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Meg visited the City and Hackney Carers Centre at their new premises in Dalston today.

The centre provides both emotional and practical support for carers in east London.

The centre celebrated with a day of entertainment from around the world including Bollywood dancing and a Turkish Bazaar.

Meg said: “It’s…

Meg gave birth to a baby girl in April. Both mother and baby are doing well.

Meg will be on maternity leave during the summer, returning in the autumn.

In the meantime, please contact the office as normal. Meg's staff are authorised to take up constituency work in her absence.

Parliamentary Business

Parliamentary standards bill

The Government has introduced a bill to create an independent body to regulate the Parliamentary expenses system without requiring Parliamentary approval.

The new independent parliamentary standards authority will be responsible for preparing and enforcing the rules. The expenses system, rules and reports of investigations will…

Meg is the Labour & Co-op MP for Hackney South & Shoreditch.

First elected in 2005, Meg has been a junior Home Office Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

In 2015, Meg was elected by MPs from across both sides of the House of Commons…

Housing minister Margaret Beckett has announced extra support for local authorities to keep council rents down.

The average guideline rent increase for council tenants will be halved from 6.2 per cent to 3.1 per cent. It is unusual to re-examine guideline rents already issued but inflation was much higher in…