Uncategorised - Hilary Benn - Member of Parliament for Leeds Central

Watch Hilary Benn’s Speech on The War In Ukraine

Watch Hilary Benn’s speech on the war in Ukraine.

Police, Crime, Sentencing And Courts Bill

Many Constituents have contacted me about the Government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. On the right to public protest, the measures are nothing short of a curtailment of that right and their passage into law would be profoundly wrong. During the consideration of the Bill in the House of…

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…

Victory for Holbeck Delivery Office

Royal Mail have officially announced on 6 February 2019 that they have scrapped plans to merge Holbeck Delivery Office and the Leeds City Delivery Office. This is great news and a wonderful victory for our united community campaign. Special thanks to the CWU and all the staff at the sorting…

Brexit update

The last few days and weeks have been terrible for our country. Everyone I meet is full of uncertainty about what is going to happen. One thing is, however, crystal clear. The Government’s Brexit deal has been overwhelmingly rejected by the House of Commons. It was the largest defeat for…

Update on Universal Credit

I have been contacted by a number of constituents about the rollout of Universal Credit (UC). I’m extremely concerned about the impact that Universal Credit is having on people living in Leeds and across the UK. As you know, Universal Credit is a single payment which will replace six means-tested…

Hilary Visits Middleton Railway

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of visiting Middleton Railway to open the Last Coals to Leeds Event. It was particularly pleasing as my first duty as the President of the Last Saturday I had the pleasure of visiting Middleton Railway to open the Last Coals to Leeds Event. It was…