The ‘Nationality and Borders Bill’ is the worst legislation I’ve ever seen 20 Jul 2021 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 20 Jul 2021 The Nationality and Borders Bill will remove a large part of the social safety net…
Visit to Old Kent Road Fire Station 19 Jul 2021 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 14 Jul 2021 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 13 Jul 2021 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’ 12 Jul 2021 Some constituents in Southwark have been refused access to the Government’s EU ‘Settled Status’ scheme…
Maddock Way re-openning 09 Jul 2021 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 07 Jul 2021 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 07 Jul 2021 The Foreign Secretary previously claimed that aid organisations were widely consulted before the Government announced…
EUSS Deadline 30 Jun 2021 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’ 28 Jun 2021 https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/comment/view-from-westminster-boris-and-ministers-should-go-dutch-they-are-doing-a-great-job/?fbclid=IwAR24snJFtqbyJfv4UFCxrljREQn_n5Ff4VGD5Z9m9uGj6a-LbeXJ3miVJAI
Questioning DWP Minister 23 Jun 2021 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 15 Jun 2021 This Tory Government is spending 50 times less on helping schoolchildren get through the impact…
Broken Promise on International Aid 09 Jun 2021 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 08 Jun 2021 Today I co-chaired the Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness’ meeting on the impact that homelessness…
The latest broken promise from the Tory manifesto 07 Jun 2021 MPs will tomorrow have an emergency debate on the latest broken promise from the Tory…
Leaseholders and Fire Safety 27 May 2021 Yesterday, I brought together over 100 local leaseholders and representatives from the ‘End Our Cladding…
View from Westminster: The Tories post-covid plans are truly pathetic 25 May 2021 https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/comment/view-from-westminster-the-tories-post-covid-plans-are-truly-pathetic/?fbclid=IwAR1EeicdyiwqEBtlagnI-hp71nrzjLOAXEBkcPmS3_7B5XDSpoo5tprk7lo
The Wine & Spirits Trade Association 13 May 2021 The Wine & Spirits Trade Association is based in Bermondsey and I chair the Parliamentary…
Following the Queen’s Speech 11 May 2021 Today’s Queen’s speech was a damp squib given the huge expectations of a Government with…
Ahead of the Queen’s Speech 11 May 2021 Today, the Queen will set out the Government’s plans. This is an important opportunity for…
Election Results 10 May 2021 Labour performed well in some elections last Thursday, despite the loss of Hartlepool. Labour won…
Southwark schools are set to lose over £1.2 million 01 May 2021 The Department of Education claims not to have the figures for how much their change…
A Safe Home 30 Apr 2021 One year has passed since the Government agreed to adopt the ‘A Safe Home’ amendment…