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Meg attended the Hackney Primary school Olympic Ambassadors presentation evening as part of Hackney's Olympic celebrations. Entertainment was provided by the Kingsmead School Steel Pans (pictured) and St Dominic's school street dancers - both schools brought the house down which is no mean feat in the Hackney Empire. Special guest…

The House of Lords Reform Bill has passed the Second Reading in the House of Commons. At this stage, the vote was on whether we supported the principle of the Bill.

I am in favour of House of Lords reform, however I do have concerns with the Government's Bill. Electing…

On the 5 July the Commons voted on holding an inquiry into the banking industry.

My colleagues and I voted in favour of an independent, judge-led inquiry into the professionalism in the banking sector. However the Government favoured a parliamentary inquiry.

The issue was debated in the House of Commons…

Meg supported an amendment to the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill which called for a change to the law to enable electors who are in the queue to enter a polling station at the close of poll to be allowed to vote.

You can see Meg’s contribution to the debate…

In a speech to MPs about social mobility, Meg told them that “Hackney may have its poverty, but there is no poverty of ambition”. Meg recently became vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on social mobility. Ensuring that Hackney young people are able to fulfill their ambitions and have equal…