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Wera Hobhouse MP

Heathrow Airport
Opinion

Wera Hobhouse MP: Sustainable aviation fuel is “a game changer for the future of green transport”

Wera Hobhouse MP
20 December, 2023

‘One of the biggest obstacles to decarbonising the aviation industry is the amount of jet fuel being used per flight.’

Opinion

Wera Hobhouse MP: How new legislation will strengthen protections for workers against sexual harassment

Wera Hobhouse MP
1 November, 2023

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

A photo of a 'Save Our Ticket Offices' rally
Opinion

Wera Hobhouse MP: Ticket Office Closures will lead to further chaos for commuters

Wera Hobhouse MP
14 September, 2023

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

A placard with text reading "There is no planet B"
Opinion

The government must withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty to meet its climate obligations

Wera Hobhouse MP
20 July, 2023

The government’s commitment to the ECT is yet another blatant display of its disregard for the Paris agreement and our Net Zero targets

Rishi Sunak speaking at COP 27
Opinion

Tory rhetoric on the climate crisis doesn’t survive contact with reality

Wera Hobhouse MP
30 June, 2023

The government’s Energy Bill falls well short of what’s needed

Just stop oil
Opinion

Wera Hobhouse MP: ‘The Public Order Act has ‘no place in our society’

Wera Hobhouse MP
26 May, 2023

‘The Home Secretary needs to accept that The Public Order Act was a complete misstep and order a review of the legislation’

Opinion

The UK must lead the world in animal welfare – Wera Hobhouse MP

Wera Hobhouse MP
20 April, 2023

We should take a stand against industries that exploit animals for profit

Rent
Opinion

The freeze on Local Housing Allowance is only increasing the financial pain for renters

Wera Hobhouse MP
21 March, 2023

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

Voting Ballot Box
Opinion

Voter ID laws put the democratic rights of millions in jeopardy

Wera Hobhouse MP
22 February, 2023

This is a ‘subversion of the democratic process’

Rivers
Opinion

Wera Hobhouse MP: Not a single river in the UK is free from pollution and the Tories keeps muddying the waters

Wera Hobhouse MP
19 January, 2023

‘Protecting all of our rivers and streams is essential to prevent Britain from becoming an open sewer’

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