Chancellor’s Failed Financial Statement
Today’s financial statement from the Chancellor offers nothing to most of the country sadly. I…
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Nawruz in Southwark
It was good to mark #Nawruz yesterday in Southwark – although the crisis continuing in…
Southwark Scholars
When the LibDem-Tory coalition hiked Uni tuition fees, Southwark’s Labour-run council introduced extra help for…
Delivering New Facilities in SE17
Great to get back inside the old bath house on Manor Place #SE17 where a…
Tackling Antisocial Behaviour in Southwark
Very useful meeting today with Southwark Borough Commander Colin Wingrove on police action locally to…
Fighting Homelessness
Today I met with ‘Capital Letters’, a not-for-profit organisation who work with councils in London…
The Metropolitan Police have a duty to investigate all crime
The Metropolitan Police have a duty to investigate all crime, whoever the culprit may be.…
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions admitted today at our Select Committee today that about 3 million people on Universal Credit are worse off after Government cuts.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions admitted today at our Select Committee today…
Sign the petition to save our public transport
We have just 4 days to go until the current emergency funding for Transport for…
Thousands of leaseholders in Southwark are facing huge bills for compulsory fire safety works
Thousands of leaseholders in Southwark are facing huge bills for compulsory fire safety works. The…
I’ve asked the Metropolitan Police to investigate the Downing Street parties in 2020
I’ve asked the Metropolitan Police to investigate the Downing Street parties in 2020. I believe…
I asked if they felt the former Foreign Secretary should have been promoted to Deputy Prime Minister
At the last Foreign Affairs Select Committee, we heard evidence from Lord Richardson, former Chief…
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday try to get us all to spend more on Christmas…
The UK Government’s humiliating capitulation to the Taliban has already affected people in Southwark and their families
Southwark has a global reach and it doesn’t surprise me for a second that events…
I recorded a podcast with Our Time on My Family, Mental Illness
Improving mental health care will help families up and down the country and potentially save…
Today I received my booster jab from Carole at St Thomas’ Hospital. The NHS has…
I got the Home Secretary to admit today that Government plans risk criminalising the RNLI’s life-saving activities.
I got the Home Secretary to admit today that Government plans risk criminalising the RNLI’s…
I’ve called on the Government to scrap VAT charges on fire safety works which are required by law
During the debate on the Fire Safety Bill, I called on the Government to scrap…
There are just a few weeks left for the Government to deliver a fair funding deal for London
Almost every capital city in the world receives national funding for its transport network year…
In the past month I’ve been engaged in the line-by-line scrutiny of the Nationality and Borders Bill.
In the past month I’ve been engaged in the line-by-line scrutiny of the Nationality &…
Today I met with a constituent who lost her mum to covid, sadly
Today I met with a constituent who lost her mum to covid sadly. We visited…
The proposed changes in the Nationality and Borders Bill risk UK-flagged vessels being pushed into a catch 22
The proposed changes in the Nationality and Borders Bill risk UK-flagged vessels being pushed into…
Today we take time to say thank you to everyone who has served, and continues to serve, in our armed forces
Today we take time to say thank you to everyone who has served, and continues…
Today I met with the Home Office Minister responsible for Afghan Resettlement
Today I met with the Home Office Minister responsible for Afghan Resettlement to talk about…
It was great to join CentrepointUK this morning
It was great to join CentrepointUK this morning to discuss their evaluation of #HousingFirst in…