WH Debate 27.03.19: Local government funding
It hasn’t all been Brexit business this week. On Wednesday I also raised severe cuts…
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Today’s indicative votes
Today I will be backing measures to revoke Article 50. I voted against triggering it…
Westminster Hall debate on knife crime
Knife crime has risen 23% across England and Wales. Yesterday I spoke in a Westminster…
A message of peace in a time of volatility
Friday marked one week since the horrific terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New…
Rotherhithe Bridge
I met with London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport, Heidi Alexander, this week to discuss progress…
Revoking Article 50
The Prime Minister claims the only path available to the UK is her pathetic proposals. She…
I support reuniting refugee families
The UK has a proud tradition of offering sanctuary to people fleeing persecution and violence…
DWP launches yet another UC pilot
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions told the select committee on Monday that…
More resources for policing needed in Spring Statement
I hope the Government listens and uses today’s Spring Statement from the Chancellor, Philip Hammond,…
Voting to Dump May’s Downgrade (again)
I still oppose Brexit. I still oppose May’s downgrade. I will be voting against her…
Commonwealth Day
It was great to have Surrey Square Primary School and Southwark Citizens in Parliament today…
International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and…
Urgent question on social security and employment support
The DWP spends hundreds of millions of pounds on assessment processes for PIP and ESA…
Challenging the Govt on the Welfare Freeze
I’m on the Work and Pensions select committee and this morning we visited Charles Dickens…
Meeting secured with the Home Secretary on knife crime
Today, the Prime Minister called for more action on tackling knife crime after nine years…
Venezuelan refugees in Colombia
In Venezuela, the corrupt, authoritarian regime of Maduro has forced millions of people to flee as…
ESA backpayments Urgent Question
A Minister told me in the Commons that Department for Work Pensions (DWP) ‘Presenting Officers’…
Antisocial behaviour
I have been dealing with some horrific antisocial behaviour across Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Walworth. It…
Unequal pay for women
Almost 50 years ago a Labour Government introduced the Equal Pay Act, but it has…
PrEP
The NHS is piloting a drug called PrEP which has been proven to prevent the…
Challenging the Govt on the Hostile Environment
Since 2010 the Government have cut councils’ budgets by 49% but passed extra costs onto local…
Changing the law on terror insurance
After the terror attack in June 2017 at London Bridge and Borough Market I campaigned…
Reopening Albion Primary School!
Southwark parents, governors, teachers and families all fought together to try and prevent Government cuts…
Rough sleeping continues to rise in London
Today the Government published its figures for rough sleeper numbers in England and Wales in…
Letter to MHCLG on No Recourse to Public Funds
On Monday I asked about the Government’s hostile environment which now means London councils paying…