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Wera calls on Metro Mayor to fund research into the city’s traffic

18 August 2017

Wera calls on the Metro Mayor to spend some money on Bath's traffic woes...

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Wera Hobhouse responds to student over town vs gown concerns

11 August 2017

Wera has written an open response to the student who said he was "full-on disgusted at the way students are spoken of" in the city...

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My first few weeks in Parliament

11 August 2017

The first installment in my monthly column for The Bath Chronicle...

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Rough Sleeping is a National Scandal That the Government are Failing to Tackle

10 August 2017

Analysis by Heriot-Watt University found 9,100 people are currently sleeping on the streets across Britain - the previous estimate was 4,100...

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MP Wera Hobhouse voices support for historic Mineral Water Hospital building

10 August 2017

"I think the proposal put forward by the Bath Preservation Trust is the right way to save this iconic and historic building for the people of Bath. It’s an important part of our history, and it is such a shame that this Conservative government is forcing the NHS to sell off assets like this.”

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Wera Supports Bath Climate Concern

10 August 2017

“There are few absolute truths in this world, but 95% of climate scientists agreeing that we are causing rapid climate change is as close to one as you can get."

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Huge number of empty homes near Grenfell 'simply unacceptable'

2 August 2017

Wera spoke about the fiasco in The Guardian.

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Vice-Chancellor's 'morally indefensible' £45k raise has brought University of Bath 'into disrepute' - MP Wera Hobhouse

19 July 2017

The Liberal Democrat said the figures show 'the system for funding further education is broken'...

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The Jewish Chronicle reacts to Wera's Maiden Speech

14 July 2017

When Wera Hobhouse rose to make her maiden speech in the Commons, many Jewish observers got a shock...

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Wera calls for Compulsory Electrical Safety Checks in Rented Homes

14 July 2017

Yesterday Wera made a speech in Parliament, calling for electrical safety checks following the Grenfell Tower Tragedy...

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