Wera Hobhouse
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 64 |
| Date of birth | February 8,1960 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Germany |
| Spouse | William Hobhouse |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
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| ID | 408804 |
Wera Hobhouse Life story
Wera Benedicta Hobhouse is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Bath, having been elected at the 2017 general election by a majority of 5,694.
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... Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse said a public inquiry " would help us face up to reality and it would give a true picture of the impact on people, business and the whole economy"...
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... " Following the vote, Liberal Democrat justice spokeswoman Wera Hobhouse accused Conservative MPs of " turning a blind eye to the hatred that fuels violence against women"...
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... The party s justice spokesperson Wera Hobhouse also called on Mr Case to demand to see WhatsApp messages sent by the prime minister at the time of any gatherings...
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... She spoke of the experience of current Lib Dem spokeswomen Layla Moran, Christine Jardine, Wera Hobhouse and Sarah Olney, as well as welcoming the party s newly-elected female MPs...
Conservatives pledge £4. 2bn for trains, buses and trams
... Liberal Democrat shadow transport secretary Wera Hobhouse said: The Conservatives have overseen a decline of more than 200 million bus journeys since 2015 and failed to invest in our railways across the UK, all while Johnson dreams up vanity projects like his island airport, a dud garden bridge and London buses that simply don t work...
Lib Dem plan to protect workers from sex harassment to become law
By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter, Bbc News
Workers are set to get more protection from sexual harassment in the workplace after MPs approved a New Law .
The Worker Protection Bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse , puts a duty on bosses to stop harassment instead of relying on employees to report incidents.
However, The Bill had been watered down after opposition in The House of Lords over concerns it could expose employers to costly lawsuits.
One Tory MP said it had been " gutted".
In order to get The Bill through Parliament, Ms Hobhouse and the government reached a compromise with peers to scrap a section which made employers liable for harassment of their employees by third parties such as customers or suppliers.
The wording of the proposed law was also Changed - initially it would have required employers to take " all reasonable steps" to prevent sexual harassment, but peers struck out The Word " all".
Reasonable steps could include putting in place training and carrying out impartial investigations into reported harassment.
The Bill also means That there would be a 25% uplift to compensation for sexual harassment cases where an employer had failed to take the reasonable steps.
When the altered bill returned to The House of Commons on Friday, Ms Hobhouse told MPs: " I cannot stand here and say That I Am completely happy with the amendments.
" But if I did not accept them The Bill would not progress into law, and That would be a lot worse.
" The longer it takes for legislation preventing sexual harassment to become law, the more Workers - especially Women - will be left At Risk of workplace sexual harassment - That would simply not be acceptable. "
Conservative MP Danny Kruger said he did not think the New Law was needed.
" I Am happy That we have got to a place where The Bill has been effectively gutted by their lordships, " he told MPs.
" We need to stop bringing forward what I call performative legislation, intended simply to outlaw behaviour That we disapprove of. "
Conservative minister for Women Maria Caulfield said there had been " a strong level of concern" about the proposed law but added That the government had been " eager to find a balance".
She Said she hoped the legislation would help prevent instances of sexual harassment in The Future .
During its passage through Parliament, The Bill received cross-party support from MPs, however it faced tougher opposition in The House of Lords.
Conservative Lord Hannan argued there were already " perfectly good, old common-law provisions" protecting people against harassment at work.
The Earl of Leicester said The Bill could lead to customers having to agree to " formal and binding HR-style rules" when interacting with a business's employees.
The Bill has now been approved in both The House of Commons and Lords and will become law once it receives Royal Assent .
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