Josh MacAlister MP
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Josh MacAlister MP
@JoshMacAlister
Children’s Minister; MP for Whitehaven & Workington; Mountain Rescue Volunteer; Charity Founder; Author of 2022 Care Review; Former Teacher
Cumbria Katılım Şubat 2009
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Joined @leicesterliz, @Keir_Starmer, and @Steph_Peacock at @number10gov to host a conversation with teenagers about growing up online.
Lots must and will change!
Final few days to contribute to the consultation
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Tech Secretary @leicesterliz joined @Keir_Starmer, @JoshMacAlister and @Steph_Peacock to hear directly from parents, young people, charities and community groups on making the online world safer.
Their views will shape our next steps.
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New stats show we now have over 1,600 more teachers in our colleges & sixth forms.
With the 2,300 more we have in our secondaries & special schools, Labour is on our way to recruiting 6,500 more expert teachers.
We're turning the Tory tide on teacher recruitment & retention 📈
Bridget Phillipson@bphillipsonMP
For the record: 📈 2,300 more secondary and special school teachers 📈 Trainee teachers up 11% 📈 Physics up 36% 📈 Computing up 44% 📈 Maths up 16% 📈 Attendance improving 📈 Behaviour improving Labour is getting more children in class & more teachers in front of them. #PMQs
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We’re launching the Fostering Innovation programme today 🚀
All part of our efforts to create homes for another 10,000 children to grow up in foster care by the end of this parliament
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A very strong start to 2026 -significantly above forecasts. GDP/capita rose 0.6% in first three months of 2026 (@OBR_UK expected gdp/capita to grow by 0.8% in 2026 as a whole)
Office for National Statistics (ONS)@ONS
GDP grew 0.6% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2026. Services (+0.8%) construction (+0.4%) and production (+0.2%) all increased. Read the full article ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/grossd…
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Running the London Marathon tomorrow. Supporting Gary McKee’s efforts to raise £100k for Hospice at Home West Cumbria. I’m only doing one marathon- tomorrow will be his 100th in 100 days!
Chip in here: justgiving.com/page/marathon-…
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The only way to tackle knife crime is working cross-government.
Yesterday’s knife crime strategy is as a result of that collaboration.
@JoshMacAlister @JakeBenRichards @Steph_Peacock
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'There is no judgement in it, but we want to create some new social norms.’
Children and families minister @JoshMacAlister speaks to @AnnaJonesSky and @LeahBoleto, as the government issues new guidance on screen time for under-fives
Read more: trib.al/kLvCaqu
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Spurred on by the perseverance of campaigners like you @CMcKinnellMP who have been pushing for better kinship support for years!
Catherine McKinnell MP@CMcKinnellMP
🔔 @NewcastleCC has been selected as a Kinship Zone 🌟 Local kinship carers to be part of a pilot announced by @JoshMacAlister to ensure grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who step in to care for children in Newcastle get the support they need👇 catherinemckinnellmp.co.uk/newcastle-kins…
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Great visit- thanks for hosting me @rceallen!
Ross Allen@rceallen
Minister @JoshMacAlister’s visit to 🇪🇪 included: - two Ministers (@kristinakallass and @KarmenJoller) - three schools - meetings with the AI Leap leadership - meeting charity and care sector representatives… …. and a quick walk around Tallinn’s snowy Old Town with me! 🇬🇧🇪🇪
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Knife crime is down under Labour. But as we have tragically seen this week, there is much more work to do.
Today, we’ve announced new measures to ensure early, rapid and rigorous intervention for children found with a knife.
This will make our country safer and save lives. @LBC
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I am heartbroken to hear about the stabbings at a school in Brent.
My heart goes out to the families affected and the young people, teachers & school community at this awful time.
We are in contact with the school and council to offer support. Investigations are now underway.
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Good discussion between Minister Kallas and UK Minister for Children and Families @JoshMacAlister
Topics included Estonia’s work on countering disinformation, fostering critical thinking, and strengthening media literacy 🇪🇪🤝🇬🇧.
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Interest rates down
Waiting lists down
Wages rising
Green light for new nuclear
Planning reform delivered
Children’s social care being reformed
Tough few days but PM needs space and time to keep delivering the change we promised. He’s a decent, serious man committed to service.
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"The care system needs to be making not breaking relationships."
Josh MacAlister, MP for Whitehaven and Workington as well Minister for Children and Families, spoke to That's TV about the Government's new plans to improve foster care.
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Our North Area Director, Rebecca Ball, took a trip to West Cumbria last week to meet with local MP @JoshMacAlister.
They visited some of the amazing #ACEsupported organisations in the area, discussing the vital role they play in education, local pride and the visitor economy ⭐️
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Mountain rescue winter training with my team ❄️ 🚨 ⛰️
Took a few days out from the usual mad dash in Parliament and the constituency to join my Mountain Rescue team in the Cairngorms 🏴
Great opportunity to brush up on skills and spend some quality time with the team
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"Farmers in particular are often right at the bottom of a very long line of decisions made by other people."
Workington and Whitehaven MP @JoshMacAlister told That's TV the Uplands Transformation project aim to cut down on bureaucracy in rural Cumbria communities.
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