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Newington Ward By-Election Victory
Fantastic result for Labour and our candidate Youcef Hassaine in the Newington ward by election…
Challenging the Government on Home Office Failure
When a Government publishes a Bill it is expected to have assessed its impact and…
Court of Appeal Declares Rwanda Scheme Unlawful
The courts agree with the public: the Government is an incompetent mess. The Court of…
Eid Mubarak to All Celebrating
Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating today! This photo was taken at a recent visit to…
Fighting for Access to PrEP
Southwark has a higher than average rate of HIV and the Government has been promising…
Meeting with the Borough Commander
Good to meet with the Borough Commander today to discuss local policing matters, especially following…
Armed Forces Day
Today is Armed Forces Day: our chance to celebrate and show our support for the…
Windrush Day
Today is #WindrushDay, celebrating 75 years since the Empire Windrush first docked in Britain. This…
Animal Welfare Bill
Today, I voted to back the Animal Welfare Bill. At the last General Election, Tory…
Cervical Cancer Screening Awareness Week
It isn’t always easy to highlight issues some see as ‘awkward’ but this week is…
Learning Disability Week
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
Had a visit from some of Galleywall Primary School’s fantastic Junior Travel Ambassadors today to…
Meeting with Algerian Prayer Community
Great to meet the famous Nunu of Old Kent Road, with Saidat and other key…
World Blood Donor Day
Always a privilege to meet real-life heroes – regular blood donors – in Parliament today…
Meeting with Chevening Scholars
Good to meet constituent Abdul today, born in Afghanistan and a Chevening scholar here in…
Fighting for the rights of People with Disabilities
The current system for applying for help from Government as a disabled person is costly,…
Barristers’ Strikes
Today, as part of their wider strike action, I met this group to discuss their…
Protecting Our Bus Services
This morning I visited the biggest bus driver training centre in the country – in…
Questioning Truss on Equal HIV Access
In Johnson’s collapsed Government, the Foreign Secretary is also the Minister for Equality and I…
Foreign Affairs Committee Meetings in Washington
Last week I was in the United States for a range of meetings in Washington…
Freedom in Hong Kong
I hosted an ‘Index on Censorship’ and ‘Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong’ event in…
Riverside School Students Visit Westminster
Great to see Riverside school students in Westminster last week – they had a tour…
Visit to Surrey Square Primary School
It was amazing to see the kids learning to plant and grow this morning…
Discussing British-Taiwanese Relations
Good to discuss British-Taiwanese relations in Parliament today with Kelly Wu-Chiao Hsieh, the Taiwan Ambassador-equivalent…