I am proud to have represented Knowsley North and Sefton East and, prior to that, Knowsley North for 20 years.
I have lived almost all my life in the area, was educated in Huyton and at Kirkby College and am committed to working with Knowsley and Sefton Councils, our government and our community. Over the last eleven years we have made significant progress to overcome the many years of disadvantage we suffered under the Tories.
The issues I take up in Parliament are those that concern local people - housing, health, transport, education and crime and disorder, as well as dealing with the thousands of individual problems that people experience.
I hope you will find this website useful to learn more about my work in Westminster and the constituency. I welcome your views and feedback.
The Rt Hon George Howarth MP
Latest news
- George asks the Prime Minister about sharing intelligence with close allies. More information.
- George leads new campaign to win fairer pensions for Gurkhas. Read the full story in the Liverpool Echo and the Early Day Motion tabled by George in Parliament.
- George asks the Communities Secretary if he will welcome a new proposal to regenerate Kirkby. See the Hansard record of the debate in Parliament the the Communities Secretary's written response.
- Gordon Brown steps in to revive Kirkby regeneration proposals. George says "it's very encouraging that [Minister for the North West], Phil Woolas, with the blessing of the Prime Minister, is engaging with Knowsley Council, Tesco and others to see what can be done." Read the full story in the Liverpool Daily Post and read about George's views on the proposals.
- Sir Thomas Legg confirms he has "no issues" with George's expenditure claims as part of his review of all MPs' expenditure. Read his letters to George and view Georges expenses here.
- George meets the Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson, to make the case for a new proposal to invest in Kirkby. More details.
