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Catherine Atkinson MP's Message of Support for SME4Labour

SME4Labour do great work to build strong relationships between Labour and the small and medium enterprises that shape and drive our country. They champion the voices of smaller businesses that can be easily drowned out by larger corporations and help us in our mission for growth – plus, their fundraisers are not to be missed. The networking events are particularly useful in meeting other lik...
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Steve Race MP's Message of Support for SME4Labour

Many people contributed to the successful election of our new Labour Government  - everyone who delivered a leaflet and put up a garden stake, to those who knocked on doors or developed our winning national and local strategies. Our country will be a better place as a result; and our constituents will start to notice the difference as we embark on our missions...
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Chris Webb MP's Message of Support for SME4Labour

The value of SME’s can’t be understated in Blackpool, where the visitor economy and local workers depend on hospitality, entertainment and suppliers for employment. But I have seen the challenges they are facing with crime, rising costs and a lack of government support. Now with a Labour government and with me as their MP I know we can take positive action for...
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Richard Baker MP's Message of Support for SME4Labour

As Labour sets out plans for stability and growth in our economy, I know how crucial the role of small, medium and family run businesses will be in realising this ambition.  In my constituency of Glenrothes and Mid Fife, SMEs are vital not only to our local economy but to the fabric of our communities. In such a wide vari...
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Emily Darlington MP's Message of Support for SME4Labour

After the economic mess of the Conservative government, it is SMEs that need our support to grow our economy. Never has it been more important than the voices of small and medium size businesses are heard in Westminster and Whitehall. SME4Labour is a great way for politicians to keep close to business, their barriers and their successes. Emily Darlington MP Member of Parliament for Milton Ke...
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Rachel Hopkins MP's Message of Support for SME4Labour

SME4Labour is a dedicated champion of small, medium, owner, and family-run businesses, bringing their voices to the heart of our political discourse. We all agree that SMEs are the lifeblood of our high streets and communities. In Luton South & South Bedfordshire, entrepreneurs and small businesses contribute significan...
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Mike Reader MP's Message of Support for SME4Labour

I am proud to express my support for SME4Labour. This organisation plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between small and medium-sized enterprises and the Labour Party, recognising that SMEs are indeed the backbone of our economy. SME4Labour has provided invaluable guidance to me, deepening my understanding of the chall...
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Noah Law MP's Message of Support for SME4Labour

SME4Labour has been a consistent source of wisdom on the challenges facing SMEs across the country and forum for bringing together likeminded Labour policymakers who are committed to speaking up for them. Noah Law MP Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay  

Luke Charters MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

The thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises across the UK offer a plethora of employment opportunities, foster economic growth, and create wealth across our country. Above all, they bring a real vibrancy to communities up and down the UK - that’s certainly true in the case of my constituency, York Outer. It is so cr...
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Claire Hazelgrove MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SME4Labour are one of the most active forces for good in our movement - supporting candidates, bringing like-minded people together, and sharing their insights and impact from the work lifting up and shining a light on SMEs across our country.  SMEs are vital to the people and communities of Filton and Bradley Stoke. Around...
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Jackie Baillie MSP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Small and Medium Enterprises are the bedrock of the UK economy, providing millions of jobs and helping to grow our communities. SMEs were hit hard by the pandemic and are being let down by a government that has been bad for economic growth, failing to offer them the help they need to thrive. SME4Labour has been successful in advocating for small and medium-sized ...
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Lord Blunkett ’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

We all know that small and medium enterprises of are the backbone of the British economy. We know that, despite understandable attention on what is happening to very large enterprises (the corporates), the bulk of employment in the UK is with SMEs. All of this is a given. But it is only the Labour Party that really understa...
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Jeevun Sandher MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SME4Labour has been essential in helping us to change as a party and for supporting us as individual candidates. They have provided a forum for us to discuss ideas and the space for us to connect with one another. We should all be thankful for the role SME4Labour has played in our party and I hope it continues. Jeevun Sandh...
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Lee Barron MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

I have been delighted to work with SME4Labour, a brilliant initiative which continues to work tirelessly to support small and medium sized enterprises. So many jobs in our economy are now in SME’s and its crucial that Labour supports those businesses and works with them. The jobs we need for the future need to be good jobs, secure jobs and ones that shape our eco...
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Julie Minns MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Happy 7th Anniversary SME4Labour. Your championing of the essential role small and medium sized businesses play in our local and national economies, makes an invaluable contribution to policy making and the success of our Party. Onwards to the next 7 years. Julie Minns MP Read more

Shaun Davies MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

I am proud to be a supporter of SME Labour, a group that represents the interests and values of small and medium enterprises in the Labour party. SME Labour has been indispensable in empowering me to raise much needed funding for my campaign as a Labour the next MP for Telford. They have enabled a dialogue with businesses, assisted me in understanding their needs...
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Judith Cummins MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SMEs are the beating heart of our economy, accounting for over 60% of UK jobs, and boosting our economy by £2.4 trillion. It is vital that the Government listens to the voices of SMEs, enabling them to prosper and grow. That is why SME4 Labour is such a vital platform, and tonight’s A...
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Fred Thomas MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Congratulations on holding your 7th anniversary gala dinner.  I am delighted to send this message of support to SME4Labour. As an organisation  that represents such a hard-working and vital sector of our economy, you have much to be proud of.  I can probably do no better than to echo the words of John Reynolds MP, who  described SMEs as the beating heart of our e...
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Jonathan Reynolds MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Britain is brimming with driven entrepreneurs and Labour will work hand in hand with them to ensure the next Labour Government is offering the firm foundations they need to prosper and grow. Labour is proud to back our small businesses. SME4Labour do a tremendous job of facilitating dialogue between small business and Labour’s members, elected representatives and...
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Cllr Ross Garrod’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

As Leader of Merton Council, I know it is thanks to SME4Labour’s seven years of tireless work that small businesses in Merton and across the country once again firmly view Labour as the party of small business and enterprise. Merton’s 11,000 SMEs are the lifeblood of our borough's culture and economy. Whether it’s Merton’s ...
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Joanne McCartney AM’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

I am delighted to wish SME4Labour a huge congratulations on marking seven years of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises within the Labour movement. Small businesses are the backbone of London’s economy, and it has never been more important to promote growth and sustainability within the SME sector, as SME4Labour does so well. Communities across my consti...
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Gregor Poynton MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SMEs are the backbone of our economy, fostering innovation, creating jobs, and strengthening local communities. Scottish Labour, in collaboration with the wider UK Labour Party, is committed to economic recovery, understanding and championing the vital role of small businesses in this national mission. In this election year...
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Cllr John Cotton’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Over the last seven years, SME4Labour has been a valuable advocate for small and medium enterprises within the Labour movement. Birmingham has much to celebrate, with small and medium enterprises playing a huge role in making our city a great place to live, work, and have fun.  Whether you’re shopping on the Soho Road, or...
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Chi Onwurah MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SME4Labour provide incredible support to SMEs within our Labour movement. The partnership between businesses, workers, and government is at the heart of Labour’s approach – and SME4Labour do so much to strengthen that bond over the past seven years. I’ve been privileged to speak at SME4Labour events in Parliament, at Labour...
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