HIV Testing Week and My Report on HIV in Southwark 07 Feb 2024 Southwark has the 3rd highest HIV prevalence in the country and I commissioned a report…
Emergency Support Over Christmas 21 Dec 2023 My Constituency Office on Jamaica Road will be closed from Friday 22nd December and reopening…
Newington Ward By-Election Victory 30 Jun 2023 Fantastic result for Labour and our candidate Youcef Hassaine in the Newington ward by election…
Challenging the Government on Home Office Failure 29 Jun 2023 When a Government publishes a Bill it is expected to have assessed its impact and…
Court of Appeal Declares Rwanda Scheme Unlawful 29 Jun 2023 The courts agree with the public: the Government is an incompetent mess. The Court of…
Eid Mubarak to All Celebrating 28 Jun 2023 Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating today! This photo was taken at a recent visit to…
Fighting for Access to PrEP 27 Jun 2023 Southwark has a higher than average rate of HIV and the Government has been promising…
Meeting with the Borough Commander 26 Jun 2023 Good to meet with the Borough Commander today to discuss local policing matters, especially following…
Armed Forces Day 24 Jun 2023 Today is Armed Forces Day: our chance to celebrate and show our support for the…
Windrush Day 22 Jun 2023 Today is #WindrushDay, celebrating 75 years since the Empire Windrush first docked in Britain. This…
Animal Welfare Bill 21 Jun 2023 Today, I voted to back the Animal Welfare Bill. At the last General Election, Tory…
Cervical Cancer Screening Awareness Week 20 Jun 2023 It isn’t always easy to highlight issues some see as ‘awkward’ but this week is…
Learning Disability Week 19 Jun 2023 Today I attended Mencap’s Learning Disability Week event in Parliament. Too many people with learning…
Meeting with Galleywall Primary School’s Junior Travel Ambassadors 16 Jun 2023 Had a visit from some of Galleywall Primary School’s fantastic Junior Travel Ambassadors today to…
Meeting with Algerian Prayer Community 16 Jun 2023 Great to meet the famous Nunu of Old Kent Road, with Saidat and other key…
World Blood Donor Day 14 Jun 2023 Always a privilege to meet real-life heroes – regular blood donors – in Parliament today…
Meeting with Chevening Scholars 14 Jun 2023 Good to meet constituent Abdul today, born in Afghanistan and a Chevening scholar here in…
Fighting for the rights of People with Disabilities 20 Jul 2022 The current system for applying for help from Government as a disabled person is costly,…
Barristers’ Strikes 18 Jul 2022 Today, as part of their wider strike action, I met this group to discuss their…
Protecting Our Bus Services 15 Jul 2022 This morning I visited the biggest bus driver training centre in the country – in…
Questioning Truss on Equal HIV Access 13 Jul 2022 In Johnson’s collapsed Government, the Foreign Secretary is also the Minister for Equality and I…
Foreign Affairs Committee Meetings in Washington 01 Jul 2022 Last week I was in the United States for a range of meetings in Washington…
Freedom in Hong Kong 29 Jun 2022 I hosted an ‘Index on Censorship’ and ‘Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong’ event in…
Riverside School Students Visit Westminster 21 Jun 2022 Great to see Riverside school students in Westminster last week – they had a tour…