By Grimsby MP spotted elsewhere as protesters swarm office
Many protesters formed outside the Grimsby MPs office on Friday, on Freeman Street, frustrated with the cost of living and increased pressure on constituents, as tens of thousands of people across the area are living in poverty.
Gathering outside her office on Freeman Street, protesters hoped to highlight the MP’s failures amid growing poverty and debt in Grimsby.
Research carried out by leading polling company Survation for Unite has revealed the extent of poverty and debt in Grimsby, with 32,949 people in the area living in poverty.
However, as many were hoping to catch sight of the MP, or even a few brief words, protesters were left asking, where is she?
She was in fact, in Grimsby, shopping.
In November, a video released on her Facebook page, Lia Nici, MP for Great Grimsby, has reassured her constituents that she is “listening to people’s opinions”
The MP said that she wanted “young people in Grimsby to think about what the world can offer them” adding that “there are so many great jobs available here.”
“I’m passionate about getting them into really good jobs, I need to make sure I’m getting the message through” she added.
The Grimsby MP assured constituents that she is “continuing to lobby and listen to peoples opinion on things”, urging her constituents to ‘get in touch’ if they have any issues or concerns.
She added: “I don’t want to make promises if I can’t keep them.”
Unite the Union claims that Ms Nici has failed to support her constituents by voting against their interests in Parliament.
She recently voted against raising the threshold for paying income tax and opposed keeping the £20 Universal Credit uplift – which affects working and non-working households.
Ms Nici also voted against the proper funding of public services and action to tackle corporate tax avoidance.
Unite Senior Organiser Joe Rollin said: “Amid shocking levels of hardship and debt across Grimsby, Lia Nici consistently fails her constituents by voting against their interests in Parliament. The level of food poverty in Grimsby is disgraceful. Politicians like Lia Nici should be ashamed of allowing hunger on this scale to grip the community but her voting record shows how she is making things worse.
“Well, the community are taking matters into their own hands. Unite intends to build power in our workplaces and simultaneously organise in our communities. Unite has established permanent bases on the ground in Grimsby to work with workers within their communities to deliver an economy that works for them.”
Lia Nici has been contacted for a comment.
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