Parliament
McIsaac started her political career as a councillor to the London Borough of Wandsworth. She was selected to stand for election for Labour in Cleethorpes through an all-women shortlist.
She served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State within the Department of Health.
McIsaac proposed a bill limiting the use of fireworks, and supportive of anti-fox hunting measures.
McIsaac has been described as a 'government loyalist' and a "super loyal backbencher". According to the website TheyWorkForYou.com, McIsaac rarely rebels against the Government, with the bbc stating "she regards it almost as a duty to support the government's agenda". She supported the Government in the vote on the war in Iraq.
In October 2009, following significant research, McIsaac launched a small campaign to raise awareness of the poor state of many UK war memorials. Her principal case study was of the war memorial in Wold Newton, a small village in her constituency. She spoke on the subject in the House of Commons and an article appeared in the Telegraph.
In May 2010, following the general election, she personally blamed Gordon Brown for Labour's defeat on TV.
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