EDM #427 Covid-19 and BAME Communities
The Government must take urgent steps to ensure the safety of BAME workers, particularly NHS and care staff, on the frontline and to take immediate
May 4, 2020
Activities and Campaigns
Anniversary of murder of Altab Ali
Today marks the anniversary of the murder of Altab Ali, a 25-year-old Bangladeshi Sylheti clothing worker, who was murdered on 4 May 1978, as he
May 4, 2020
Internationalism & the crisis with Jeremy Corbyn & global guests
I was delighted to participate in the May Day event hosted by Jeremy Corbyn entitled “Internationalism and the Crisis – Building a world of co-operation, ending debt,
May 1, 2020
Speech on Fire Safety Bill,
Yesterday I spoke in the 2nd Reading of the Fire Safety Bill in Parliament about how it is utterly unacceptable that residential blocks in my
April 30, 2020
Speech on 2nd Reading of Finance Bill
Yesterday during the 2nd Reading of the Finance Bill debate, I raised the fact that the pandemic has exposed how the Tories’ economy for the
April 28, 2020
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
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