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Nadia Whittome MP

Nadia Whittome MP

Labour MP for Nottingham East

Parliament needs more young MPs
Parliament
By Nadia Whittome MP
Parliament needs more young MPs
With a new Baby of the House following the recent Selby and Ainsty by-election, the question of the appropriate age to become an MP has reared its head again.
“Deeply inadequate” statutory sick pay is driving self-isolating workers into hardship
Economy
By Nadia Whittome MP
“Deeply inadequate” statutory sick pay is driving self-isolating workers into hardship
The government has only increased the rate of statutory sick pay by an insulting 50p. At the very least, it should be raised to the living wage and the eligibility expanded so it’s available to all those who need to self-isolate.
Priti Patel says Labour ‘denying the will of the people’ as bill ending EU freedom of movement clears Commons hurdle
Home affairs
Priti Patel says Labour ‘denying the will of the people’ as bill ending EU freedom of movement clears Commons hurdle
MPs have backed a major piece of immigration legislation which seeks to end EU freedom of movement in the UK.
Explained: Labour’s Stella Creasy and Nadia Whittome on why treating misogyny as a hate crime could aid the battle against domestic abuse
Political parties
By Eleanor Langford
Explained: Labour’s Stella Creasy and Nadia Whittome on why treating misogyny as a hate crime could aid the battle against domestic abuse
As the long-awaited Domestic Abuse Bill enters its committee stage, a group of MPs are urging the government to consider misogyny — hatred and contempt for women — as a hate crime.
The cynical Immigration Bill shows how ministers will clap for carers before taking away their rights
Coronavirus
By Nadia Whittome MP
The cynical Immigration Bill shows how ministers will clap for carers before taking away their rights
So many of the key workers who are now keeping our society running will be hit by this rotten bill
Labour MP working at care home claims she was sacked for speaking out on PPE shortages
Coronavirus
Labour MP working at care home claims she was sacked for speaking out on PPE shortages
A Labour MP who returned to her old job at a care home during the coronavirus pandemic claims she has been sacked for speaking out about the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff.