Letter on nursery furlough payments
I have been contacted by local nurseries, regarding the recent information stating that nurseries would not be able to claim furlough payment for all employees
April 28, 2020
Activities and Campaigns
Ramadan Greetings
Wishing everyone in Poplar and Limehouse a very blessed Ramadan Here’s my message to you.
April 23, 2020
Update on my work
An update from me for Poplar & Limehouse constituents including my work to ensure the Government suspends hostile environment policies, the repatriation of constituents from
April 22, 2020
Letter to Matt Hancock on Hostile environment
The Hostile Environment in the NHS has led to migrants with Covid-19 symptoms passing away without seeking treatment. With Zarah Sultana MP & Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, I co-ordinated
April 17, 2020
Letter to government on testing in care homes
Despite Government promises around testing & tracking in relation to care homes, we are still yet to see immediate action. I have been working with
April 17, 2020
Letter to government on health and wellbeing of migrants
I have written to the Government along with my Socialist Campaign Group colleagues – Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Zarah Sultana MP & Claudia Webbe MP – calling for an urgent and
April 16, 2020
The virus does discriminate
Check out my article published by Left Foot Forward about how the coronavirus interacts with inequality. “New briefings from the Institute of Fiscal Studies have revealed that
April 9, 2020
Clap for the NHS
Moving tribute (#ClapforNHS) to the heroism of #NHS staff again tonight. Very impressed with local residents’ chanting here! The Government must guarantee, as a matter of urgency,
April 2, 2020
Update on personal protective equipment
A message from me with some updates and a request to let me know if your employer is not providing you with Personal Protective Equipment,
March 27, 2020
Letter to Weatherspoons
People need to pay rent, buy food and all so often because of low wages, do not have savings to depend upon. Hence, I added
March 25, 2020
Letter to Secretary of State for Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
Here is my letter to Alok Sharma, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, calling for urgent action to address retailers who
March 24, 2020
Early Day Motion on price increases
Yesterday I tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM #318) and have written to the Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial
March 24, 2020
Intervention on local services
It is very moving that people locally are trying to support each other the best they can. I pay tribute to public sector workers, who
March 23, 2020
Question on overcrowding
Many of my constituents live in deeply overcrowded households and within those households are grandparents who will find themselves looking after children from Friday onwards,
March 19, 2020
Question on mental health challenges
Many constituents who are self-isolating, especially those who are expected to self-isolate for extended periods, may face loneliness and other mental health challenges. The Chancellor
March 18, 2020
Holding government to account on COVID19
I am continuing to hold the Government to account – calling for the proper scale of interventions required to secure proper funding of public services
March 17, 2020
Maiden Speech on International Women’s Day
I am delighted to have delivered my maiden speech today [see clip below] during a debate on #InternationalWomensDay – playing tribute to our rich local history of
March 5, 2020