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Derek Twigg
Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood
Derek Twigg is the Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
16,425
Recent swing
-4.8% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
No registered donations
OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 181-335
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SUPPORTED
Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion passed, 344-173
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Where Derek fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Derek Twigg
Member of Parliament
Widnes and Halewood
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Defence Committee
- Panel of Chairs
- National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
- Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament