Westferry Printworks Development
In the real world beyond dinners with billionaires, many constituents in Poplar and Limehouse struggle with the near-impossible situation of having soaring monthly rents, which
June 24, 2020
Activities and Campaigns
Meeting with Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
Thank you to constituents over 60 of whom joined me in an organising meeting with Martin Boyd from Leasehold Knowledge Partnership and Jon Wharnsby, Secretary of the
June 20, 2020
Socialist Campaign Group statement on Black Lives Matter
No more empty commitments. No more words without action. No policy or legislation without it being proactively anti-racist. Our Socialist Campaign Group of MPs statement
June 19, 2020
Debate on COVID-19 effect on BAME communities
Today in Parliament, I spoke in a debate on the effect of covid-19 on Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. My constituency, Poplar and Limehouse,
June 18, 2020
Free School Meals and Black Lives Matter
Yesterday in Parliament whilst acknowledging the U-turn on free school meals, I called out the Government on why it has taken such campaigning and arguing
June 17, 2020
Shukri Abdi and her family deserve justice
Thousands have written to their MPs, alarmed by the handling of this case. With Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Zarah Sultana MP and Claudia Webbe MP, I’ve called on the Government to
June 17, 2020
The impact on BAME communities
🎥 Grenfell three years on and the impact of COVID19 on BAME communities ➡️ Not one service cut or policy implemented should go ahead if it unfairly
June 16, 2020
Covid-19 has exposed many of the deep inequalities Grenfell did
In my article published by Left Foot Forward, I call out the continued inaction in response the large volume of evidence that shows the increased risks
June 15, 2020
Letter on Free School Meals
Earlier this week, I collaborated with a number of cross party MPs to call on the Government to ensure that children will not needlessly go
June 13, 2020
Letter on social care worker pay
I am proud to have signed this joint letter calling on the Government to increase the pay of social care workers and nurses to at
June 12, 2020
Letter on debt management
I was one of a number of MPs that wrote a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on debt management to provide a clearer
June 11, 2020
Early Day Motion on Geroge Floyd and Black Lives Matter
I am one of the sponsors of an Early Day Motion in Parliament – EDM #564 “George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter campaign” –
June 9, 2020