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Liz Twist

Liz Twist

Labour MP for Blaydon and Consett

Liz Twist is the Labour MP for Blaydon and Consett, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

11,153

Recent swing

+6.1% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

No registered donations

SUPPORTED

Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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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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Where Liz fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Liz Twist

Liz Twist

Member of Parliament

Blaydon and Consett

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

No current committee memberships