Tonight, I supported the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill at its Second Reading in the House of Commons. Animals can think, feel, and experience pain so must be protected from unnecessary suffering. The Bill ensures animals are recognised as sentient beings in law, as the government’s EU withdrawal Bill left a…

Labour party conference always has a diverse array of stalls for delegates to drop by during the conference. Below is a short round-up of just some of the stalls I visited over the past week.

Many constituent have contacted me about protecting animal sentience in UK law. See my position on this matter below. As a Labour MP, I fully support our policy of accepting animals as sentient beings and enshrining this in law.  Labour wants to see an Animal Welfare Commissioner with statutory powers…