Speech on tuition fees
The lesson from the Government’s tuition fee fiasco is a simple one: progressive taxation. Taxing wealthy working adults to invest properly in public universities will… Read More »Speech on tuition fees
Parliament
Question on fire and rehire
Workers from ethnic minority backgrounds are nearly twice as likely, as white workers, to be fired and rehired. Legislation is needed to stop this exploitative… Read More »Question on fire and rehire
Reasoned amendment on academic freedom
Higher education is rampant with casualisation and employers who sack staff because they don’t like their research. The Freedom of Speech Bill tabled by the… Read More »Reasoned amendment on academic freedom
First anniversary of the Bow Crane Collapse
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of a crane collapse in my constituency, which led to the tragic death of June Harvey. Today, I tabled a… Read More »First anniversary of the Bow Crane Collapse
Early Day Motion on child poverty
I am a top signatory of a parliamentary motion tabled by Rebecca Long Bailey regarding new End Child Poverty data that shows a sharp rise… Read More »Early Day Motion on child poverty
Early Day Motion on welcoming refugees
Our country must not close its doors to people seeking safety. I’ve tabled this Parliamentary motion to our government on welcoming refugees: EDM 97
Early Day Motion on protests in Colombia
I have signed this Parliamentary motion from Tony Lloyd MP to express my concern at the situation in Colombia and the excessive use of force… Read More »Early Day Motion on protests in Colombia