Paul Maynard MP was appointed Minister for Legal Aid in May. He showed genuine interest in understanding the problems, even shadowing legal aid practitioners as part of #TakeYourMPtoWork campaign by @APPGLegalAid.
Boris Johnson has just removed him without explanation.
My brilliant friend and Young Legal Aid Lawyers committee member Malvika Jaganmohan just knocked it out the park on BBC News (UK)!
(+other things!) she discussed @APPGLegalAid/ YLAL #TakeYourMPToWork campaign & how vital proper early legal advice (funded by legal aid!) is to resolving disputes.
Here’s a clip of my interview with BBC News (UK) shortly before the new year. I talk about Lady Hale’s comments on the impact of legal aid cuts, the rise of litigants in person, the benefits of early legal advice & Young Legal Aid Lawyers’ #TakeYourMPtoWork campaign with @APPGLegalAid.
Great support from MPs at the #TakeYourMPtoWork campaign tonight thanks to @APPGLegalAid Young Legal Aid Lawyers Karen Buck
Excellent morning discussing #legalaid - Great to have Rupa Huq MP supporting access to justice and legal aid for comprehensive early legal advice #TakeyourMPtoWork .
I spoke to BBC News (UK) about Lady Hale’s comments on legal aid cuts, the rise of litigants in person in the family courts, and @APPGLegalAid/Young Legal Aid Lawyers’s #TakeYourMPtoWork campaign. Check it out on iPlayer - just rewind to around 2:05pm today.
V cool to see Paul Maynard MP quoted in The Brief about the impact of taking part in Young Legal Aid Lawyers & @APPGLegalAid’s #TakeyourMPtowork campaign. Seeing is believing! #LegalAidFrontline
Great to speak to Richard Burgon Shadow Lord Chancellor today about the impact of legal aid cuts for disadvantaged members of our community Young Legal Aid Lawyers Richard Burgon MP #takeyourmptowork
Our great team - continuing to provide high quality legal advice Young Legal Aid Lawyers Great that Richard Burgon has committed to strengthening the network of law centres #TakeYourMPToWork
Pleased to have a visit from our local MP Andy Slaughter today, as part of the upcoming Young Legal Aid Lawyers and Migrants Organise campaign #TakeYourMPToWork and have a chance to discuss the pressures facing the #LegalAid sector.
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Thank you Ruth Cadbury MP 💙 for visiting today as part of the #TakeYourMPToWork campaign run by Young Legal Aid Lawyers & @APPGLegalAid. We discussed a recent good outcome for one of Ruth’s disabled constituents following casework from our #immigration team + issues from the #LegalAidFrontline
A blowy picture of me, Sandy Martin and Sallie Davies one of our lovely volunteer solicitors for #TakeYourMPToWork to talk advice deserts, benefits of early advice, legal aid (and its excessive bureaucracy), and the need to raise income/capital levels for eligibility
#YLALMemories : The launch of Young Legal Aid Lawyers and @APPGLegalAid’s #TakeYourMPtoWork campaign in Parliament in Summer 2019.
Good to hear the now Legal Aid Minister (@AlexChalkChelt) speak up for a properly funding legal aid.
Let’s work together to make sure that happens.
Ollie Persey, Young Legal Aid Lawyers co-chair, asks everyone to get their phones out, log onto Twitter, tag their MP and ask them to sign up to the fantastic #TakeYourMPtoWork campaign. (you too if you're reading this tweet!) #legalaidMATTERS
Thank you Andy Slaughter for coming to see the work we do at the law centre today. We are lucky to have a supportive MP taking part in the Young Legal Aid Lawyers & @APPGLegalAid #TakeYourMPToWork campaign. I`m sure it`s been a while since you used a photocopier!
#AccessToJustice
The fabulous gang at HammersmithLawCentre with their photocopier boy Andy Slaughter. #TakeYourMPToWork
Our brilliant committee member Malvika Jaganmohan was just on BBC News (UK) speaking about Lady Hale, legal aid and our #TakeYourMPToWork campaign!
You can watch her on BBC News on iPlayer - just rewind to 2:05pm!
On Monday, Wendy Morton MP visited the stellar team at Southwark Law Centre - for the #TakeYourMPToWork campaign - & saw the importance of ppl getting the right support at the right time.
All eyes will be on the MOJ’s early advice pilot scheme in the coming months. DM us to sign up
Thank you Tom Brake and Monidipa Fouzder for visiting the biggest Law Centre in England + Wales! Delighted to chat to Tom + Moni about #laspo #legalaid Law Centres Network and #advicedeserts ! What a brilliant idea #TakeYourMPtoWork is! H/T @APPGLegalAid Young Legal Aid Lawyers! #lctoday 1/2
Fascinating morning with Derbyshire Law Centre ‘s Lisa Haythorne as part of #takeyourmptowork day. Watching housing evictions cases and hearing about issues that have led people into arrears.
