All articles written by Stella Creasy MP on PoliticsHome.com

16 Mar Home affairs

Government Faces Backlash Over “Bizarre” Plan To Put Undercover Police Officers In Nightclubs To Tackle Sexual Harassment

MPs and women's groups have hit back at the government over plans to deploy plain-clothes police officers in bars and nightclubs in a bid “to provide further reassurance for women and girls”.

05 Feb Economy

Any further delay to the regulation of exploitative ‘buy now, pay later’ firms could be catastrophic

With millions now using these companies and the threat of further redundancies and difficulties on the horizon, regulation of the BNPL industry needs to happen in weeks not months.

02 Feb Economy

‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Lenders Klarna and Clearpay Are Facing A Government Crackdown After Harm Warnings

The government has announced a crackdown on ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ (BNPL) services such as Klarna and Clearpay that allowshoppers to pay for the purchase in interest-free installments.

18 Jan Economy

The government has yet to level up its thinking when it comes to supporting working parents

Reports of workplace discrimination have risen exponentially during the pandemic. It has become painfully clear protections for women in the workplace are disintegrating.

20 Oct 2020 Economy

We must break the culture of secrecy which enables pay discrimination to thrive

The Equal Pay Implementation and Claims Bill (EPIC), will give women the “Right to Know” the pay of their male counterparts without court action, as well as addressing other barriers to equal pay.

08 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

Private companies face no accountability for the failure of test and trace – however poorly the service is run

Everyday test and trace is trying the patience of thousands of worried families. It's no accident that multi-million, extendable contracts explicitly absolve private companies of any performance penalties.

26 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Exclusive: Government urged to end 'mum-shaming' amid warning women face 'tsunami of unemployment' without more help

A "tsunami" of working mums could be forced out of the labour market if ministers fail to prioritise parents in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, an MP who recently returned from maternity leave has warned.

16 Jun 2020 Political parties

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.

14 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

As the coronavirus crisis continues, we need a BEIS chair and committee that backs Britain’s businesses

This week, we will be running articles from the MPs vying to be the new chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee. Stella Creasy says she has the experience to ensure the BEIS committee can be the constructive forum our constituents and representatives need.

05 Jul 2019 Home affairs

Government must repeal the ancient legislation denying abortion access to women in Northern Ireland

Labour and Co-operative MP Stella Creasy calls on UK politicians to "get their house in order" and repeal the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 which means that abortion in Northern Ireland is criminalised by life in prison, even in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities, rape or incest.

24 Oct 2018

It's Theresa May's DUP deal that's stopping Northern Irish women getting abortion rights - not devolution

It is Theresa May's reliance on the DUP which is stopping women from getting access to abortions in Northern Ireland, rather than the intricacies of devolution, argues Stella Creasy.

21 Feb 2018 Home affairs

'Legal loan sharks' have preyed on our services for too long

Stella Creasy says today, by voting for the amendment to the Finance Bill on a PFI windfall tax, parliament has a chance to show the public that when politicians make mistakes, they recognise the necessity is not to find someone to blame but to put things right.