Letter on fire safety
Last week, billionaire developer Ballymore were forced to withdraw their application to build a tower 2.5 times the height at Grenfell Tower, with only one… Read More »Letter on fire safety
Grenfell
Fire at New Providence Wharf
My statement on the fire this morning at New Providence Wharf in my constituency: For years now, constituents at New Providence Wharf, where there are… Read More »Fire at New Providence Wharf
Cladding Scandal Westminster Hall Debate
Those living in unsafe cladding need clarity over who bears responsibility for replacing it. They can’t go on paying for temporary interim measures.
Fire Safety Debate
The cladding scandal has gone on for far too long. The government needs to stop passing the buck, and do the right thing by constituents.
All Party Parliamentary Groups on Fire Safety and Leasehold & Commonhold Reform
Yesterday the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Fire Safety and Leasehold & Commonhold Reform met jointly to lobby Minister Greenhalgh. Those in unsafe and cladded… Read More »All Party Parliamentary Groups on Fire Safety and Leasehold & Commonhold Reform
Our Housing System is Broken
I’m delighted to join Labour Outlook as a monthly columnist. Here’s my first piece on how we lose thousands of homes through permitted developments which… Read More »Our Housing System is Broken
End our cladding scandal
The building safety crisis was caused by slashed regulation from successive governments. I am calling on this to be reversed to ensure homes are remediated… Read More »End our cladding scandal
Fire Safety Bill debate
The Government has continually ignored calls for steps to ensure there is not a repeat of the Grenfell tragedy. Last week during the Fire Safety… Read More »Fire Safety Bill debate
Article on Grenfell Tower fire
Earlier this year I wrote an article that called out how Grenfell Tower fire – a tragedy that never should have happened – showed how… Read More »Article on Grenfell Tower fire