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Government suppressing this report linking Department for Work and Pensions’ policies and rising foodbank use
Tory policies have caused child poverty to rise in the UK. The Government investigated the…
I wrote to the Chancellor, urging him to extend UC help
Tomorrow the Chancellor will deliver the Budget. Thousands of local families are relying on Universal…
Dangerous Cladding Debate
During yesterday’s debate on cladding I spoke for the thousands of people in Southwark who…
School laptop shortages
A school in Southwark asked the Government for more than 50 laptops to ensure online…
Holocaust Memorial Day
Today marks Holocaust Memorial Day – a time to remember all those who have lost…
100,000 People lost to covid
The Office for National Statistics and the Government’s own daily figures have both revealed that…
I’ve asked the Minister responsible to explain why offers of help have been declined and why Londoners are not being vaccinated fast enough.
The Governnent should be straining every sinew to vaccinate everyone as quickly as possible. I’ve…
BBC London Politics
I was on BBC Politics London yesterday highlighting that only 1% of Londoners have been…
Government support for people out of work is even more important given the rise in unemployment and pressure on Job Centres and their staff.
Government support for people out of work is even more important given the rise in…
Yesterday I spoke in the Commons to defend thousands of people in Southwark from a cut the Government intends to impose from April.
Yesterday I spoke in the Commons to defend thousands of people in Southwark from a…
I asked Jacob Rees-Mogg again directly to come and see the School Food Matters work
Vote on the Brexit Deal
Thanks to Kings College and South London and Maudsley South London NHS Foundation Trusts
Having previously had the chance to thank Guy’s and St Thomas’, I have written to…
Westminster Hall Debate – Winter Homelessness Support
Earlier today, Jacob Rees-Mogg said that UNICEF ‘should be ashamed’ for providing food to hungry children in our community
Earlier today, Jacob Rees-Mogg said that UNICEF ‘should be ashamed’ for providing food to hungry…
Evidence session about the abuses being committed in the Xinjiang region of China.
Re-elected chair of the reconstituted All Party Parliamentary Group on Ending the Need for Food Banks
Pleased to be re-elected chair of the reconstituted All Party Parliamentary Group on Ending the…
Multiple schools who have had cases in Southwark tell me they’ve never been contacted by the Government’s tracing system.
Meeting with Department for Work and Pensions Minister – Will Quince
Good to meet with Department for Work and Pensions Minister – Will Quince today to…
Time is running out for Johnson
Update – Bakerloo Line Extension
Local child poverty in national news
The Independent has covered the contrast between the recent debate in Westminster about child hunger…
World Aids Day
Rise in private renters needing help
A report from Generation Rent has revealed that our community has the highest increase in…