Charlotte Nichols MP

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Labour MP for Warrington North 🌹 Jewish, book worm, happiest outdoors Email: [email protected]

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As far as I know no-one ever has (I did ask the clerks and the Journal Office, but there's no formal record in Parliament of who swears on what to be 100% sure), as it's not a holy book per se.

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I swore my oath on a Tanakh, and while Parliament has got a pretty wide range of available options (I'd love to know why the Zohar is one of them?) you can also request any other holy book, bring your own, or indeed not swear an oath on anything at all and make an affirmation instead. All counts 🤷‍♀️

Sacred Texts The following holy books are available to Members at the Table: the New Testament; the Old Testament; the Koran; the Sundar Gutka; the Welsh Bible; the Gaelic Bible; the Old and New Testament combined (New English Bible with the Apocrypha); the King James Bible; the Jerusalem Bible; the Torah; the Gita; the Book of Mormon; the Dhammapada (by either Sangharakshita or Gil Fronsdal); the Zohar; the Hebrew Bible and the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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Hard to see how it can be argued that the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" policy that passed at their conference isn't antisemitic in its intent or effect when among the things that are now considered racist acts you can be disciplined for is going to synagogue.

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Well, it wasn't our year. But, taking the positives (through gritted teeth haha), a sell-out Super League Grand Final and an underdog win is a great advert for rugby league. We go again 🤞🐺

A photo of me in front of Old Trafford for the Super League Grand Final in my very fetching new bomber jacket, which is the comfiest thing I ownA photo of some of the Warrington crowd, from my vantage point of the nosebleed seats in the Sir Alex Ferguson stand Some pre-match pyrotechnicsThe FT result. Warrington Wolves 10 - 23 Wakefield Trinity
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Thank you Sir Kevin! 👏 It seemed like all of Burtonwood came out this morning to cheer on Kevin Sinfield as he takes on the last leg of his '7 in 7: The Grand Finale' ultramarathon challenge for the MND Association! You can text "KEVIN10" to 70143 to donate £10

Some of the crowd hearing Sir Kevin Sinfield speak before setting off from Burtonwood A selfie with me and the two councillors for Burtonwood & Winwick - Cllr Burgess and Cllr MannSir Kevin Sinfield signing shirts for supporters Children from St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School with their banner supporting the run
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Today, the government has announced it is bringing in statutory bereavement leave for pre-24 week pregnancy loss from next April. This will make a huge difference to women and their partners who experience the pain of losing a pregnancy - and finally recognise it as the bereavement that it is.

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Finished a day of media about the £23m announcement today on specialist rape courts, which I'm specifically credited by the Government in securing having waived my own right to anonymity to push for the changes. Shout out to the Warrington Guardian comments section for always keeping me humble ✌️

A message saying "Nobody has raped you, you ugly ginger cunt... don't dare compare yourself to genuine victims"
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Funnily enough, I'm aware it was a manifesto commitment, this was a point I raised in the speech above if you'd care to listen to it. The point is that it wasn't being done. Now it is funded, agreed, and happening and that's thanks to both our new PM and Lord Chancellor - not to their predecessors.

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