Sarah Champion MP Articles

In a post-Brexit Britain, international conventions and the obligations they create become more important than ever before. They provide for us an important external perspective and the necessary scrutiny to shine a light on the unintended or ill-thought-through...

The recent ruling of the Court of Appeal confirmed what Labour, local councils, charities and campaign groups have been saying since the ‘bedroom tax’ was first introduced – it unfairly discriminates against society’s most vulnerable people. The case involved a woman...

Every one gets involved in politics to change the world, or at least a little part of it. It may be getting a school crossing, in protest of unfair working conditions or, as in my case, frustration that the vulnerable do not have a voice in our society. We get elected...

‘Make sure every child matters and every child is heard’, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told us this week as she announced Labour's plans for tackling child abuse, and that is exactly what needs to happen. Protection for all children should be at the centre of...