Bromley by Bow Centre Cycle Run
Pleased to have kicked off Bromley by Bow Centre’s Cycle Run fundraiser yesterday on World Mental Health Day. Small and local charities are having to find
October 11, 2020
Activities and Campaigns
View from the House: protect people from the economic impact of coronavirus
Local and independent businesses are having to bear the impact of coronavirus. My column on the East London Advertiser here: View from the House: protect
October 9, 2020
Why the Battle of Cable Street Still Resonates in the East End
As we mark the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, the continuing inequalities and racial injustices of the East London communities that were its
October 8, 2020
Westferry Printworks & Planning reform
At the heart of ambitious housing targets must be giving agency back to local communities, not leaving these to algorithms. The Westferry Printworks development controversy
October 8, 2020
EDM on the Battle of Cable Street
4 October 2020 marked the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street. I have tabled a Parliamentary motion on this below to the Government
October 7, 2020
Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill
Last night, I spoke and voted against Government’s plans to allow undercover state agents to commit even murder, torture & sexual violence.
October 6, 2020
Statement on the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill
My statement on the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill today.
October 5, 2020
Westferry Printworks & Permitted developments
Luxury development after luxury development continues to pop up in Poplar and Limehouse. The Government further empowered developers last week, passing statutes that further deregulate
October 4, 2020
Our Housing System is Broken
I’m delighted to join Labour Outlook as a monthly columnist. Here’s my first piece on how we lose thousands of homes through permitted developments which
October 4, 2020
Anniversary of Battle of Cable Street
On this day in 1936, the British Union of Fascists led by Oswald Mosely and his Blackshirts tried to march through the largely Jewish East
October 4, 2020
SEND, academisation of local schools
Poplar and Limehouse schools and early intervention services continue to face significant cuts. Parents of children with additional needs are already struggling to have their
October 2, 2020
End our cladding scandal
The building safety crisis was caused by slashed regulation from successive governments. I am calling on this to be reversed to ensure homes are remediated
September 28, 2020
Online and remote learning for universities
Online and remote learning should be the universities’ default position to contain coronavirus, with rotas and secure measures explored for subjects which require practicals. The
September 28, 2020
Why I Opposed the Overseas Operations Bill
A war crime doesn’t stop being a war crime after five years. We should be holding our Armed Forces to the highest standards, not creating
September 24, 2020
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill
Today in Parliament the Government are trying to legislate to prevents acts of torture and other serious crimes by the UK army from being prosecuted
September 23, 2020
Question to Prime Minister on COVID-19 testing
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities have been hit hardest by COVID-19. The Bangladeshi community has suffered the highest number of excess deaths from the
September 22, 2020
Stop renter evictions protest
The evictions ban has ended and thousands of renters are faced with the real threat of homelessness. I joined Somerford Grove renters outside billionaire landlord
September 21, 2020
Transformative Economics Post COVID
Households with low incomes are more likely to be overcrowded or have damp problems than higher income households, because they cannot afford to move to
September 19, 2020