Article on bailouts
“In the wake of coronavirus, there’s an emerging new consensus that government support should never be unconditional and public money must always be used in
May 13, 2020
Activities and Campaigns
Letter on state support for big business
If big business want public support, they should pay their fair share towards society’s upkeep. See here my letter to the Chancellor, written with Zarah Sultana
May 11, 2020
Tower Hamlets COVID-19 Lockdown Experience
I’ve participated in this series of lockdown experience messages alongside activists. With the weather getting warmer it can feel tempting to spend longer outdoors and
May 9, 2020
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
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
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
