Hilary Benn MP

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Britain and the World after Brexit

It is a great honour to have been invited to give this the third Harold Wilson Memorial lecture here at the University of Bradford with which he had such a long and close association. Little did I know when, as an 11 year-old, I attended a Labour Party rally in…

Universal Credit

I have been contacted by a number of constituents about the rollout of Universal Credit (UC). I share concerns about what is happening. Despite being the Government’s flagship welfare reform it has been plagued by problems in its design and delivery. UC was intended to lift people out of poverty…

Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – November 2018

It is sadly all too common in our big cities these days, Leeds included, to see people sitting on the ground asking for money or huddled up against the cold sleeping in doorways. Homelessness is on the increase, but the vast majority of people affected contact their local council to…

Hilary Visits Middleton Railway

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of visiting Middleton Railway to open the Last Coals…

Brexit – What happens next?

Thanks to all of you who have been in touch about the Brexit process, what happens next and whether there should be a public vote on the outcome. I was a passionate Remainer but I respect and accept the outcome of the June 2016 referendum on our membership of the…

Tackling Anti-Semitism and Promoting Unity

I have been contacted by a number of people about the issue of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party and the events of the last few months. Here are my reflections. I strongly reject the suggestion that Labour is an institutionally racist Party, although the way in which the anti-Semitism issue…

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