Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, condemns the UK Government’s decision to allow billions of pounds to leave the country    Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, has condemned the UK Government’s rejection of a global minimum corporation tax. This proposed new international minimum would have ensured that multinational corporations could not dodge their duty in paying tax in the UK.    Labour … [Read more...]

I was thrilled to speak on Emma Louise-Boynton’s podcast She Stands this week. Emma is talking to female MPs in order to inspire young women to stand for election and thus achieve a more equal sex split in Parliament. There are 220 women MPs in the House of Commons at the moment – an all-time high, but this is still only 34% of all MPs. Only 28% of the House of Lords are female and only 23% of the … [Read more...]

I was pleased to meet with the Reading Agency on Monday – a charity which is focused on using reading to deliver social change, help tackle inequality and promote health and wellbeing. They are running a Summer Reading Challenge – a free scheme to encourage primary school children to read over the summer -  with the target of reaching 1 million school children this year. Research has shown that … [Read more...]

Carolyn Harris calls on the UK Government to improve workers’ rights after failing to announce a single Bill in the Queen’s Speech which would do so   Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, is calling on the UK Government to improve workers’ rights, after they failed to include an Employment Bill in the Queen’s Speech on Tuesday. This glaring omission shows that the UK Government has abandoned its … [Read more...]