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Personally Speaking: "Lessons to be learned from my trip to Beirut"

Thursday, 5 May, 2022

Just before Easter I had the opportunity to visit Lebanon, a beautiful country which is home to five UNESCO world heritage sites. Tragically, due to decades of political unrest in the region and within Lebanon, the nation has been blighted by contamination. Over a million landmines have made much of the fertile land unusable. The UK has been working with the Mine Advisory Group and the Lebanese...

Jo Gideon MP and Harper-Lee Foundation joins Ministerial Working Group on Button Battery Safety

3rd May 2022

The Harper-Lee campaign was started by the Sentinel and local MP Jo Gideon, working with Harper-Lee’s mum, Stacy, following the tragic death of Harper-Lee in...

Jo Gideon MP, visits Lebanon to see the impact of UK aid and expertise first hand.

24th April 2022

Jo Gideon MP, Member of Parliament for Stoke-On-Trent Central, visits Lebanon to see the impact of UK aid and expertise first hand. As part of a delegation of...

Jo Gideon MP Happy Vaisakhi Message

14th April 2022

I would like to wish you all a very Happy Vaisakhi as your local Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central. For hundreds of years, Vaisakhi has been an...

Personally Speaking: "Voluntary sector needs shared plan on funding"

7th April 2022

I was keen to meet with charity leaders at the Stoke-on-Trent Voluntary Sector Forum at Saltbox a couple of weeks ago to listen to their concerns as...

1922 BACKBENCH COMMITTEE ON BEIS PUBLISHES URGENT REPORT TO HELP CONSUMERS CUT ENERGY BILLS

7th April 2022

Ahead of today’s Energy Strategy launch by government, the 1922 Backbench Committee on Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of which I am Vice Chair...

Jo Gideon MP speaks on the main stage at Conservative Party Spring Conference

21st March 2022

I’m honoured to have had the chance to speak on the main stage of the Conservative Party Spring Conference to speak about Levelling Up and Stoke-On-Trent.

Jo Gideon MP speaks to Sky News after Conservative Party Spring Conference

21st March 2022

Delighted to speak to Sky News after a really positive Conservative Party Spring Conference.

Jo Gideon MP speaks to Channel 4 News whilst at Conservative Party Spring Conference

21st March 2022

Delighted to speak to Channel 4 News whilst at Conservative Party Spring Conference. #CPSC22

Jo Gideon MP visits Bispham Station to see levelling up Blackpool in action

20th March 2022

During Conservatives Spring Conference, I met the owner of Bispham Station Cafe Bar and had a great chat about Levelling Up. He kindly invited me to visit and...