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

13 Aug 2021

I asked a Foreign Office Minister today how it looked to global partners when our…

Rotherhithe Festival

11 Aug 2021

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

30 Jul 2021

Homelessness has risen dramatically since the Tories came to power, despite their manifesto pledge to…

All-Party Parliamentary Wine and Spirits Group – Campaign Win

27 Jul 2021

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that the campaign I have…

Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness report launch

20 Jul 2021

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

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

South London Press – In my view

19 May 2021

The Wine & Spirits Trade Association

13 May 2021

The Wine & Spirits Trade Association is based in Bermondsey and I chair the Parliamentary…