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Activities and Campaigns

Martyr's Day 2020

Martyr’s Day commemoration

Tonight people will gather to lay flowers on the Shaheed Minar martyrs’ monument. Martyrs’ Day commemorates those who lost their lives campaigning for the Bengali

Save our Community Language Services

Tower Hamlets Community Language Service is close to my heart. It is about the cultural identity of our diverse population in the East End –

First surgery

I’ve seen a number of constituents at my first surgery at the Chrisp Street Idea Store this morning and look forward to progressing their cases

Interview in Eastern Eye

Earlier this month I spoke to Eastern Eye about securing diversity and representation in parliament despite the fact BAME women, in particular, continue to face

My first week in Parliament

Here are a few highlights from my first week in Parliament from being sworn in, to standing in solidarity with RMT workers against the threat

Bangladesh flag

Bangladesh liberation

Today is the 49th Anniversary of the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War. I stand in solidarity with friends and families who greeted an independent

Apsana Begum

Thank you

I am grateful to the constituents of Poplar & Limehouse for putting their faith in me to represent them as their Member of Parliament. I

Supporting striking UCU workers

At Queen Mary BAME staff are paid 22% less than white staff and women are paid 14% less than men. 9% of all academic staff

Against child poverty

One of the most pressing issues in Polar and Limehouse where I am standing are shocking levels of child poverty. In my sessions in the

A green revolution

In Poplar and Limehouse many of us understand only too well the devastating effects of climate change – from Somalia to Bangladesh. The Labour Party

Equal Pay Day

Today is Equal Pay Day – the day when women effectively stop getting paid for the rest of the year compared to their male counterparts.