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The expected quashing of Sam Hallam’s conviction is great news for him, his family and supporters.

But it raises serious concerns about police processes. These need to be investigated thoroughly and I will be pressing Government and the Metropolitan Police to conduct a full investigation.

There’s also a wider concern…

Meg has called on the Government to do more to help struggling businesses. She said the Queen's Speech ' does little to tackle economic problems and I am particularly concerned for the businesses in my constituency and unemployment'

Meg raised the value of Hackney's many new start-up businesses and the…

Meg Hillier expressed her disappointment after the Co-operatives consolidation Bill was dropped from the Queen's speech.

Meg said in the debate on the Queen’s speech, 'The previous Government did a great deal to change the law on co-operatives and to provide new legislation that made it easier to set them…

The finance bill

The finance bill has been debated by MPs in the House of Commons over the last month. It has been beset by problems mainly because proposals have been poorly thought through. It hits older people, working families and those on the lowest incomes the hardest. Next year,…

Meg Hillier expressed her disappointment after the Co-operatives consolidation Bill was dropped from the Queen's speech.

Meg said yesterday in the debate on the speech, 'The previous Government did a great deal to change the law on co-operatives and to provide new legislation that made it easier to set them…