New statistics show that almost a quarter of children in Cambridge are living in poverty, a figure that Cambridge Labour MP Daniel Zeichner says is unacceptable. The figure has been at over 20% since at least 2015, when anti-poverty campaign group No Child Left Behind began drawing attention to child…

This week, Boris Johnson broke yet another of his promises. I wish I could say I was surprised. This is the biggest rise in taxes on families for over 50 years, with no thought to the impact on working people. It is a disgrace. It was billed as being about…

Students who are at holiday addresses rather than term time addresses due to the covid lockdown will skew census data, warned Daniel Zeichner MP in the House of Commons.   This could lead to the city missing out on vital funding.   The Census is due to take place on Sunday 21 March but many…

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement Daniel Zeichner MP said: “We are at another critical moment in our fight against coronavirus, so I back these tougher restrictions. But I am angry that the government has lost control of the virus and that this means there is so much pressure on our…

After a shocking rise in the level of abuse shopworkers have endured during the covid pandemic, Daniel Zeichner MP visited the Histon Road Coop as part of “Respect for Shopworkers week”.   The local MP will meet Co-op Manager Paul Slade and Shane Spitty from the trade union Usdaw who…