

Kirsten Rhodes
203 posts

@lifeofbees
Canadian Brit, working for Cancer Research UK. All views and thoughts my own.










We were pleased to hear the UK Govt’s proposed legislation to raise the age of sale of tobacco mentioned in the King’s Speech. This is an important step towards a #SmokefreeUK. Read our new blog by our policy manager @Alizee_Froguel here 👇 news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/11/07/kin…




1/We need more funding for tobacco control. But we’re still waiting for UK Govt to act. A ‘polluter pays’ fund would make tobacco companies – not the taxpayer – pay for this. And MPs from all political parties want a fund introduced. Want to see change?bit.ly/SignSmokefreeU…

🚨We're #hiring!🚨 Our Campaigns Team is looking for a passionate candidate to help lead our campaigning work across the UK. Interested? Apply soon! Applications close tomorrow. 🕒 bit.ly/JoinCampaigns






Smoking remains the UK’s biggest cause of cancer and death. For each day the UK Government fails to stub out smoking, hundreds of lives will be needlessly lost across the UK. RT to support our #SmokefreeUK campaign 🔁 Read more: cruk.ink/43bLvh6 #WorldNoTobaccoDay

We have spoken as #OneCancerVoice and handed in our petition to @10DowningStreet. It’s time for @RishiSunak to address the cancer emergency and commit to fully funded, ambitious and focused action for cancer in England. Retweet to show your support, and demand action 🔃

You could be forgiven for thinking there was only one event in Westminster yesterday. There wasn’t. Here campaigners give 80,000 reasons to urgently address a ‘failure’ to act on the #cancer diagnosis & treatment emergency blighting Britain @CR_UK @Michelle_CRUK






Over 60 cancer charities, MPs & people affected by cancer incl our @CRUK_Policy Ambassadors @MerciaJensen @lwhlaura are speaking with #OneCancerVoice and will hand in a petition today to No.10 signed by 76k+ in just 4 weeks, calling on @RishiSunak to take action now on cancer.
