Posts Tagged ‘meg hillier’
Coronavirus: ‘Buy up empty homes to ease overcrowding’, Hackney MP tells government
Meg Hillier and fellow MP Karen Buck urge Whitehall to ‘relieve pressure on overstretched housing sector’
Read MoreRevealed: Local politicians tried in vain to resolve Ruby Williams case
Urswick headteacher rejected issues as ‘monumental distraction’ as Hackney South MP praises ‘strength and resilience’ of Williams family
Read MoreLocal MP Meg Hillier re-elected chair of influential government spending watchdog
Hackney South rep to front public accounts committee for third time, and promises to ‘call out every politician who tries to pretend austerity never happened’
Read MoreGreenpeace Shoreditch photo exhibition highlights threat to oceans – but local MPs a no-show
Group says it is a ‘shame’ politicians couldn’t turn up – but urges them to get behind its campaign to protect the deep blue
Read MoreLabour’s Meg Hillier re-elected as MP for Hackney South – but says national picture is ‘gutting’
Hillier wins resoundingly but warns of ‘unlucky Friday 13th for us all’ with Boris Johnson on course for large majority
Read MoreLeader – Dashers and dancers
A Christmas election is a big ask for local candidates, but some have shown more willing than others
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion’s Hackney South climate hustings turns into Brexit debate
Focus moves from climate to discussions on democracy, trade and electoral reform
Read MoreAll of Hackney’s general election candidates and their policies – in one place
Thirteen candidates across both constituencies set out their stalls for winter election
Read MoreMPs and council leaders join to condemn Overground service disruption as ‘completely unacceptable’
Politicians demand answers from TfL over missing statistics on delays
Read MoreLondon Renters Union slams Town Hall for ‘vindictive conduct’ towards Marian Court resident
Local MP Meg Hillier dragged into long-running row after council uses email written in support of her constituent Shahbana Bibi to withdraw its duty to find the mother-of-four a home
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion: ‘Big win’ for local contingent as Hackney MPs voice support
Both Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier accepted a meeting with borough rebels to discuss the movement’s demands
Read MoreTitbits – Fuelling splits and political mis-hits
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreGuardians of the Arches take sell-off fight to Parliament
Traders up in arms over threat to the future of Hackney’s local businesses
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor renews call for national Windrush Day
Patrick Vernon urges government to make 22 June an annual ‘celebration of migrants’
Read MoreTown Hall launches search for 100 inspirational Hackney women to mark suffrage centenary
Nominations are open to find and showcase ‘local heroes’ driving change in the borough
Read MoreMeg Hillier opens new ‘creative business hub’ in De Beauvoir
Hackney South MP unveils plaque in front of 100 guests at launch party
Read MoreCampaigners ‘mystified’ over Diane Abbott’s failure to sign fossil fuel pledge
Hackney MP’s team cites ‘Shadow Cabinet protocol’ and unfair media scrutiny
Read MoreRiot in Dalston as protest over death of Rashan Charles turns violent
Police and politicians urge people to respect Charles family’s wish for no “hostile actions”
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats bemoan democratic deficit and ‘tactical voting for Labour’
Dave Raval and Joe Richards call for ‘fairer voting system’
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier re-elected as Hackney MPs with increased majorities
Labour party incumbents returned with huge vote share
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