Policy Archives - Louise Haigh MP - Louise Haigh MP

Breaking down opportunity for all children across the country

At the Labour conference last week, the government committed to putting education front and centre. After fourteen years of neglect with crumbling schools, cold classrooms and low morale, the government is turning the page to put children first and break down barriers of opportunity for young people. The government has…

September Newsletter

It was great to be at the Labour conference earlier this week, where lots of announcements were made to help rebuild the country. More information about this below. Before I give an update on what has been happening in Parliament and in the constituency, I wanted to address the appalling…

More support for veterans and vulnerable groups in biggest boost to social housing in a generation

This week, the prime minister announced a new commitment to end homelessness for veterans, young care leavers and domestic abuse victims. The commitments announced will ensure that those who have served the country and the most vulnerable groups will have better access to social housing, scrapping rules that unfairly penalise…

New landmark renting legislation will transform the lives of private renters across Sheffield

Last week, the government took the first steps to introduce new legislation that will strengthen tenants’ rights and protections. The Renters’ Rights Bill, will be progressing through Parliament to bring about the biggest overhaul in rented rights legislation in over two decades. This will transform the lives of over 11…

Suspension of arms sales

Our new Government has taken the decision to suspend licences for arms exports that could be used in the current conflict in Gaza. It is absolutely right to take this action as the Foreign Secretary David Lammy has assessed that these weapons could be used to commit or facilitate breaches…

Tibet

I am aware that Human Rights Watch published its annual report in 2023 and raised…

Winter Fuel Payments

Many constituents have contacted me following the Chancellor’s Statement, and the announcement to stop the Winter…

Two Child Benefit Cap

The sad truth is that, under the Conservatives, the number of children in poverty has…

Water Companies

For far too long, water companies have let the public down. It is my fundamental…

Update on Middle East Crisis from the New Labour Government

Today, we share an important update regarding our initial steps to address the ongoing crisis…