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A few years back she was notorious as being the prime mover in the push to stop us gambling (through affordability checks).
I have just seen her in an advert for Co-op funeral plans.
Are MPs allowed to do this? A quick search shows that she has been campaigning for a "children's funeral fund".
Suffice to say she was my least favourite MP, even before I saw the ad tonight, and I now have an even more negative view of her.
I have just seen her in an advert for Co-op funeral plans.
Are MPs allowed to do this? A quick search shows that she has been campaigning for a "children's funeral fund".
Suffice to say she was my least favourite MP, even before I saw the ad tonight, and I now have an even more negative view of her.
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From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Harris
Harris has led many successful campaigns during her time in Parliament, on issues including children's funerals, fixed-odds-betting terminals and electricity fires in homes. During her first year in Parliament, she raised issues such as the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, electrification of the South Wales mainline to Swansea, and various consumer issues such as fixed odds betting terminals and faulty electrical goods. After losing her son Martin in 1989, Harris was forced to take out a loan and rely on donations from the community to cover the funeral costs. Not wanting other parents to suffer the same hardship, Harris spoke about her grief in an adjournment debate on 28 November 2016. She went on to work with the Fair Funerals Campaign to press the Government to create a Children's Funeral Fund. The fund was announced for Wales in March 2017, by PM Theresa May for England in March 2018, and Scotland in May 2018. Following a two-year campaign to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds-betting terminals from £100 per spin to £2, on 17 May 2018 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced that they would be reducing the stake in line with Harris's suggestion of £2 a spin. Harris started a campaign on fires caused by electrical products in people's homes as a result of a death of a constituent, Linda Merron in Penlan, Swansea. Her campaign is to raise awareness of cheap electrical goods being sold online and the potential impact of unsafe goods and she has had several debates in the House of Commons on the issue. |
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I accept that she has led some worthy campaigns, but she has still been the prime mover in parliament regarding the bringing in of affordability checks. But I have now spotted her acting (uncredited) in an advert for a private company (Co-op funeral plans) while still serving as an MP.
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If she was paid, then she must register it so keep an eye out for that.
https://members.parliament.uk/member/4480/registeredinterests |
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She could partner with the BHA in a funeral plan for racing - given that the BHA have collaborated with her at every stage of her campaign against gambling. "Yes Carolyn, betting on racing is the same as betting on addictive online games of chance."
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Is there any video footage of Betsy Duncan Smith doing in the housekeeping money on the Gala Bingo Slots?
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 This woman knows what's best for us. |
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This is the advert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhvVzCaCjks 0.21 |