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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

Speech on Fire Safety Bill,

Yesterday I spoke in the 2nd Reading of the Fire Safety Bill in Parliament about how it is utterly unacceptable that residential blocks in my

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

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

Early Day Motion on price increases

Yesterday I tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM #318) and have written to the Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial

Intervention on local services

It is very moving that people locally are trying to support each other the best they can. I pay tribute to public sector workers, who

Question on overcrowding

Many of my constituents live in deeply overcrowded households and within those households are grandparents who will find themselves looking after children from Friday onwards,

Question on mental health challenges

Many constituents who are self-isolating, especially those who are expected to self-isolate for extended periods, may face loneliness and other mental health challenges. The Chancellor

Holding government to account on COVID19

I am continuing to hold the Government to account – calling for the proper scale of interventions required to secure proper funding of public services

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