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Tax credits will hit working families in Mitcham & Morden
6,000 working families who rely on tax credits in Mitcham & Morden, and the 11,400 children in those families, will lose out from the government's tax credit cuts
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Siobhain defends Bill for better standards in rented properties
Siobhain has defended a Private Members' Bill being debated in Parliament, which hopes to improve the standards of rented property
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Conservative 'affordable' housing plans are too little, too late
Sweeping away planning rules that require property developers to build affordable homes for rent with homes only to buy isn’t the answer to the UK's housing crisis, Siobhain has argued this week.
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The Conservative Party is not 'the party of working people'
Siobhain has challenged the Conservatives' claim that they are the 'party of working people'
Sri Lanka letter 25.9
Siobhain pushes government for justice in Sri Lanka
Siobhain has brought together a number of other MPs to ask the UK government not to back away from its prior support for a strong, international justice mechanism in Sri Lanka
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Siobhain calls for the government to enable more people to own their own homes
Siobhain spoke about the difficulties of home ownership in London
Tamil Sept 15
Siobhain urges government to participate in meaningful international action on crimes against Tamils
Siobhain pressed the Foreign Office Minister, Hugo Swire, to ensure the international community does more to bring the perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka to justice.
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Siobhain urges Government to improve social mobility
Siobhain gives speech on social mobility
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We need Buy-to-live not Buy-to-let
Siobhain is urging the Government to curb Buy-to-Let tax breaks and instead use the money to increase the number of affordable homes.
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Siobhain challenges Government on Buy-to-Let landlords
Siobhain urged Ministers to do more to tackle the housing crisis by cutting the £14 billion of tax breaks Buy-to-Let landlords enjoy, which stop first-time buyers getting on the housing ladder.