The UK must do more to end the war in Yemen
The war in Yemen has gone on for far too long. Many local people have…
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Meeting the Home Secretary about knife crime
The Tories have cut 22,000 police officers nationally since 2010, including 400 officers and PCSOs…
Paying tribute to Ada Salter
108 years ago, almost to this day, 14,000 Bermondsey women went on strike from the…
Southwark’s Labour Council is tackling the housing crisis
Southwark’s Labour council is leading the way in tackling the housing crisis, building 11,000 new…
Thanks for supporting my call to reform the Mental Health Act
I’ve been hugely touched by the supportive messages, emails and even people stopping me in…
Visiting Central Southwark Community Hub
I had a lovely time today popping into Central Southwark Community Hub – CSCH’s Family…
Legal Aid
In Southwark we have a strong sense of community and significant support networks to help…
Out and about in SE1
With Parliament not sitting, it has been great to be out and about locally. It…
Securing commitments on reforming the Mental Health Act
Last week I led a debate on the need to reform the Mental Health Act…
Reforming the Mental Health Act: a personal reflection
The last time I saw my half-brother Sebastian (on the far-left on the photo below)…
Westminster Hall debate: reforming the Mental Health Act
When I was a toddler my mum developed schizophrenia and did not get the support…
May has gone but problems with the DWP continue
May has gone but Johnson inherits the same problems. Today on the Work and Pensions…
APPG Foodbanks meeting: HRW report launch
I chair the Parliamentary Group on Foodbanks and today hosted the launch of a report…
Boris Johnson is unfit to lead our country
Boris Johnson is not fit to lead our country. He has promised yet more Brexit…
APPG Counter Extremism meeting: a worrying rise in Islamophobic attitudes
I co-chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Countering Extremism and today in Parliament we held…
Domestic Abuse Bill
I was pleased to secure an agreement from the Home Office Minister yesterday to meet…
Hosting DBC report launch
Today in Parliament I hosted the launch of the Disability Benefits Consortium’s (DBC) report on…
Universal credit urgent question
Universal Credit has damaged thousands of people’s lives in Southwark. We now know it is…
Challenging the PM on knife crime
I asked the Prime Minister yesterday why she is overseeing a ‘Government of paralysis’ failing…
Pursuing justice for the St John family
Yesterday in Parliament I raised a case on behalf of Sharon St John, who lives…
Raising the Windrush Scandal with Jeremy Hunt
Many local people in Southwark have been affected by the Government’s appalling treatment of the…
Southwark Schools Athletics Tournament
It was great to participate for part of this brilliant day’s activities at Southwark Athletics…
Police funding
We have a national knife crime crisis but the Home Secretary didn’t bother to turn…
Westminster Hall debate on domestic abuse and homelessness
I led a debate today on Domestic Abuse and Homelessness. The evidence of the overlap…
London Bridge & Borough Market terror attack, two years on
It is two years since the cowardly terror attack on innocents enjoying a night out…