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Margaret Greenwood MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, is calling on the government to make a firm commitment to maintain the ban on asbestos after the Brexit transition period comes to an end on 31 December 2020 and as the UK negotiates trade deals with other countries.

Margaret Greenwood MP has raised concerns over ‘gaps’ in measures that the government has announced to support people financially through the coronavirus pandemic.

Margaret Greenwood has called on the government to protect the incomes of those likely to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic and to urgently bring forward measures to help the self-employed.

MP sets out Labour's position on support for self-employed people to help them through the coronavirus situation

Margaret Greenwood MP has called on the government to increase the level of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and ensure all workers are able to claim, including those on low pay who are not currently eligible