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February 2018

Hull MP demands fairer deal for the North on transport investment

Feb 27, 2018 - Tags:
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Parliament
Transport for the North
Fair deal for Hull
Diana Johnson MP led a House of Commons Estimates Day Debate on the spending of the Department of Transport, asking for a fairer deal on investment in transport for the North.
 

For this Government all roads lead South

Feb 23, 2018 - Tags:
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Constituency
Transport
regeneration
Diana Johnson MP has had the article below published in the New Statesman magazine. It can also be read at https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/devolution/2018/02/diana-johnson-mp-why-government-all-roads-lead-south-0
 

Ask not what the country can do for the North

Feb 09, 2018 - Tags:
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Constituency
Northern Powerhouse
Diana Johnson MP has had the article below published in the Yorkshire Post today (9 February) on the Northern Powerhouse.
 

Hull MP accuses Government of going back 100 years on council funding

Feb 07, 2018 - Tags:
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Parliament
Fair deal for Hull
Speaking in the Commons, Hull North MP Diana Johnson has accused the Government of going back 100 years in forcing ‘the poor to keep the poorest’ with council tax hikes, while cutting Government funding for council services, in deprived areas like Hull.
 

Tory plans to cuts free school meals condemned by Hull MP

Feb 05, 2018 - Tags:
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Parliament
free school meals
Universal Credit
Hull North MP Diana Johnson has slammed Tory plans to change the threshold for free school meals eligibility under Universal Credit.
 
The move could leave over a million children nationally without a hot meal in schools.
 

Labour MPs bid to tackle Holiday Hunger in Hull

Feb 02, 2018 - Tags:
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Constituency
holiday hunger
poverty
Food Banks
Hull North MP Diana Johnson convenes a meeting today (Friday 2 February) to kick-start a scheme to help tackle the scandal of children going hungry during the school holidays.