Labour has started 'turning the tables towards ordinary people' says Lucy Powell
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Labour has made a start in “turning the tables towards ordinary people”, Commons Leader Lucy Powell has told the Mirror. Looking back on the first months of the new government, the Commons leader highlighted new protections for renters and workers as evidence Labour is working to put “ordinary people at the front of the queue”.
Some 30 bills were introduced into Parliament since the Summer, with two thirds of those listed in the King’s speech already progressing through Parliament. And the new year will see more bills brought forward on planning reform, criminal justice and border security.
Ms Powell said: “After an era dogged by Tory sleaze and scandal, and politics engaged in an ongoing soap opera about itself, it’s no wonder that most people have so little faith and belief in politics. “We’ve got to change that. “Actually getting on with improving everyday lives is part of that. So too is how politics operates.”.
She added: “we can’t do everything everyone wants by the first Christmas after an election, but we’ve begun the work of change that people voted for.”. By LUCY POWELL, Leader of the House of Commons. It's easy to feel festive in the Houses of Parliament. It's next door to Westminster Abbey, the patterned carpet looks like wrapping paper, even the seats in the Commons and the Lords are green and red.
