Katie White MP

Promoted by Emily Richards on behalf of Katie White both at Otley and Yeadon Labour Party, 1 Nelson Street, Otley, LS21 1EZ

So great to visit @BentonParkSch and other schools this week taking part in #UKParliamentWeek some brilliant questions around animals; mental health and the local community

Mentioning my colleague @JoshMacAlister bill which I know has a lot of support in the parent community!

Brilliant afternoon @GuiseleyAFC with @GAFCCommunity alongside one of our three great councillors, Sonia Leighton on Saturday. Great atmosphere and a great result 👌🏻

I was incredibly proud to speak Bethany Rae Fields' name at Prime Minister’s questions today in Parliament. Bethany was murdered outside her workplace in 2019 by her ex-partner. Bethany approached the police multiple times before her murder and this brutal killing should never have happened. Her Mum, Pauline, and her entire family, show incredible strength as they campaign to create a lasting legacy in her name. Pauline's campaign aims for Bethany’s initials BRF—"Believe, React, Fast"—to become a standard approach for authorities in handling stalking and abuse cases, shaping related policy, legislation, and guidance. I’m proud to back her campaign and I was delighted to sit down with Pauline and the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girl, Jess Phillips, to discuss this heartbreaking case. As the Prime Minister said in response to my question today, the Government is committed to halving violence against women and girls. I’m encouraged by new steps to improve support for victims, including embedding domestic abuse experts in 999 control rooms. There’s more to do, and I look forward to continued government reforms on this critical issue.

This comes up all the time across Leeds North West. The system just isn’t working and is completely overwhelmed. It’s great to see our Education Secretary looking at wider reforms in addition to the injection of cash she secured for SEND in the budget last week.

Brilliant meeting this morning with the inspiring @BCRT team - a charity which began 20 years ago in #Leeds and is based in #Horsforth Working on one of the rarest forms of cancer - until there’s a cure. If you know of anyone diagnosed with bone cancer, make sure they’re accessing their support and services

🌹 Many firsts today. FIRST budget under a Labour Government in over a decade and FIRST budget delivered by a female Chancellor. I was so proud to be in the Commons today. Lots of news out there, so here are a couple of announcements you might have missed. We are: 💰 Supporting cost of living with uplifts to living wage and pensions 🏦 Growing our economy with increased capital investment and encouraging private investment 🚂 Better public transport: funding for West Yorkshire mass transit and upgrade on trains between York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester 🏥 More money for the NHS to fix our hospitals, increase appointments and cut waiting times 🧠 More money for mental health crisis centres 🧑‍🏫 Rebuilding our schools with £6.7bn fund 📚 Employing more teachers, tripling the budget for school breakfasts and £1bn uplift in spending for SEND ⚡️Great British energy, warm homes plan and faster EV charging rollout 🍺 1p off a pint and fixing potholes ✉️🩸 Compensation for Post Office and Infected Blood Scandal 👩‍⚕️ The biggest increase to Carer’s allowance since its introduction 🏠 £1 billion for the Household Support Fund

The ⁦@UKLabour⁩ benches are bursting for the first Labour Budget in 15 years. Awaiting the arrival of ⁦@RachelReevesMP⁩ and excited to hear her big plans to change the country - time to stop the decline and invest in Britain’s future 🇬🇧

Yesterday, I delivered my first speech in Parliament, known as a Maiden Speech. ❤️ I expressed my pride in representing Leeds North West—a region rich in history, vibrant communities, and a strong Yorkshire spirit. 🎖️ I highlighted Leeds North West's incredible legacy, from historic landmarks like Otley Chevin to thriving businesses such as Abraham Moons and EMIS, all contributing to both local and national success. 🎡 I celebrated our community events, including the Guiseley Festival, Yeadon Carnival, and Rawdon Summer Gala, which showcase the strength of our Yorkshire pride and community spirit. 🎉 I honoured the amazing people who make Leeds North West special, including our young students, local groups like Horsforth Shed and Otley 2030, and Brian Firth, the founder of Public Access Defibrillators UK. 🌱 I emphasised my determination to tackle the local issues my constituents have raised with me, whether it’s addressing climate change, improving mental health, or supporting our local businesses—all aimed at creating a greener, healthier future. 👂 Finally, I promised to listen, learn, and act—committed to championing Yorkshire’s values and delivering for our community with joy and determination. You can watch the full speech below or a little clip ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=VGYNnD7A…

It was a late night last night but the atmosphere in lobby was pretty electric to vote to make work pay. 📣 £600 cash boost for lowest paid 📣 10 million people across the country will benefit 📣 30,000 new Dads qualify for paternity leave #MakeWorkPay

It was fantastic to open @EMISHealth UK's C-X Experience Centre at Fulford Grange in beautiful Rawdon in my constituency last week. EMIS support the vast majority of our GPs and pharmacies with their data services, and are trialling important solutions to support prevention and reduce costs for the NHS. Leeds is at the heart of the health tech agenda. Some very exciting developments on horizon. Hope to show @peterkyle at some point. @DHSCgovuk

I am really pleased about this decision by ⁦⁦@DavidLammy⁩ and ⁦@SteveReedMP. Fantastic to have the post at all and even better to have it occupied by the amazing ⁦@ruthdavis27⁩ Happy Sunday evening 💚 UK appoints first nature envoy theguardian.com/environment/…

It’s been a busy week; not to mention 📣 cheaper train fairs xitter.twitterapi.xyz/louhaigh/status/184696… 📣 Buy now, pay later’ regulation, so firms like Klarna and Clearpay will be forced to do affordability. 📣 and of course National Wealth Fund to be Headquartered in #Leeds

Meeting students across the constituency is undoubtedly one of the highlights of this role. Today was no exception. The students I met today @RalphThoresby were curious; thoughtful and impressive. Brilliant questions that made me think and reflect. Thank you 🙏🏼

Never been to such a well attended breakfast meeting! The @theCCCuk is such an amazing institution that has inspired climate action across the world 🌎 We’re lucky to have it chaired by internationally renowned climate scientist @piersforster I’m looking forward to working with parliamentarians across the house on this agenda - cross party consensus will help us move faster; good for Britain and the planet 🇬🇧

📣 Campaign WIN 📣 Absolutely thrilled with today’s news that the National Wealth Fund will be headquartered in Leeds Huge thanks to @yorkshirepost and @UniversityLeeds @piersforster for backing the call. Hurray. A good day for Leeds. A good day for the country. A good day for green jobs. tinyurl.com/mrcyzf9z

Great way to mark #100Days back out on the doors in Yeadon with brilliant councillors @nelnanandnora and @OliverforGandR 🌹 Followed by a spooky lunch 👻 at Stage Door Cafe which is looking amazing. Then onto Horsforth St Margaret’s for an uplifting event by Horsforth community asset project group - what an array of organisations and people 👌🏻

Privilege to be at the opening of Ribbons sculpture at @LeedsPlayhouse this evening. It’s an amazing sculpture which was the result of two inspiring Leeds women @RachelReevesMP & @_judithblake chatting over coffee. Really enjoyed listening to the artist @pippahale the excellent performance of Beryl by Horsforth born @OHooleyandTidow and powerful speech from Sheila Howarth More exciting events tomorrow but whenever you can, I urge you to go and see it, for the beauty and the gateway to a host of inspirational stories