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April 2025 Monthly Newsletter
This report is a brief account of my work during April in Parliament and in the Constituency. I have also included broader developments...

Diana Johnson
13 hours ago11 min read


Crime and Policing Bill Passes Committee Stage
Yesterday morning the committee stage of the Crime and Policing Bill was completed . A huge thank you to all MPs who have spent the last...

Diana Johnson
May 141 min read


Hull's Role in WW2
As part of the Nation's commemoration for VE Day, I recently wrote to the National Archives asking for access to embargoed 1942 research...

Diana Johnson
May 81 min read


Non-contact Sexual Offences in the Crime and Policing Bill
Libby Squire’s murder in Hull in 2019 shocked the nation. In the years since I’ve supported Lisa Squire's campaign to toughen the law on...

Diana Johnson
Apr 281 min read


Monthly Newsletter
As challenging as it is contending with the state of the country inherited last July, the Labour Government continued to make progress...

Diana Johnson
Apr 2412 min read


Breakfast Clubs Launched in Seven Hull North and Cottingham Schools
On Monday the 22nd of April, Breakfast Clubs opened in seven schools in Hull North and Cottingham as part of Labour's Pilot Scheme. These...

Diana Johnson
Apr 231 min read


Three School Based Nurseries Announced for Hull
It is great new that three Schools in Hull North and Cottingham are among the first to recieve funding to provide school- based...

Diana Johnson
Apr 91 min read


Government announces funding to build Willowfield School
Along with fellow Hull MPs, I’ve been talking to the Department for Education about Special Educational Needs provision in Hull....

Diana Johnson
Apr 11 min read


Future Humber Roundtable Event
It was a pleasure to speak at the Future Humber roundtable event on Friday at Hull Truck Theatre. I outlined the key role of the Humber...

Diana Johnson
Mar 261 min read


Wyke College Women's History Month Celebrations
As part of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, I recently visited Wyke College and spoke to students about what it is...

Diana Johnson
Mar 191 min read


Women in Westminster the 100
Honoured to be named again this year by the House Magazine as one of the 100 most influential Women in Westminster for 2025. It 's a...

Diana Johnson
Mar 141 min read


Crime and Policing Bill Second Reading
On Monday evening, the Government’s new Crime and Policing Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons and, as Policing...

Diana Johnson
Mar 122 min read


Preventing the anti-social use of off-road bikes
I recently spoke in a Westminster Hall Debate and heard contributions from colleagues about the negative effects that the anti-social use...

Diana Johnson
Mar 61 min read


Breakfast Clubs Launch in Hull North and Cottingham
Seven Hull North and Cottingham schools have been chosen for the free breakfast club pilot scheme - starting the Labour Government’s...

Diana Johnson
Feb 251 min read


Remembering the Valentine's Day Rail Crash in Hull
February the 14th 2025, marked exactly 98 years since the rail crash outside Hull Paragon Station that happened early on Valentine’s Day...

Diana Johnson
Feb 191 min read


Retail Crime and ASB Meeting at Co-op Cottingham
On Friday the 7th of February , I met with Humberside Police, shop-owners and councillors at Cottingham's Co-op to discuss retail crime...

Diana Johnson
Feb 111 min read


Police Funding Settlement 2025/ 26
As part of my Role as Minister for Policing, I presented the Police Funding Settlement for 2025/26 to MPs. This is £1.1bn funding uplift...

Diana Johnson
Feb 51 min read


Holocaust Memorial Day
As part of Holocaust Memorial Day a nd the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, I signed the Holocaust Educational...

Diana Johnson
Jan 271 min read


Infected blood inquiry
Since 2010, I have campaigned to uncover the truth about the NHS Infected Blood scandal and secure justice for its thousands of victims....

Diana Johnson
Jan 202 min read


Retail Crime Summit
This afternoon I addressed the Retail Crime Summit organised by @UsdawUnion, @coopuk and @CoopParty on @UKLabour plans to crack down on...

Diana Johnson
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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