All articles written by Baroness Massey on PoliticsHome.com

09 Jan 2020 Home affairs

Government must commit to the UN's recommendations on children's rights

Ahead of the UN committee on the Rights of the Child inspection next year, we must improve child mental health services, services for children seeking asylum, child homelessness, and the treatment of children in trouble with the law, writes Baroness Massey.

27 Feb 2019 Home affairs

We must equip young people to make sensible choices about use of the internet and to have the skills to combat bad influence

Labour peer Baroness Massey of Darwen writes following her House of Lords question on 'Strengthening controls over internet providers in the light of concerns over child bullying and suicide'.

19 Nov 2018 Health

Women have the right to know that there is help to reduce pain during mammograms

Labour Peer Baroness Massey calls for increased access to breast cushions to help women avoid discomfort and pain during mammograms

07 Sep 2018 Home affairs

We must deal with issues of bias and lack of recognition of special needs

Baroness Massey writes for PoliticsHome on better ways to protect vulnerable people in our mental health support system.

15 Jan 2018 Foreign affairs

European leaders must collaborate to address the refugee crisis

Countries with migrant hotspots find themselves unable to cope. This crisis will only get worse unless we resolve to work together, writes Baroness Massey