Andrew Tuggey

The @CommonsHomeAffs report on routes to settlement is a stark warning – forcing migrant workers on employer-sponsored visas to wait 15 years to apply for settlement will increase exploitation risks. When migrant workers are tied to one employer, they can be left trapped in low pay, poor conditions and afraid to speak out. This not only harms those directly affected but also undermines the Government’s economic growth agenda. #ModernSlavery #LabourExploitation #MigrantWorkers

The 74th Westminster Seminar has started. Baroness Patricia Scotland, former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, gave an inspirational speech about how parliamentarians can work together and learn from one another to strengthen parliamentary democracy throughout the Commonwealth. 🌍 “As we sit together around these tables, we sit as equals.”

This #IWD we want to celebrate the incredible women we work with across the Commonwealth! #Givetogain is at the heart of what we do here at CPA UK, and we want to champion the relationships we’ve successfully built with incredible women, including parliamentarians.

Get ready for International Women's Day #IWD by reading our blog by Janet Routledge, MLA, British Columbia. This blog reports on how CWP outreach in British Columbia is building connections between current women MPs and future women leaders ⬇️ cpahq.org/knowledge-cent…

@BBCSteveR @C4Ciaran Thank you @BBCSteveR and @C4Ciaran

For St David’s Day, Ciaran Jenkins of Channel 4 News and I play the Welsh song Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through The Night). @C4Ciaran #StDavidsDay

Today I published the findings of my independent review into sex-for-sale websites and their role in enabling sexual exploitation and trafficking in the UK. Drawing on survivor testimony and data and legal analysis, the review demonstrates these sites are not neutral hosts. Their design and limited oversight allow exploitation to be initiated, scaled, concealed, and normalised. The reviewed found that 59% of adverts displayed three or more exploitation risk indicators. I am calling on the Government to strengthen platform accountability and formally review the current regulatory framework. This is about safeguarding and accountability. Read the report: antislaverycommissioner.co.uk/reports-resour… #ModernSlavery #SexualExploitation

On Tuesday we're hosting a panel discussion about the recent Bangladesh elections. If you're in @UKParliament please come along. Chaired by @ApsanaBegumMP , panellists include @abida1968 High Commissioner of Bangladesh in the UK, and @Chietigj Senior Research Fellow at @ChathamHouse

At Jamie's Farm, children & school staff spend 5 days on our farms in the countryside. It’s these connections - with teachers & peers - that enable children to start making positive changes back at school. ⏰ All donations DOUBLED #ChristmasChallenge 🔗 jfrm.org/CC25

The Shire Hall is open and staffed 7 days a week. The support available is for everyone in north Monmouthshire impacted by flooding. The base is in Monmouth because that’s the highest concentration, but the service / support is for the wider area 👇

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Cambridge 2030 shared progress after 5years on our ambitious journey to shift the inequality dial in the city - momentum is growing and conversations that were not happening in 2020 are now front & centre - inequality is recognised and there is a sense of energy, new ideas are tested, partnerships being built & communities involved. Innovate Cambridge, @innovateuk @camcitco @CambsPboroCA @Cambridge_Uni are all looking at inclusive growth so local people feel the benefits & innovation opens doors not closes them……but to make sure this happens we need continued action & proof not talking & hoping….. This event was inspiring and exemplified the acorns have a real chance of becoming mighty oaks! cambridge2030.org

Across the UK, people are doing amazing things for their communities: providing warm meals, companionship, preventing homelessness and much more - but they need resources to do this. Check out the work in #Leeds and #Bradford via @LeedsCommFound: youtu.be/N69Gnwp_Sok?si… #Local

Our delegation from Nigeria is homeward bound now. They’re leaving with ideas on how to increase women’s representation in the Nigerian National Assembly. Here’s Hon. Blessing Chigoru Amadi describing how she hopes the Special Seats Bill will improve women's representation in the National Assembly.

Every step forward matters! In 2023–24 we worked with: 🌿 2,357 young people 🏫 136 schools & organisations 👩‍🏫 500+ visiting staff Results after 6 months: 💫 75% built stronger relationships 🌞 68% improved wellbeing 🌿 Nearly half showed positive behaviour changes

Speaker of Canada 🇨🇦 meets CPA Secretary-General during Westminster visit @HoCSpeaker Hon. Francis Scarpaleggia & 3 Canadian MPs met with CPA SG Stephen Twigg to discuss wide range of parliamentary activities during @UKParliament visit hosted by @CommonsSpeaker @ParlDiplomacy

#COP30is well and truly underway. Our Commonwealth Parliamentary Climate Forum report comes out soon and will be on the CPA UK website. Meanwhile, here’s a clip from the inspirational speech @roz_savage speech gave at the Forum:

As always attending the @PeterboroughCVS AGM gives me a chance to thank those giving selflessly through voluntary service to Peterborough. Volunteering is the glue holding our communities together & PCVS has been supporting them for 45 years nurturing partnership, innovation & a stronger kinder Peterborough. Thank you PCVS for your service to the City.

ALABARÉ The BIG Sleep at Stonehenge Fri1 4 Nov to support homeless veterans. I’ll be sleeping out in the rain to raise funds. 2200 Tue 11 Nov, thanks to generosity of supporters. justgiving.com/page/andrew-tu… £17,575 raised; £18,000 target, please help raise last £425; 3 days to go!

A delegation from the Nigerian National Assembly is visiting us at Westminster this week. 🇳🇬🇬🇧 The visit focusses on women’s representation and gender-based violence, continuing important conversations that began earlier this year when a CPA UK delegation visited Nigeria.