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Global Britain Turns Two Blind Eyes
When the UK helped topple the Taliban and the extremists they shielded as part of…
I wrote to the Secretary of State for Business to highlight some of the issues they were facing and to call on the Government to fix the national lorry driver shortage which is holding up business.
I have held meetings with many local businesses ranging from small family-owned firms to huge…
I asked a Foreign Office Minister today how it looked to global partners when our heroic England football players call out the hypocrisy and latent racism of Ministers
I asked a Foreign Office Minister today how it looked to global partners when our…
Rotherhithe Festival
It was great to be at the Rotherhithe Festival last weekend to hold a ‘pop…
To end homelessness, we need to flip the support system on its head
Homelessness has risen dramatically since the Tories came to power, despite their manifesto pledge to…
All-Party Parliamentary Wine and Spirits Group – Campaign Win
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that the campaign I have…
Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness report launch
Today the Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness, which I co-chair, hosted a report launch attended…
The ‘Nationality and Borders Bill’ is the worst legislation I’ve ever seen
The Government is still playing amateurish ‘culture war’ politics despite their humiliation by England football…
The Nationality and Borders Bill risks exposing significantly more migrants to destitution and exploitation
The Nationality and Borders Bill will remove a large part of the social safety net…
Visit to Old Kent Road Fire Station
It was great to meet Nick Davis, the new Fire Brigade Commander for Southwark, today…
The Tories told the UK in the December 2019 election that they had a plan to fix the social care system
The Tories told the UK in the December 2019 election that they had a plan…
Sixteen months ago, the Foreign Secretary told us the Government would be changing course on relations with China due to covid
Sixteen months ago, the Foreign Secretary told us the Government would be changing course on…
Some constituents in Southwark have been refused access to the Government’s EU ‘Settled Status’
Some constituents in Southwark have been refused access to the Government’s EU ‘Settled Status’ scheme…
Maddock Way re-openning
Absolutely brilliant to reopen the Maddock Way surgery this morning after campaigning with Yvonne, local…
Why does the DWP have such a tough job with reality
Today I asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions a question which has…
During Foreign Affairs Select Committee, I asked the Foreign Secretary to correct the record
The Foreign Secretary previously claimed that aid organisations were widely consulted before the Government announced…
EUSS Deadline
Today the deadline EU citizens applying for settled status in the UK passes with 400,000…
View from Westminster: ‘Open borders policy led to an even longer Lockdown and economic losses’
View from Westminster: ‘Open borders policy led to an even longer lockdown and economic losses’
Questioning DWP Minister
Today I tried to get a welfare Minister to explain what ‘levelling up’ meant to…
This Tory Government is spending 50 times less on helping schoolchildren get through the impact of covid than in the Netherlands
This Tory Government is spending 50 times less on helping schoolchildren get through the impact…
Broken Promise on International Aid
Yesterday I spoke in a debate to highlight how this Government, despite its massive majority,…
In June 2020, there were 120,000 children living without a settled home in temporary accommodation in England
Today I co-chaired the Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness’ meeting on the impact that homelessness…
The latest broken promise from the Tory manifesto
MPs will tomorrow have an emergency debate on the latest broken promise from the Tory…
Leaseholders and Fire Safety
Yesterday, I brought together over 100 local leaseholders and representatives from the ‘End Our Cladding…