News from Hilary - Hilary Benn - Labour MP for Leeds South

Crisis in Jammu and Kashmir

I have today written to the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on behalf of my many Kashmiri constituents who have contacted me about recent disturbing events in Jammu and Kashmir. I am gravely concerned by India’s unilateral decision to withdraw the region’s autonomy – by revoking Article…

Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – August 2019

Someone asked me the other day why MPs use the term advice surgery. Well, I replied, we do give advice but we’re not doctors. But that’s not how one person saw it. The first person who turned up at my very first advice surgery as a councillor many years ago…

Hilary Benn MP speaks out in support of Alzheimer’s Society dementia care campaign

On Tuesday 9th July, I joined 120 other Members of Parliament at an Alzheimer’s Society…

Hilary at Hunslet Gala 2019

Last Saturday, I had the honour of opening of the Hunslet Gala, it was a wonderful…

Hilary’s Article for the Yorkshire Evening Post

There are moments when you can glimpse what the future will look like and I had one of those last Friday. You might not necessarily associate such a revelation with sewage, but in this case it’s true. I was visiting Knostrop in Leeds where Yorkshire Water has its biggest sewage…

Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – July 2019

It is hard to believe that the Beeston Festival has just celebrated its 25th year. Always a highlight of the summer, I swear it’s getting bigger every year. Once again, the weather was kind and the crowds flocked into Cross Flatts Park to enjoy the music, delicious food and the…

Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – June 2019

For the second time in recent years local residents and I have found ourselves dealing…

Brexit update

I voted to trigger Article 50 to start the process of leaving the EU, but I have voted against the Prime Minister’s deal on the three occasions it has been put before the House of Commons. I did so because it completely fails to offer the country clarity and certainty…

Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life- April 2019

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the climate emergency rally on the steps of Leeds Town Hall. There were hundreds of school students there from across our city. They had decided to come together to speak as the next generation about the huge risks of dangerous climate change. Ever…

Hilary at the Youth Strike 4 Climate Change March

Last Friday, I joined hundreds of Leeds school children at the Youth Strike 4 Climate…

Universal Credit

I have been contacted by a number of constituents about the initial five-week wait for Universal Credit (UC) payments. UC is a single payment which will replace six means-tested benefits and tax credits for working age individuals and families. It’s the Government’s flagship welfare reform and it has been plagued…

Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – March 2019

First of all, some good news. Royal Mail has dropped its proposal to close the Holbeck delivery office. I was delighted, if to tell the truth a little surprised, when I heard news, but this has been a wonderful victory for local residents and Royal Mail staff. They ran such…

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