Why we need a #PeoplesPlan to Protect Jobs & Livelihoods
John McDonnell, Richard Burgon & Apsana Begum: #SpendingReview – Why we need a #PeoplesPlan to Protect Jobs & Livelihoods.
November 25, 2020
Activities and Campaigns
Students are paying for the privilege of being fenced into their homes
With the Government set to make announcements for university students on campus and the Christmas period this week, my latest piece for Labour Outlook:
November 10, 2020
Vaccination Priority for BAME Communities
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation have published interim advice on which at-risk groups should be prioritised for a vaccine. With evidence after evidence confirming
November 10, 2020
Questions on COVID19 testing centre at Watney Market
I’ve asked the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care questions on the COVID19 testing centre at the Watney Market Idea Store. To view
October 26, 2020
Winning the Future
Living through the greatest crisis our communities have faced, we need alternative policies to challenge this Tory government. I along with colleagues in the Socialist
October 26, 2020
Ofsted Inspections during COVID19
The highest standards of learning and education should be delivered even during this pandemic. However, carrying out inspections as “business as usual” risks unfairly judging
October 21, 2020
Consultations for schools to become academies
Consultations for schools to become academies are still going ahead despite the pandemic. With many parents without access or skills to use the internet, I
October 20, 2020
Local Businesses & Market Traders
Businesses and traders in my constituency waited months for Discretionary Grant funding to be made available. Having lost months of income during the lockdown, some
October 13, 2020
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
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
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
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