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Energy Bill

The energy bill passed its third reading at the end of February. The bill covers three key areas; discount energy bills for those on low incomes, strengthening the energy watchdog Ofgem and investing in carbon capture and storage.

At the moment more than 800,000 households receive…

I have demanded an investigation into why 270 Hackney residents (over 200 in Hackney South) were unable to vote because of queues. I will be meeting the Returning Office this week to put my concerns to him directly.

I know there were three elections going on but that was hardly…

1 February marks the 100th anniversary of Labour Exchanges - what we now know as jobcentres - and 100 years of support for jobseekers and employers.

To mark the opening of the first labour Exchanges in 1910, Winston Churchill visited Hackney, Camberwell Green and Stepney. The 1910s Hackney Labour Exchange…

27th January marks the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Meg today pledged her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing the Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who perished in the Holocaust.

Meg paid…

Congratulations to Seyma from Berger Primary School who won my 2009 Christmas card competition with her fantastic reindeer design.

Congratulations also to Kaya, Nathaniel and Maya from Berger Primary School who were runners up and to Abigail from St John and St James Primary and Clayton from Whitmore Primary who…