# Stephen Timm
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Stephen Creswell Timms (born 29 July 1955) is a British politician who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2006 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Ham, formerly Newham North East, since 1994.
Timms served in the New Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown under several portfolios.
244. Lord’s Day Sermon: Run the Rce (Sir Stephen Timm MP)
AN ADDRESS by SIr Stephen Timm MP on 21st September, 2025.
Access to Work; Access to STEM
The rumours continue to circulate about cuts to the government's Access to Work scheme. The scheme provides additional support for disabled people to get into and maintain work - such as specialist equipment and support workers. Following a summer of consultations, Disability Minister Sir Stephen...
How do you sign BSL and cut hair at the same time?
After a summer of discontent and rebellions around welfare reform, the government has announced how it will look into the future of Personal Independence Payments (Pip) with the Timms Review, named after the Government minister in charge.
That Minister is Sir Stephen Timms and he joins Emma to ...
Stephen Timm: Six SA startups to watch in 2026
As we get 2026 fully underway, which startups in South Africa should you have an eye on as an ecosystem stakeholder?
Stephen Timm wrote about six startups he will be keeping an eye on and joins the podcast to explain his selection.
Some of what we discussed:
* The rationale for picking the start...
Disability Confident Scheme, Blind Sailing
The Disability Confident Scheme is a government programme that aims to help employers recruit and retain disabled people. Organisations can volunteer to sign up and move through three tiers that have varying levels of commitments. As part of a series of measures to try to help with the recruitmen...
How the government and the DWP made PIP policy on the fly
In this episode, I talk to renowned benefits journalist Chaminda Jayanetti.
We talk about this Labour government's attempt to make cuts to the personal independence payment disability support benefit last year.
In particular, we talk about the fact that the government didn't realise who the cuts...
New Access to Work Recruits, Audio Description on Streaming Services
The Department for Work and Pensions is in the process of hiring nearly 500 new members of staff to help clear the Access to Work backlog and tackle long delays. The Access to Work scheme can help disabled people gain and maintain employment by providing funding for things like support workers an...
Disability benefits system ‘not working’
A key disability benefit is not working for millions of disabled people or the government and needs fundamental change, says a review by Sir Stephen Timms. Campaigners warn David Lammy, the Secretary of State for Justice, that a lack of safeguards over prisoners’ early release puts abuse victims ...
Andy Burnham (Almost) Wins
Today, Andy Burnham's Labour leadership bid has been backed by 322 Labour MPs.
If no one else enters the contest, as expected, Burnham will be declared Labour leader next week before taking office as prime minister on 20 July. Burnham is currently just one short of securing 323 nominations, which...
After Ann Widdecombe: Are Public Figures Under Threat?
Have we reached the point where being a public figure in Britain is simply too dangerous? Following the killing of Ann Widdecombe, the investigation has taken another dramatic turn after the suspect was re-arrested and the case was taken over by counter-terrorism policing. Detectives say there is...
