Ministers decline to back stricter shotgun controls after Plymouth mass shootings . The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Commons ‘most unprofessional workplace I’ve ever been in’ – shadow minister Luke Pollard MP said victims are being let down as a ‘blind eye’ is turned to abuse in the heart of politics. The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023
Labour MP Luke Pollard reveals skin cancer diagnosis The shadow armed forces minister is receiving treatment for skin cancer but said that he hoped to be back at work ‘shortly’ Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2023
Labour MP reveals skin cancer diagnosis Luke Pollard is receiving treatment for skin cancer but said that he hoped to be back at work ‘shortly’. The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023
Labour calls for major gun law review after MPs back Firearms Bill Shadow defence minister Luke Pollard said gun reforms agreed by MPs were ‘ad hoc’, and wider changes should be considered. The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023
‘A disgrace’: more than 100 trees cut down in Plymouth despite local opposition Scores of trees destroyed in hours on Tuesday despite petition signed by 16,000 people The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023
'Terrifying' warning guns are in wrong hands as MP tells of constituent in hiding The government is under pressure to tighten gun laws after the conclusion of an inquest into the killings in Keyham, Plymouth, by evil Jake Davison, as Labour MP Rachael Maskell said a woman in her constituency has been forced into hiding Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2023
'Warring hat-trick of Tory calamities are a tragedy for the British people' Kevin Macguire looks at how Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak being at loggerheads is bad news for all of us as Truss tries to blame everyone but herself Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2023
Labour MP makes gun reform plea and says laws needed to tackle incel violence Labour's Luke Pollard says thousands of pump-action guns must be removed from UK homes, while misogynistic violence should be treated as a hate crime to prevent a repeat of the sickening Plymouth murders Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023
Online Safety Bill may not stop incel culture danger, says Plymouth MP Luke Pollard Jake Davison shot five people dead in Plymouth in August 2021 Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023
Fears over shooting clubs as politicians call for tighter firearm restrictions SNP MP Alyn Smith, who represents Dunblane, and Luke Pollard, the Labour MP for Plymouth, want an overhaul of existing gun laws. Daily Record · Nov 27, 2022
MP calls on Foreign Secretary to apologise and says Qatar World Cup 'not safe' for LGBTQ+ people Labour MP Luke Pollard says the World Cup is not safe for gay supporters Chronicle Live · Nov 8, 2022
Qatar World Cup 'not safe' for LGBT people, says MP Labour MP Luke Pollard says the World Cup is not safe for people like him Wales Online · Nov 8, 2022
World Cup in Qatar not safe for someone like me, says gay MP Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and anyone found participating in same-sex sexual activity can be punished by up to seven years in prison. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Senior female officer to lead probe into abuse allegations against women in Navy Defence minister Andrew Murrison said anyone found culpable would be held accountable for their actions ‘regardless of their rank and their status’.
Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022 Councils ordered to buy 40,000 mirrors for 'warped priority' ID checks on voters All voters in Britain will have to show photo ID to vote from May 2023 - despite fears it'll deny poor people a vote. Now cash-strapped councils will have to buy 40,000 mirrors to deal with it
Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022 Sick 'women-hating' incel sites draw record audience one year from Plymouth shooting Plymouth gunman Jake Davison posted YouTube videos ranting about being a virgin and his failure to find love before he killed five people last year, including his mother
Daily Mirror · Aug 9, 2022 UK troop budget cut as British Army numbers slashed despite mounting threats Funds available for service personnel have dropped as the size of the Army dwindles - even though MPs have called for a rethink after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2022 Londoner’s Diary: ‘Actors Centre must still be place to take risks’ In today’s Diary: Sheila Hancock says that the soul of the Actors Centre must be preserved / Luke Pollard won’t miss MPs in Lycra / Milton Jones is no James Bond
Manchester Evening News · Aug 1, 2022 Georgia Taylor-Brown sends 'perfect message' after triathlon gold at Commonwealth Games With men's champion Alex Yee and Manchester’s women's silver medallist Georgia Taylor-Brown in the line-up, this was the host team's race to lose and along with Sophie Coldwell and Sam Dickinson they were faultless from gun to tape for a 46 second victory
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022 Scandal of men abusing other men in Westminster ‘deliberately hidden’, MPs told Cabinet Office minister Michael Ellis claimed there is “no such culture” in Parliament before encouraging any victims of abuse to come forward.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 22, 2022 Why are MPs at Westminster wearing blue ribbons at PMQs? AT Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, MPs from across the political spectrum were seen wearing blue ribbons on their lapel.
Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2022 One in four troops 'dissatisfied with service family home' The findings, highlighted by Labour to mark Armed Forces Week, came in a regular report from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022 Holiday homes are ‘hollowing out’ coastal areas, says MP Labour MP Luke Pollard says Covid-19 has ‘turbo-charged’ housing crisis in rural and coastal towns
Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022 Plans to ban pump-action shotguns from private homes after deadly shooting spree The Commons heard there are 23,955 current certificates for pump action shotguns and 1,918 certificates for pump action rifles “on issue in England”.