House of Commons – Hackney Citizen

‘I like to think I blazed the trail’: Hackney MP Diane Abbott celebrates 35 years in office

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 17 June 2022 at 13:51

The Hackney North representative is the longest-serving MP in the Commons after becoming the first Black woman to be elected in 1987

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 12 September 2017 at 10:25

‘It is not unusual to have three vacancies across all 53 of Hackney’s primary schools’, says council spokesperson

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 26 April 2016 at 17:53

The first Syrian refugee has yet to be resettled in Hackney, despite Mayor Jules Pipe last year saying the council wanted to ‘stand up and help’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 16 February 2011 at 08:55

Debate about legislation is being stifled by party managers forcing MPs to toe the government line, with toxic effect