Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier is a British politician and member of the Labour Party, serving as the Member of Parliament for Hackney South and Shoreditch since 2005. She is known for her advocacy on various issues including public service accountability, and she currently chairs the Treasury Committee, which has been investigating the impact of banking IT failures.
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Meg Hillier helped broker an amendment to force the release of documents regarding Mandelson's appointment.
Labour MPs say Starmer’s days as PM are numbered amid fury over Mandelson | Keir Starmer
United Kingdom· 2026-02-05
Meg Hillier, chair of the Treasury select committee, was also informed about the budget leak.
OBR chair ‘mortified’ by budget leak as ex-cybersecurity chief called in to investigate | Office for Budget ResponsibilityUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-27
Meg Hillier, the chair of the influential Treasury select committee, said the industry’s spending undermined claims made by its lobbyists.
UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year | GamblingUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-23
Meg Hillier warns the chancellor against relying on untested new taxes to raise necessary revenues.
Raise £12bn in budget by extending income tax thresholds freeze, says thinktank | Budget 2025United Kingdom· 2025-10-25
Meg Hillier has called for greater scrutiny regarding the financial arrangements involving Prince Andrew.
The unanswered questions hanging over the Prince Andrew scandal
United States· 2025-10-23
Meg Hillier voiced concerns during parliamentary debate about the risks of assisted dying laws being expanded to include children.
Global euthanasia lobby targets youth as assisted suicide expandsUnited States· 2025-10-19
Meg Hillier, a Labour MP who led the original rebellion, said she would back the government but warned Downing Street that backbench MPs were not 'message replicators' or 'voting fodder'.
Keir Starmer forced by his own MPs into embarrassing climbdown on disability cuts – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-07-01
Meg Hillier, chairwoman of the powerful House of Commons treasury committee, tabled the original wrecking amendment.
Keir Starmer facing Labour rebellion on Tuesday despite caving in on disability benefit cuts – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-01
Dame Meg Hillier is the chair of the powerful Treasury select committee and has been respected for her chairing of the public accounts committee.
Another tragic fact about this disastrous welfare bill: it proves Labour hasn’t learned and doesn’t listen | Polly ToynbeeUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-27
Dame Meg Hillier is the chair of the Commons Treasury Committee, which is looking into the banking outages incident.
Pay day banking outages hit 1.2m people, banks revealUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-08
Dame Meg Hillier has warned the government's commitment to free trade was going to be tested over the next few weeks.
UK would not hesitate to retaliate against US tariffsUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-30
Meg Hillier is one of the Labour MPs who criticized the assisted dying bill.
Assisted dying bill is ‘flawed and dangerous’ after changes, says group of Labour MPs | Assisted dyingUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-26
Dame Meg Hillier is the chair of the Treasury Committee investigating banking IT failures.
Barclays to pay millions as banks see month's worth of IT outagesUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-07
