. I have also written directly to Meta's UK Country Director to ask them to meet me to discuss this issue. The Mirror has written on it here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... (3/3)

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MP horrified after Instagram teen account sees Manosphere influencer in minutes

EXCLUSIVE: A Labour MP has written to Meta after setting up an experimental teen account on Instagram was horrified when vile antisemitic comments started appearing in just 11 minutes

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The truth is that this content has no place online. That these algorithms, with ‘safety’ features enabled, serve up this kind of hate-filled propaganda towards young men is appalling. Meta is advertising these features as being something that they’re not. (2/3)

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This is unacceptable. Is a 17 year old boy being pushed to watch antisemitic conspiracy theories about Jewish people after just 11 minutes what Meta considers to be age-appropriate? (1/3)

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Results on my website here melanieward.org/online-safet...

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Front page of @thecourier.co.uk yesterday for my survey of the online experiences of 13-15 year olds in my constituency. The results are deeply concerning. As almost every parent said, we need much tougher regulation on social media companies including a ban for under 16s.

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Kiran Stacey @kiranstacey.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

One detail I hadn't realised about parliament finishing today - today is the last day a hereditary peer will ever sit in the House of Lords.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Rupert Lowe is no supporter of women. His track record speaks for itself. Only Labour will tackle violence against women and girls.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Great to be out on the doors in Kirkcaldy this morning. Only @scottishlabour.bsky.social can beat the SNP here on 7 May.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This is £9 million of hugely important investment from our Labour government to support my constituents. I’m so pleased to have secured it and know it will make a real difference. news.stv.tv/scotland/uk-...

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UK Government pledges £9m to support workers at Mossmorran plastics plant

ExxonMobil closed the Fife plant early last month after claiming it was no longer financially viable.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I feel sick watching the debate on the Assisted Dying Bill in the Scottish Parliament. My brother has complex disabilities. As so many disabled people and disability organisations have said, this bill would put him and them at risk. I hope so deeply that MSPs reject it.

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It is not possible to give the choice that a small number seek about the end of their life without putting a much larger vulnerable group in harm’s way. The Royal College of Psychiatrists & many others agree. That’s why I hope MSP colleagues will reject the dangerous assisted dying bill tomorrow

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

New polling from Not Dead Yet UK shows nearly 7 in 10 Scots believe the Scottish Parliament should prioritise improving access to care for disabled people before considering whether to introduce assisted suicide. I hope Holyrood rejects the bill on Tuesday. www.notdeadyetuk.org/post/new-pol...

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New polling reveals deep public concern over the safety of the Scottish Assisted Suicide Bill for disabled people

We present exclusive polling results two days ahead of the final Holyrood vote on Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying Bill on Tuesday (17 March). The poll, carried out by Whitestone Insight on behalf of N...

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This International Women’s Day @laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social and I have written for @politicshome.bsky.social on how women’s bodies are a front in the fight for the future. We must give voice to what is taking place. We must take it on. And we must win. #IWD www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

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Women’s bodies are a front in the fight for the future

This International Women’s Day there is much to celebrate. We are proud to serve alongside an unprecedented number of women in Parliament. We are p...

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Polly spoke for many of us yesterday

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Happy Burns Night! We had a fabulous @scottishlabour.bsky.social Burns Supper in Kirkcaldy; a great celebration filled with laughs as well as energy & determination to get Anas Sarwar into Bute House in May. Huge thanks to Anas, Douglas Alexander, Andrew Marr & everyone else who came 👏 🌹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

My statement following the first Police charge in relation to Saturday's display of hate in Kirkcaldy

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Melanie Ward MP @melanieward.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning We will remember them.

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