This week:
- The Withdrawal Agreement Bill passed through Parliament and became law
- The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government agreed to meet with me in February to discuss unsafe cladding in Hackney
- I put my hat in the ring to be Chair of the Public Accounts Committee
I will be voting against the Queen's Speech because:
❌ It doesn’t act with the urgency the climate emergency demands]
❌ It lowers food safety standards
❌ It fails to properly fund the NHS
See me discuss this and more in my new weekly round-up.
The bedroom tax policy does not work.
On one estate, the Wenlock Barn estate in Hoxton, 74 families are hit by this policy and they do not have an option to move to a different property.
If the Prime Minister was serious about his desire to be a one nation Conservative, it is a policy that he should abolish right now.
Today I voted against the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which:
❌Weakens workers’ rights, consumer and environmental protections
❌ Scraps legal protections for refugee children
❌ Paves the way for a no deal Brexit.
This is what the Tories can do when they have a big majority.
Thank you Hackney South and Shoreditch for re-electing me.
Now, more than ever, Hackney needs a strong Labour voice to stand up for:
As the Labour and Co-op candidate for Hackney South and Shoreditch, I'm still here to help you.
Please email meghilliermp@parliament.uk if you need my help.
See my final round-up as Parliament is dissolved.
I ran to be Speaker of the House of Commons to highlight the culture of poor management and bullying of staff in Parliament. There are too many staff who are fearful of speaking up.
I will continue to pursue this issue and am grateful to the trade unions and staff for their input.
The PM is up to his tricks again. He is trying to bounce Parliament into passing his Brexit deal without proper scrutiny. Scrutinising Brexit cannot and should not be done on the fly.
See me discuss this as well as HMRC’s mishandling of tax credits. Also in an upcoming session the Public Accounts Committee will be challenging government officials over Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) funding so please let me know if you have any experiences you’d like to share.
I’ll be voting against Boris Johnson’s Brexit Deal tomorrow. Many problems with it, including lack of environmental and employment protections. See more in my weekly round up.