Olivia Blake MP

Disagree. The climate crisis is very real, as is the energy crisis. We can’t keep going back to oil and gas. The war in Iran has again shown in stark terms Britain’s over reliance on oil. Sustainable, cheaper, greener energy exists, we need to invest in and understand it.

@Uma_Kumaran 100% this.

🌍 Protecting people is the first duty of a Government. At present, the UK is deeply unprepared for the increasing threat of floods, droughts, wildfires and food shortages. We need an urgent response and we won’t let the Government ignore warnings. Find out more @zerohour_uk

The UK is currently not on track to meet most of the Environmental Improvement Plan’s nature goals. At today’s EAC session, I asked the Secretary of State how the government plans to ensure the UK meets its international nature targets before COP17.

Labour can’t be the party of unity when we're conceding on division. We need to reunite our voter coalition around radical policies that impact everyday challenges.

Hard lessons need to be learnt from coming third in Gorton and Denton. We need a bold vision of what we stand for- one which breathes life back into our broken public services, lifts living standards and confronts inequality head-on.

Labour must reverse this decision if it is serious about putting country before party. We urge the party to reconsider in the interests of taking on Reform and building the strongest possible team in Westminster. Agree? Take action👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/guar…

Nature isn't a block to building- it's an asset. I asked the Minister about the rationale behind proposals which could allow some sites to bypass Biodiversity Net Gain rules.

This morning @_OliviaBlake explains why government CANNOT achieve aims to end child poverty & homelessness as long as immigrant families are excluded from support❤️ Proposed longer routes to settlement must not be applied retrospectively to migrants who have built lives here!

In the fight against climate change, nature remains our most powerful ally. Restoring ecosystems strengthens economies: harvests are less vulnerable to droughts, and forests can continue to act as the planet’s lungs, writes Labour MP @_OliviaBlake politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

It was lovely to visit Support Dogs UK in Sheffield this afternoon. Tune in to Radio 4’s Saturday Live tomorrow morning to hear about their fantastic work.

Yesterday, the Environmental Audit Committee held an evidence session around forever chemicals which are linked to various health and environmental concerns. I asked experts how ‘essential use’ of these chemicals can be defined, and in which sectors they should be phased out.

APPG member @_OliviaBlake urged the government to continue leadership shown at the COP30 negotiations when championing a road map for fossil fuel phase out by ruling out extraction at Rosebank.

1/ The affordability crisis is the biggest issue facing this country. That is why I am proud that this Budget acts to take £150 of costs off people’s energy bills.

Fleeing torture, war, or persecution is not a luxury. My piece in The Independent independent.co.uk/voices/uk-larg…

The ‘pull-factor’ myth isn’t just wrong - it’s a convenient excuse for harsher policies that don’t stop crossings, only strip people of their humanity. Deterrents just don’t work.

The fixation on so-called ‘pull factors’ is one of the most persistent myths in the recent migration debate. Labour must not capitulate. @LabourList labourlist.org/2025/11/this-i…

The human cost of these immigration reforms cannot be overstated. Children growing up under these proposed rules will experience nothing but uncertainty and fear.

To suggest that fleeing violence, war, and persecution is a “golden ticket” for those granted refugee status is deeply divisive and offensive. This language of winners and losers is not just ugly; it is dehumanising, and lifted straight from Farage’s playbook.

These proposals are not only cruel, they are catastrophically impractical. The Refugee Council estimates this could generate 1.4 million new review cases by 2035, at a cost of over £870 million. This is bureaucracy for its own sake.