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Hopkins, Rachel
Labour MP for Luton South. Daughter of former Luton North MP. Former Luton councillor and HR manager. Previously supported Brexit. Sits on the left of Labour, member of Socialist Campaign group of MPs.Read More
Hanvey, Neale
Alba Party MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. Former nurse at the Royal Marsden, defected to Alba from the SNP in 2021.Read More
Holden, Richard
Conservative Party chairman. Conservative MP for North West Durham. Former transport minister. Elected in 2019. Former Conservative Party staffer and Special Advisor. Likes cricket.Read More
Hillier, Meg
Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch. Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. Minister in last Labour government. Former journalist, Islington councillor, and London Assembly member.Read More
Hayes, John
Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings. Former junior Minister under May and Cameron. Common Sense Group Chair and New Conservatives President. Represents the safest Conservative seat in the country.Read More
Hague, William
William Hague was a dominant figure in Conservative politics between 1995 and 2015. As a youngster, he admitted drinking 14 pints a day when working hauling crates of drinks into Yorkshire pubs for his family's firm.Read More
Hardy, Emma
Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle. Former PPS to Keir Starmer during his time as Shadow Brexit Minister. Former Teacher and NUT official.Read More
Did Sir Lindsay Hoyle support Brexit?
With Sir Lindsay Hoyle just one of three Labour MPs at the time not to have revealed how they voted on Brexit, we consider the Speaker's past approach towards the EU.Read More
Heathrow expansion
An overview of the debate around the construction of a third runway at Heathrow, its history, the current situation, the alternatives, and the arguments made for and against expansion at Heathrow.Read More
Housing benefit
An overview of Housing Benefit, its history, changes in light of the introduction of Universal Credit, and the various debates and controversies involving the provision of housing benefits.Read More
Hunt, Jeremy
Chancellor of the Exchequer and former Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt was also the longest serving Health Secretary in British history. He speaks Japanese, and loves ballroom dancing. His father was once Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet.Read More
House of Lords Reform
An overview of House of Lords reform, covering its history, the role of the Bishops, the debate around reform, and the different alternative proposals for the second chamber.Read More
High Streets
An overview of the plight of the High Street, covering the threats that it has been facing, and the current initiatives to try and restore town centres.Read More
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Lindsay Hoyle is the 158th Speaker of the House of Commons. He owns a parrot called Boris, apparently named after the Prime Minister'. The parrot has apparently mastered his owner's famous cry of 'Order, Order'.Read More
Hammond, Philip
Hammond spent five years occupying two of the Great Offices of State, first as Foreign Secretary, and then as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Apparently a former Goth, he went to school with the TV presenter, Richard Madeley.Read More
Heseltine, Michael
One of the leading British political figures of the late 20th century, Lord Heseltine was Deputy Prime Minster, and served as an MP from 1966 to 2001. A keen gardener, he has appeared on 'Gardener's World'.Read More
Howell, Paul
Conservative MP for Sedgefield. Gained Tony Blair's old seat. Former accountant with a large property portfolio in the north east of England. Late to politics, did not join the Conservative Party till he was fifty.Read More
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat‌ MP‌ for Bath. Born and grew up in Germany, celebrating in Berlin on the night the wall fell. Former Conservative Party member and Councillor. Language teacher and artist.Read More