Labour urges Government to use spare COVID testing capacity to avoid ports chaos

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Labour urges Government to use spare COVID testing capacity to avoid ports chaos

As delays mount at the UK border and COVID cases rise, Labour is calling on…

Stephen Morgan22 December 2020

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Tier 4: Business support

Portsmouth City Council: Any employer or business locally affected by the coronavirus crisis is encouraged…

Stephen Morgan22 December 2020

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Supermarket switch: Call to hand back cash to help city’s small businesses

City MP Stephen Morgan is urging Government to urgently use the £2 billion cash handed…

Stephen Morgan18 December 2020

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Portsmouth MP challenges Chancellor over hitting every key worker earning over £18,000 with a pay cut – including over 160,000 across South East

New analysis by the official opposition reveals that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will hit every key…

Stephen Morgan18 December 2020

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City MP criticises Government ‘pay more: get less’ approach to council funding

Stephen Morgan MP has today criticised the government for its funding settlement for local authorities…

Stephen Morgan17 December 2020

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City MP speaks up for ‘Excluded’ and calls on Government to give Portsmouth people the protections they need

Stephen Morgan MP intervened again in Parliament today to ensure concerns of the ‘Excluded’ on…

Stephen Morgan9 December 2020

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New analysis on Small Business Saturday is a stark reminder Government must set out a proper plan to support businesses

Labour has revealed that many of the small businesses reopening this week may not make…

Stephen Morgan4 December 2020

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Last-minute payment for pubs will still leave many worse off says Portsmouth MP

Labour has revealed that the Prime Minister’s last-minute one-off payment announced today for pubs that…

Stephen Morgan1 December 2020

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A decade of letting Britain down: Stephen Morgan MP and the Shadow Chancellor condemn Spending Review as “missed opportunity”

Stephen Morgan MP and Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds MP have condemned the Government’s Spending Review…

Stephen Morgan27 November 2020

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City MP laments spending plans that ‘do little for Portsmouth’

Stephen Morgan MP has criticised the government’s spending review that was announced earlier today in…

Stephen Morgan25 November 2020

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