Community rally organised by West Derby MP Ian Byrne calls for De La Salle to remain open
Mr Byrne told the Liverpool Echo: "The turnout was magnificent and I was delighted to hear so many eloquent speeches on what the school means to so many people. We heard inspiring stories from former pupils, former teachers, some of the facilities staff at the school, and a pupil of the future.”
Ian Byrne MP calls for Hillsborough education in schools as part of ‘The Real Truth’ legacy project
Liverpool MP Ian Byrne, who survived the Hillsborough disaster, has told Parliament that the tragedy should be taught in schools as part of the national curriculum.
“This Government could end hunger in Britain but it refuses” - my article in Tribune
The government's National Food Strategy was an opportunity to tackle hunger in Britain – but instead it shows that the Tories prefer millions living in food poverty to any kind of fundamental change
Big Issue: “National Food Strategy is ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle hunger in the UK”
National Food Strategy plans to give free school meals to more kids are welcome, said @IanByrneMP, but the report shows a "lack of ambition" to end families' struggle for food.
Right To Food National Day of Action
A national day of action is taking place across the UK today in support of the Right To Food campaign to make access to food a legal right for all.
Human Rights Watch backs Right To Food campaign
The international pressure group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has backed the campaign by Liverpool West Derby MP Ian Byrne and fan activist group Fans Supporting Foodbanks to make access to food a legal right and says it is time to put the human right to food into domestic law.
Football star throws weight behind Right to Food campaign
Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford has thrown his weight behind the campaign for a legal right to food in the UK, The Big Issue reports, as his own food poverty campaign continues to grow.
Preston City Council calls for the Right to Food to be enshrined in law
Preston Council is the latest council to back a call for the Right to Food to be enshrined in law and for it to be included in the national food strategy, the first independent review of the UK’s food system for 75 years.
Thousands of workers cannot afford the food they produce, serve and sell
A shocking report shows that one in every five workers in the food sector live in households which had run out of food from a lack of money and that thousands of workers in the British food industry cannot afford to buy the everyday meals they produce, serve and sell.
The Mirror backs the Right to Food campaign
The Mirror newspaper has officially backed the Right to Food campaign to make Government legally responsible for people in our communities who experience hunger.
Liverpool set to become the first ‘Right To Food city’ in UK
This week a motion will go before Liverpool City Council calling for the ‘Right To Food’ to be incorporated into the Government’s ‘National Food Strategy’, the first independent review of England’s entire food system for 75 years.
Season’s Greetings - and a Message to all my Constituents
A message to everyone in Liverpool West Derby
The mission to end food poverty that is starting on the streets of Liverpool
The Liverpool Echo highlights our Right To Food campaign