Abolishing the Department for International Development (DfID).
This afternoon I questioned Government officials on the process for abolishing the Department for International…
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Free School Meals U-turn
Yesterday the Government was forced to announce some extra help for families this winter to…
Canada Water Safety Meeting
There have been a series of incidents in and around Canada Water station recently. It…
Response of the UK Government to the killing of protesters in Lagos, Nigeria
I am proud to serve a community in Southwark which has such strong ties to…
Free School Meals Debate
Yesterday the Tories voted to deny help to children going hungry. They used their majority…
Home Office refuses to publish figure for NPRF
Too many children born in Southwark and growing up in our capital have unequal access…
This Government is once again trying to deceive British people.
This Government is once again trying to deceive British people. Johnson and Gove have failed…
Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment
I am on the Work and Pensions Select Committee and we’ve published our latest report…
Prime Ministers Questions
Two weeks ago the Prime Minister told me he would ensure homeless people would have…
Work and Pensions Select Committee
During yesterday’s Work and Pensions Select Committee we heard from Social Metrics Commission on their…
Prime Ministers Statement on COVID Restrictions
Today I challenged the Prime Minster to stop passing the blame and fix the flaws…
Rough sleepers could face a deadly choice this winter
The Government looks set to force homeless people to choose between unsafe accommodation or rough…
People in Southwark need a Government focused on our safety and ensuring access to local tests where needed.
People in Southwark need a Government focused on our safety and ensuring access to local…
Support for Winter Shelters
I’ve been pressing for extra help for homeless people affected by Covid. Today, the Minister…
Work and Pensions Select Committee
The Work and Pensions Select Committee questioned the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions…
Prime Ministers Questions
The Government has been in denial about the scale of homelessness in our country. Shockingly,…
Urgent question – Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Government is ending the ban on evictions introduced due to Covid and is axing…
The Restrictions of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020
Today I spoke and voted against these regulations. The BMA represents NHS workers and is…
View from Westminster
View from Westminster: ‘COVID, Brexit – Johnson and his incompetent team’
Centrica is making a profit but still trying to slash workers’ rights
Centrica is making a profit but still trying to slash workers’ rights and pass costs…
Today the Government responded to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on the Department for Work and Pensions’s response to the coronavirus outbreak
Today the Government responded to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on the Department…
Podcast with Rethink Mental Illness
Mental health law is being revised soon. I had a chat with Louise from the…
View from Westminster
View from Westminster: My Jamaica Road office is back in business
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View from Westminster
View from Westminster: Incompetent decisions and terrible consequences of government’s ‘callous’ COVID response