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Meg's Weekly round-up: Friday 20 January 2023
Friday, 20 January 2023
I met with a Minister to press the case of unsafe cladding on buildings in Hackney. The good news is that from the 9 January there are now six high-street lenders offering mortgages on properties with cladding. But there's not enough movement on high insurance costs and a lack of…
Meg's Weekly round-up: Friday 13 January 2023
Friday, 13 January 2023
The Government that was clapping nurses during the pandemic now wants to sack them. It says the new trade union legislation introduced this week is to guarantee minimum service standards but doctors and nurses are striking precisely because they can’t guarantee those minimum service and safety standards during the normal…
Meg challenges minister on housing
Thursday, 12 January 2023
Hackney needs more properly affordable homes. Children are growing up in severely overcrowded or temporary accommodation – and the idea of owning a home is for many a pipe dream.
See me challenge the Government on what it will do to help councils build more affordable housing.
