Wera Hobhouse MP: Sustainable aviation fuel is “a game changer for the future of green transport”
‘One of the biggest obstacles to decarbonising the aviation industry is the amount of jet fuel being used per flight.’
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Wera Hobhouse MP: How new legislation will strengthen protections for workers against sexual harassment
On the 20th of October, the government took a bold step in the right direction towards ending workplace sexual harassment by letting my Private Member’s Bill the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill 2022-23 pass
Wera Hobhouse MP: Ticket Office Closures will lead to further chaos for commuters
Closing ticket offices prioritises short-term cost-cutting over positive user experiences, at a time when industrial action has already impacted on passengers’ ability to travel the UK via rail
The government must withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty to meet its climate obligations
The government’s commitment to the ECT is yet another blatant display of its disregard for the Paris agreement and our Net Zero targets
Tory rhetoric on the climate crisis doesn’t survive contact with reality
The government’s Energy Bill falls well short of what’s needed
Wera Hobhouse MP: ‘The Public Order Act has ‘no place in our society’
‘The Home Secretary needs to accept that The Public Order Act was a complete misstep and order a review of the legislation’
The UK must lead the world in animal welfare – Wera Hobhouse MP
We should take a stand against industries that exploit animals for profit
The freeze on Local Housing Allowance is only increasing the financial pain for renters
We have called for the Local Housing Allowance to be unfrozen so that benefits are more closely aligned with the rate of rent in an area
Voter ID laws put the democratic rights of millions in jeopardy
This is a ‘subversion of the democratic process’
Wera Hobhouse MP: Not a single river in the UK is free from pollution and the Tories keeps muddying the waters
‘Protecting all of our rivers and streams is essential to prevent Britain from becoming an open sewer’