Parliament - Louise Haigh MP

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Israel/ Hamas Conflict – 26/10/2023

In recent weeks since the latest escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, I have been left utterly devastated by the reports of the many deaths and the attacks on civilian targets on every side of this conflict. These attacks have endangered civilian lives and resulted in Palestinian and…

Letter to Rishi Sunak

Like so many people across the country, I have been left utterly devastated by the reports of the many deaths and the attacks on civilian targets on every side of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Every loss of life is a tragedy and sets back the prospect of…

Rosebank Oilfield

The news that approved Rosebank oilfield has been approved, coupled with Sunak’s net zero speech on 20 September provides a clear picture of a Government which is intent on watering down or outright abandoning our crucial climate commitments. It is for this reason that I believe that the Government’s plan to…

Housing Emergency

Over a million people are waiting for a council house, while the number of social homes for rent has fallen. More and more people are having to turn to private landlords, which is driving up demand and rents in the private sector, where millions live in the knowledge that they…

Sovereign Grant Act 2011

The Sovereign Grant Act was designed to improve the security and transparency of royal finances. Under the terms of the Act, the grant was originally set at 15 per cent of the profit made by the Crown Estate, although this rose to 25% from 2018. In July this year, I…

Environment Pledges

In recent weeks I have had many conversations with people across Sheffield Heeley about how tackling climate change is one of their priorities. Firstly, I would like to make it clear that I believe that failure to invest in tackling climate change and therefore the future of our prosperity and…

Strengthening Integrity in Politics

Thank you for contacting me about your support for changing the culture of Westminster politics. From my experience, the actions of Braverman and Johnson are far from isolated. We have seen time and again how this Tory party appears to have no respect for the rules and believes themselves exempt…

Coerced Abortion in China

I believe the appalling treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang is a scar on the conscience of the world. It is important that we don’t forget that the Uyghur minority in the west of China have been systematically stripped of what few civil liberties they had, and subjected…

Ticket Office Closures

As your local MP and as the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, this is a matter I have been looking into with the utmost seriousness and urgency. You can watch me hold the Government accountable for this crisis here, despite the Secretary of State failing to show his face…

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