Simon Opher

With male mental health and suicide still a major health concern, schemes like these should be rolled out through the lower league league clubs that tend to be at the heart of their community.”

• Dr Opher said
  The Independentindependent.co.uk/sport/footba…10:55

If we go into the next election with him, we are going to get slaughtered.”

• Simon Opher, a doctor before he became a MP, made a devastating diagnosis of Starmer’s value as leader
  Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/uk…May 11, 00:00

If my chief of staff had done this, I think he’d be looking for another job,

• Opher added
  Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/labour…Feb 6, 12:24
• Mr Opher told the BBC
  Sky Newsnews.sky.com/story/police…Feb 6, 14:29
• Asked whether that meant sacking McSweeney, Opher replied
  Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Feb 6, 09:20theguardian.com/politics/2026…Feb 6, 19:00
• Simon Opher MP called for a “clear out at Number 10”, telling the BBC’s Today programme
  Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Feb 6, 15:49
• Mr Opher said
  Sky Newsnews.sky.com/story/police…Feb 6, 14:29
• he said
  Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Feb 6, 08:22
• Backbencher Simon Opher called for a “clear out at Number 10”, telling the BBC’s Today programme
  Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Feb 6, 14:33

This is an absolute disgrace. Many MPs who voted against are also outraged. “... I believe this is a real threat to our democracy and in the end will hasten the abolition of this unelected second chamber. It shows our system doesn’t work and is fundamentally undemocratic.”

• Dr Simon Opher, one of the Labour MPs on the bill committee who undertook its original scrutiny before the Commons vote, said
  Guardiantheguardian.com/society/2026…Jan 22, 12:05