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Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Any serious political party should be as interested in the creation of wealth as it is in fair wealth distribution.  To have the good society we want, we need a strong, thriving and creative economy where successful businesses can flourish, employ people and put something back into the community.  After Covid, that is more essential than ever.  SMEs are the backbone of a lot of the creativit...
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Cllr Sheila Peacock’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

I am delighted to be asked to write a short message in support of SME4 Labour, this organisation has proved to be a benefit  to many small enterprises. I am so glad that this initiative was started just over 4 years ago, as SME4 has proved to be a lifeline to many people trying to start up new enterprises giving them much needed support and information how to improve. As I have been a member...
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Cllr Liz Atkins’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Small and medium sized businesses have always been vital to our local communities. This was especially true during the pandemic. When allowed to operate, they provided a life-line to many local people. That was certainly the case in Lambeth. Yet many SMEs and the self-employed, hit by Covid-19, have been badly let down by the lack of Tory government support. I’m very impressed by the work of...
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Debbie Abrahams MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SME4Labour has made a major contribution to developing and campaigning so successfully for Labour’s policies. Our small business sector is the power-house of the economy, contributing nearly half of the UK’s income in the private sector. Small businesses are critical to boosting productivity levels so for sustainable growth, we need to support our entrepreneurs and small businesses as we bui...
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Wayne David MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

I offer my full support to SME4Labour to connect with our friends, relatives and neighbours who work for and run the small and medium businesses across our country. These businesses provide a terrific economic contribution in our communities and cities, and SME4Labour ensures their voices are heard within the Labour Party. Ultimately, small and medium businesses should be treated with the re...
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Emma Hardy MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SMEs employ 16.8 million people in the UK and play a vital role in the economy. Importantly, they pay their taxes in the UK and keep money circulating in local economies. We have seen what can be achieved when Labour-led local authorities have focused on service procurement from local SMEs. SMEs can also be a driving force in re-imagining and reinvigorating our declining high streets given t...
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Cllr Sunny Lambe's Message of Support for SME4Labour

More often than I can remember, the Tories have claimed that moral ground of being the only party of business. Sadly, our own Labour Party had allowed them to run away with myth. It is now up to us, progressive democratic Labour movement to now reclaim that space as a true party of aspiration and compassion which I sincerely believe the SME4Labour espouses to represent, year in, year out. We...
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David Evans’ Message of Support for SME4Labour

Small and medium sized businesses are integral to local prosperity and the fabric of communities.   It is all too easy for political parties to think of business as homogenous - we wouldn't do that with a community and the same diversity applies to business.  Running my own small business gave me a first-hand taste of the challenges faced.  There is no substitute for doing it yourself to kno...
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Sadiq Khan’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SMEs are a vital part of our economy and our communities across London but many small businesses are facing enormous challenges as a result of the fight against Covid-19. Londoners really do value their local independent businesses and I will continue to champion and support SMEs as we recover from the pandemic, and manage the ongoing impacts of Brexit. I am pleased to support SME4Labour who...
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Lord Kinnock's Message of Support for SME4Labour

In Covid conditions ,life has been more tough for SME’s than ever before,not least because of the way in which the Government has  woefully neglected the realities facing self-employed people.The fact that so many have endured and shown great creativity is a tribute to enterprise,service and true bravery.That deserves recognition and - vitally - support because you will be essential in all e...
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Joanne McCartney AM's Message of Support for SME4Labour

The past 18 months have been extremely tough on London’s small and medium enterprises. But they have shown real strength and resilience in the face of such turbulent times. They undoubtably will be relied up to help London and the UK with the recovery going forward. I want to thank SME4Labour for their committed and tireless work to bring businesses and politicians together to facilitate imp...
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Fabian Hamilton MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SMEs are the beating heart of our communities in Leeds and across the country. Throughout the pandemic, Labour has shown that it is the party of local business and the self-employed and I’m delighted that SME4Labour will be making this clear through its excellent work in supporting so many enterprises up and down the UK."   Fabian Hamilton Read more

Cllr Parvez Ahmed’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

 am delighted to have been asked by Ibrahim to share a small message ahead of the 4th Annual Gala Dinner of SME4Labour. As both a small business owner of many years as well as a Labour Party Member and local Councillor, I am proud to be associated with SME4Labour and the fantastic work being done to strengthen relations between small and medium-sized enterprises, micro-businesses and the sel...
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Siobhain McDonagh MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Ibrahim Dogus is a fantastic advocate for small businesses within the Labour Party. Small businesses are the driver of the UK economy and we all know that they have experienced huge difficulties as a result of coronavirus. I would like to thank Ibrahim and SMEs for Labour for being their voice in the Labour Party. Siobhain McDonagh MP Labour Member of Parliame...
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Small and medium businesses are the backbone of our local economy, and I recognise the enormous contribution SMEs make in my own constituency of Streatham and all over the UK. Whether it be corner shops and cafes who have had to work throughout the pandemic, or independent retailers and the self-employed who have been short-changed by the Government, they deserve support and recognition for ...
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Ian Lavery MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

The work done by SME4LABOUR in working alongside small businesses has been absolutely fantastic, especially throughout the pandemic. The past year has been extremely difficult for small, medium, micro sized businesses as well as the self employed, who have had to get by with little guidance and insufficient support from the government. In constituencies like mine and many others up and down ...
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Tulip Siddiq MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

Small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of our economy, and they are a key part of what makes our communities unique and special. I know from close working over many years with businesses in my constituency of Hampstead and Kilburn that the Labour values of fairness, working together and community are what drive so many SMEs. SME4Labour has done a brilliant job of reinforcing that...
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Mary Kelly Foy MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted all too often that big business can voice its concerns to the Government, but by contrast the plight and struggles of SMEs and the self-employed fall on deaf ears. The Labour Party must stand up and be a voice for the thousands of hardworking micro, small and medium sized businesses whom don’t possess the Prime Minister’s phone number as a means to raise...
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Richard Burden’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

SMEs are the lifeblood of our economy in so many ways. Many of the ground-breaking innovations that have come out of the UK over the years have their origins in the creativity of Individuals and companies in the sector. For Labour’s vision of a dynamic economy rooted in social justice to be realised, strong SMEs are vital. That is where SME4Labour comes in – providing a forum fo...
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Feryal Clark MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

The past 12 months have been incredibly difficult for businesses across the country as we begin our economic recovery from COVID-19, and no one has felt this more than our SMEs. SMEs are at the heart of our community and economy, with SME’s accounting for 52% of private sector turnover in 2020 and 60% of all private sector jobs in the UK (a total of 16.6 million), contributing to their statu...
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Cllr Rosa Gomez’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

The self-employed, micro-businesses, and small and medium-sized enterprises employ more than 15 million people in the UK, most of whom have suffered to a greater or lesser extent during the past year of pandemic. The Tory government’s lack of help for small businesses and the self-employed can be contrasted with their massive support for big business – be it handing out lucrative contracts t...
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Jeff Smith MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

I know from the constituency I represent in South Manchester what an important role SMEs play in making our communities what they are. I also understand from the contact I have with local traders and business owners some of the unique challenges that entrepreneurs and business owners face. Many have been let down by the lack of support the government have given certain sectors and types of b...
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Lucy Powell MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

As part of Labour’s Shadow Business team, I’ve engaged throughout the pandemic week in, week out with small businesses as we’ve urged the government to improve support, and mend the gaps in the Coronavirus safety net for firms and those Ministers have excluded. SME4Labour have been an essential partner in that, linking our team with businesses, and providing a forum and meeting space to list...
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Conor McGinn MP’s Message of Support for SME4Labour

I’m proud to have over 2,540 incredible SME’s located in my St Helens North constituency. They play a vital role in cementing our strong sense of pride in place, they boost jobs, skills and prospects, and collectively enrich the social, economic and cultural fabric underpinning our communities. By promoting and strengthening our party and movement’s ties with SME’s, SME4Labour’s work is crit...
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