News Archive
Meg's update on the impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on creative industry workers
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Business and workers in the creative industries have been hit with the double whammy of COVID-19 and Brexit.
It is vital the March 2021 Budget does not act as a cliff-edge with the large-scale withdrawal of all support for workers and businesses in this industry. I’ll continue working with my frontbench…
Meg's weekly round-up: Friday 5 February
Friday, 5 February 2021
The Public Accounts Committee published a report this week on the Government's plan for its long-term environmental goals. The climate emergency requires urgency. The Government must move on from aspirational words and start taking the hard decisions. I'll continue pressing. Read the report here.
The Public Accounts Committee also published a report on Free School…
Meg hosts a roundtable for workers and businesses in the creative industries
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Creative industry workers and businesses have been hit with the double whammy of Brexit and COVID-19.
Thank you to Alison McGovern MP, Shadow Minister for the Creative Industries, and all the Hackney creatives who joined today's roundtable on the impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on the creative industries.
Real life examples…
Meg's weekly round-up: Friday 29 January
Friday, 29 January 2021
This week the Public Accounts Committee scrutinised the Government's plans for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and ending rough sleeping by 2024. Still lots of work to do.
And I challenged the Minister for Schools over school closures and what plans there are to support pupils with catch-up learning. See…