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UK GOV URGED TO BACK SNP BILL TO BAN EXPLOITATIVE PRACTICE Hannah Bardell MP has condemned Tesco for seeking to slash workers’ pay using exploitative fire and rehire tactics. Commenting, Ms Bardell said: “The move by Tesco to employ fire and rehire tactics in an attempt to force workers to accept significantly reduced contract terms – […]
Read moreHannah Bardell MP asked PM Boris Johnson to meet with her, Livingston constituent Wilma Ord and campaigner Marie Lyon to discuss the recommendations in the review into Primodos, sodium valproate and vaginal mesh published by Baroness Cumberlege. Mr Johnson, who said he too had received constituent representation about this, agreed.
Read moreSpeech in the House of Commons on a motion raised by Hannah Bardell MP I beg to move, That this House has considered lesbian, bisexual and trans women’s health inequalities. It is a pleasure to move the motion and to speak in this very important debate on lesbian, bisexual and transgender women’s health in the […]
Read moreThe issue of benefit sanctions and income security while self-isolating due to potential exposure to Coronavirus was brought up in Prime Minister’s Questions by SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford. The SNP has called on the Prime Minister to provide emergency legislation to protect workers’ rights and ensure people receiving Universal Credit do not face sanctions […]
Read moreIn the Tax Evasion debate I took the opportunity to hold the UK Conservative Government to account for its appalling decision to move HMRC jobs from Livingston and West Lothian to an hugely expensive site in Edinburgh. Alongside the concerns many staff have that they will be unable to move, the staff and unions have […]
Read moreLoneliness is a growing problem for the UK’s pensioners, and for some a television is their only means of connecting with the outside world. Imposing BBC TV License fees forces many to have to choose between loneliness and heating or food. This should not be the case in 2019. This affects nearly 7000 of my […]
Read moreThe appalling manner in which Boris Johnson responded to the image of a sick 4-yr-old being treated on the floor of a hospital due to lack of beds shows not only his lack of compassion, but his complete inability to recognise the impact of Tory cuts on our #NHS. Attempting to turn a question about […]
Read moreJuly – August Newsletter 2018 Welcome to my newsletter for July – August 2018. Please click on the inserted link above to read my round-up of constituency and Westminster issues. Kind regards, Hannah Bardell MP
Read moreJust over a year ago I took part in an historic photograph with other LGBT MPs and members of the House of Lords. It highlighted to the country and the world how many members there are of the two Houses that identify as LGBT. As of the 2017 General election there are 45. […]
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