EDM on the Battle of Cable Street
4 October 2020 marked the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street. I have tabled a Parliamentary motion on this below to the Government
October 7, 2020
Activities and Campaigns
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill
Today in Parliament the Government are trying to legislate to prevents acts of torture and other serious crimes by the UK army from being prosecuted
September 23, 2020
Air pollution and inequality
Access to nature is not equally distributed across our society. The Government’s clean air policies should be accompanied by an equalities report to ensure that
September 18, 2020
Opposition Debate – Results
Students continue to be ignored by the government, and those studying for BTECs still have questions unanswered despite the exams fiasco happening over a month
September 15, 2020
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
September 14, 2020
Education Select Committee – Ofqual and Results
Today the Education Committee had further confirmation that it wasn’t a ‘mutant algorithm’ responsible for the exams fiasco, but Ministers who set the parameters of
September 2, 2020
Westferry Printworks Development
In the real world beyond dinners with billionaires, many constituents in Poplar and Limehouse struggle with the near-impossible situation of having soaring monthly rents, which
June 24, 2020
Debate on COVID-19 effect on BAME communities
Today in Parliament, I spoke in a debate on the effect of covid-19 on Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. My constituency, Poplar and Limehouse,
June 18, 2020
Free School Meals and Black Lives Matter
Yesterday in Parliament whilst acknowledging the U-turn on free school meals, I called out the Government on why it has taken such campaigning and arguing
June 17, 2020
Shukri Abdi and her family deserve justice
Thousands have written to their MPs, alarmed by the handling of this case. With Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Zarah Sultana MP and Claudia Webbe MP, I’ve called on the Government to
June 17, 2020
Early Day Motion on Geroge Floyd and Black Lives Matter
I am one of the sponsors of an Early Day Motion in Parliament – EDM #564 “George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter campaign” –
June 9, 2020
Amendment to immigration bill
I am proud to have signed this reasoned amendment to the Immigration Bill (which is having its 2nd Reading today) calling for an end to
May 18, 2020