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Local delegation meets minister to raise gaps in social care
Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox led a delegation of local organisations to Westminster to discuss gaps in social care with ministers. The delegation met with Alistair Burt MP, the social care minister, and...
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Newspaper column – Time to enforce Syria’s ceasefire to save lives
Obama and Cameron did not intend to cause harm in Syria but containment has been a disaster By Jo Cox, The Times – 25 May 2016: I am a huge President Obama fan. I worked on his first campaign in North...
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MP offers help with new tip permit scheme
Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox has offered to help constituents register to use Kirklees tips. The council has changed the permit system for its household waste sites. The plastic permit cards are being...
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Newspaper column – Better to improve than leave
Every month Jo Cox writes a column for the Batley News and Spenborough Guardian. This month’s column appeared this week. On June 23 we have the rare opportunity to make a choice about Britain’s future...
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Charity of the month – Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice
Jo Cox MP has marked Children’s Hospice Week by nominating Kirklees’s own hospice as her charity of the month. Mrs Cox, the MP for Batley & Spen, promotes a local charity every month and this month...
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Volunteers celebrate opening of revamped Batley station
The revamp of Batley Station was officially opened on Friday with a celebration of all the work that has been done. The Friends of Batley Station, which was created by Batley councillor Gwen Lowe and...
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Help compile the next Police and Crime Plan
Mark Burns-Williamson (right) visited Liversedge, Birstall and Batley during his re-election campaign Jo Cox MP is urging people in Batley & Spen to help compile West Yorkshire’s new police and...
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Results of report on hospital trust are ‘unacceptable’ says MP
The CQC has today published its report into inpatient satisfaction at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Dewsbury & District Hospital. Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox, whose constituency is...
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Jo gets roped in to raise money for Macmillan
Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox lined up in the Parliamentary Tug of War to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The charity’s 30th annual Tug of War event saw a series of battles – including the...
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Mobile cancer support services rolls into Batley & Spen
A mobile cancer information service run by Macmillan Cancer Support rolled into Batley & Spen where they were joined by the local MP. Just a few days after supporting Macmillian in the...
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Constituency office to remain open
The Batley & Spen constituency office will remain open in order to continue helping constituents until Jo Cox’s successor is elected. The constituency staff will be responsible for winding down the...
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