‘Labour must bring back hope to our high streets’
The Prime Minister has made clear that his premiership will mark a circuit breaker for Britain, to bring…
Melanie Onn MP
‘Employment tribunal fees – reform, don’t reintroduce’
There is growing speculation that the Government may be about to re-introduce employment tribunal fees. If true, it…
‘Dodgy vape shops are undermining our high streets. We must shut them down’
Our high streets should be places where families feel safe and local businesses can thrive. But the rise…
‘Why eliminating fuel poverty is a Labour mission for government’
Energy bills were an issue that kept coming up on the doorsteps, even during an early summer election…
Melanie Onn: We must crack down on ‘sex for rent’ – and its causes
Sex for rent is illegal and we must crack down on those who blatantly break the law, but…
Melanie Onn: It’s time to end no-fault evictions – now the leading cause of homelessness
The dramatic rise in the use of Section 21 evictions – where tenants are evicted through no fault…
Melanie Onn: The Tories aren’t interested in helping private renters
It is anticipated that there will be five million people in the private rented sector by 2022, a…
Melanie Onn: Three housing policies I’d like the Tories to steal from Labour
The number of rough sleepers is a national disgrace. Rough sleeping has nearly trebled since the Conservatives took…
Melanie Onn: Most homeless families are in work. This is a broken system
We now live in a country where more than half of the families who don’t have a home to…
Melanie Onn: Rough sleeping has soared by 170% – but the Tories “don’t know” why
The homelessness minister revealed in an interview with The Guardian that she doesn’t know why homelessness has risen.…
