Challenging the Home Secretary on the ‘fundamentally racist’ NRPF policy
I challenged the ‘fundamentally racist’ Government policy yesterday and the Home Secretary didn’t even dispute…
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Meeting with Southbank and Waterloo Partnership
Whilst the £1.57 billion rescue package for the arts is welcome there is still much…
Meeting with CitizensUK to tackle NRPF
Today I met with representatives from CitizensUK – to discuss how we can work together…
Calling for investment in Southwark
Bakerloo and Broadband – just two of my calls for investment in ‘shovel ready’ projects…
Housing rough sleepers with No Recourse to Public Funds
Under the ‘Everyone In’ scheme Ministers told councils to get all rough sleepers off the…
𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗦 ‘𝗦𝗨𝗕-𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟’ 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘!
During the pandemic many people were trapped abroad and I’ve helped them contact UK embassies.…
𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗘𝗬
Months into this pandemic there are sadly still people from Southwark stranded abroad. I used…
View From Westminster June
No Recourse to Public Funds has long stoked division and hostility — now it’s leaving families destitute in a pandemic
No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) are a blight on our country’s reputation and represent…
Child poverty in Southwark
The Government’s own statistics show that there has been a 600,000 rise in the number…
Department of International Development Merger
Not content with reducing our global standing through Brexit and his terrible handling of the…
Johnson denies help to Southwark families
When questioned in a live broadcast, Boris Johnson said he’d “see what we can do…
School Holiday Hunger
England footballer Marcus Rashford has written a strong appeal for a more empathetic Government approach…
Pragmatic women are winning while the populist men are losing in the global fight against coronavirus
As Jacinda Ardern lifts coronavirus restrictions in New Zealand, it’s clear that Boris Johnson and…
Ministers claim millions have been helped by Universal Credit — but the reality of this crisis is very different
As coronavirus hardship sets in, the ever-rising growth in debt, poverty, and help from food…
Bringing UK Citizens Home
The Government was slow to act in bringing people stranded aboard back home. I first…
London Bridge – Three years on
Three years ago today cowards brought hate to our community in the terror attack at…
90-minute-long queue to vote to end virtual voting
This was scene from yesterday’s vote in the Commons. I can’t help constituents or scrutinise…
In My View May 2020
Rough Sleeping
I have been calling for the Government to ensure rough sleepers rehoused during the pandemic…
Dominic Cummings
I’ve been contacted by almost 200 people in the last two days appalled by Dominic…
Work & Pensions Select Committee 20th May 2020
Strong agreement from business and workforce reps at today’s Work & Pensions Select Committee. DWP…
Serving as your MP for five years
JustGiving taking Gift Aid contributions
Donations to help the NHS frontline tackle the virus were not intended for JustGiving’s bank…
Supporting local authorities through the COVID-19 pandemic
Southwark Council has been fantastic in its response to the pandemic. It has acted swiftly…