Constituents have written in to me asking why those on Universal Credit, and pensioners on Pension Credit Guarantee must pay for Covid tests, whether they are Lateral Flow tests (LFTs) or the more expensive Polymerase Chain Reaction tests (PCRs). The Government’s cut of £20 per week from Universal Credit (UC) in October 2021 has already …
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Climate change is such an important issue, and during my period as Leader of the Opposition I made history by getting a motion passed in the Commons declaring an “environment and climate change emergency”; the world’s first parliament to do so. I would like to have had the opportunity of driving through our real Green …
Many of my constituents remain concerned about Breast Cancer care in this country, and I share these concerns. A breast cancer diagnosis must surely be distressing, and it is unacceptable to consider that the situation could be a whole lot worse as a result of delays in diagnosis. While the Government has pledged additional funding …
Many folk wrote in about the RMT Rail Strike and I was pro active in supporting the strikers for I consider railway workers to be among our the millions of “unsung heroes” around the country; keyworkers who are so often overlooked. It was clear to me that once the railways were privatised, we were going …
This has been a dramatic week in parliament. Boris Johnson finally resigned yesterday (Thursday), after an intensive parliamentary build-up and a record number of resignations from his cabinet. He finally realised he had to go, and did so, with a not very convincing resignation speech in Downing Street. Even Larry didn’t look very impressed by …
As well as being Member of Parliament for Islington North, I am member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). In late June 2002 the Strasbourg Council plenary session took place. Plenary sessions happen 4 times a year. I gave two short speeches at PACE during two debates in this session on …
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