Wednesday 15 January 2020 Cat Smith / Youth Significant day for our democracy, 16-17yr olds in Wales gain right to vote – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Monday 9 December 2019 Arts / Austerity / Cat Smith Chart-toppers Clean Bandit’s Christmas Wish for real change Continue Reading
Friday 22 November 2019 Cat Smith / Jeremy Corbyn Labour launches Youth Manifesto with new £1 billion pledge for youth services Continue Reading
Monday 18 November 2019 Cat Smith Cat Smith comments on today’s interviews with Jennifer Arcuri Continue Reading
Monday 11 November 2019 Cat Smith / Mental Health / Youth Mental health services are at breaking point – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 November 2019 Cat Smith / Youth Young millennials being short-changed by the state – Cat Smith responds Continue Reading
Monday 4 November 2019 Cat Smith / Youth Cat Smith on the start of National Youth Work Week Continue Reading
Friday 1 November 2019 Cat Smith / Voter ID Cross party MPs advise extreme caution against Voter ID – Cat Smith responds Continue Reading
Sunday 13 October 2019 Cat Smith / Voter ID Report that Queen’s Speech will include plans for voter ID Continue Reading
Monday 7 October 2019 Cat Smith / Jeremy Corbyn / Youth Labour announces vision to build a universal youth service taking a public health approach to young people’s needs Continue Reading
Monday 30 September 2019 Cat Smith Cat Smith MP responding to the Chancellor’s announcement of funding of youth services Continue Reading
Friday 27 September 2019 Cat Smith Cat Smith responds to the latest estimate by the Electoral Commission that up to 9.4 million were not correctly registered to vote Continue Reading
Tuesday 17 September 2019 Cat Smith / Youth Call for votes at 16 to give youngsters a voice in face of eco-breakdown – Cat Smith responds Continue Reading
Monday 16 September 2019 Cat Smith / Voter ID Cat Smith responds to the Association of Electoral Administrators’ position statement Continue Reading
Friday 6 September 2019 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Boris Johnson must not rig election by stopping students voting – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Wednesday 14 August 2019 Cat Smith / Youth Youth work training at record low – Cat Smith responds Continue Reading
Monday 22 July 2019 Cat Smith / Voter ID 1000 voters denied rights because of Govt scheme – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Friday 19 July 2019 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Cat Smith responds to Electoral Commission feasibility study on voter registration Continue Reading
Wednesday 10 July 2019 Cat Smith / Youth Youth services guidance review announced – Cat Smith responds Continue Reading
Monday 24 June 2019 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Cat Smith comments on EU complaints about obstacles to EU citizens voting in European elections Continue Reading
Thursday 23 May 2019 Cat Smith Government solely to blame for chaos as EU citizens denied right to vote – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Monday 13 May 2019 Cat Smith / Voter ID Tories trying to rig future elections by voter suppression – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Tuesday 7 May 2019 Cat Smith / Youth Knife crime linked to council cuts says APPG – Cat Smith responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 April 2019 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement These voter ID pilots are a total waste of money – Cat Smith responds to Electoral Reform Society briefing Continue Reading
Thursday 11 April 2019 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Labour considering automatic voter registration Continue Reading
Wednesday 10 April 2019 Cat Smith / Voter ID Chloe Smith compares voter fraud to rape – Cat Smith demands apology Continue Reading
Friday 15 March 2019 Cat Smith Labour stands in solidarity with young people over youth strikes today – Cat Smith MP Continue Reading
Wednesday 13 February 2019 Cat Smith Court date set for legal challenge against the Government’s voter ID plans – Cat Smith responds Continue Reading
Friday 11 January 2019 Cat Smith We cannot let 2019 be the year that the Tories get away with closing down democracy by preventing people voting – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Tuesday 4 December 2018 Cat Smith Voter ID legal challenge is vital for defending British democracy – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 November 2018 Cat Smith It’s unacceptable that the Government is refusing to tell Parliament the cost of the next round of voter ID trials – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Thursday 27 September 2018 Cat Smith Tory austerity is holding young people back – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Tuesday 11 September 2018 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Government should stop trying to make it harder for people to vote – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Monday 10 September 2018 Cat Smith Final boundary recommendations are nothing but an undemocratic power grab – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Wednesday 5 September 2018 Cat Smith Tory boundary plans are yet another power grab – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Wednesday 22 August 2018 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement It is a disgrace that the Tories are ploughing on with another round of their dangerous voter ID pilots – Smith Continue Reading
Tuesday 31 July 2018 Cat Smith / Youth Labour announce bold vision for Statutory Youth Services Continue Reading
Friday 25 May 2018 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement The boundary review in its current form is simply not fit for purpose – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Friday 4 May 2018 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Labour is calling on the Government to scrap voter ID as a matter of urgency – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Thursday 3 May 2018 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Voters denied their right to vote is proof voter ID has no place in our democracy – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Monday 23 April 2018 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Government’s pilot voter ID is inadequate and could disenfranchise legitimate voters – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Monday 23 April 2018 Cat Smith / Youth Labour commits to consult on the implementation of a statutory youth service at youth summit Continue Reading
Sunday 22 April 2018 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement This intervention from the Equality and Human Rights Commission is further proof that this Government is determined to undermine our democracy – Cat Smith Continue Reading
Tuesday 6 March 2018 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Cat Smith comments on letter from 40 charities to Government on decision to enforce voter ID Continue Reading
Thursday 15 February 2018 Cat Smith / Voter Engagement Cat Smith responds to George Osborne in support of votes at 16 Continue Reading