On Friday 22nd October I backed the bill to end Fire and Rehire, the practise where companies fire staff only to bring them back with worse pay and conditions.

I am deeply disappointed that despite support from MPs of different parties across Parliament the government chose to oppose this new legislation.

This bill would have substantially improved employment protection for workers but instead the government blocked it, leaving hard working people exposed to this unacceptable practise by bad employers.

Hull's MPs have written to Ministers arguing for Hull rail electrification and, ahead of the Government's forthcoming Integrated Rail Plan, set out seven tests on transport for what real 'levelling-up' would mean for Hull. Click here for more info.

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I have signed this letter urging the Government to protect the pay, pensions and other important terms and conditions of our NSA staff in the Health and Care Bill. Thank you to Margaret Greenwood MP for all her work coordinating this response.

You can read the letter here

In the House of Commons today I told MPs that in my Summer survey of Hull North constituents on crime issues, 95% reported that they had recent experience of anti-social behaviour. I will be meeting the Humberside PCC tomorrow to discuss concerns about rising crime and anti-social behaviour. You can watch my intervention here.

In the House of Commons Urgent Question on the recent HMICFRS (Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services) report on the Police response to violence against women, I asked what more Ministers will do on the issue of 'low level' offending escalating to the most serious violent sexual offences.

You can watch my intervention here.

Speaking after Tory MPs abstained in today's House of Commons vote to stop the £20 cut in Universal Credit, Hull North MP Diana Johnson said:

“With Tory MPs abstaining, the Government will ignore today's Commons vote, called by Labour, to cancel the Universal Credit cut.

"This means that over 12,000 families in Hull North alone, with 8,700 children, will now be hit by this cut. This includes 5,200 Hull North people in work.

In the latest Ministerial Statement on COVID by Sajid Javid MP in the House of Commons today, I mentioned that Hull has high rates of COVID infection alongside low rates of vaccination and asked what Ministers are doing to combat this problem. Yu can watch my speech here.

I spoke today in the Department of Work and Pensions question session in the House of Commons.  I pointed out that the cut to the £20 Universal Credit uplift will damage Hull's local economy. You can watch my speech here.