Local child poverty in national news 02 Dec 2020 The Independent has covered the contrast between the recent debate in Westminster about child hunger…
Rise in private renters needing help 30 Nov 2020 A report from Generation Rent has revealed that our community has the highest increase in…
Chancellor clapped Covid frontline workers, but claps don’t pay the bills 25 Nov 2020 The UK has had the hardest 2020. We have the worst covid death rate in…
Reduce pressure on schools and ensure all children have equal access to all Government help 23 Nov 2020
Busy week 21 Nov 2020 Filming a contribution for Gary Jenkins of St James’ Bermondsey was just part of a…
Equal Pay Day 20 Nov 2020 Today, 20th November, marks ‘Equal Pay Day’. Despite 50 years since Labour’s Equal Pay Act…
Labour’s response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report into antisemitism in the Party 18 Nov 2020
Parking bays reinstated in Kennington Park Road after opposition 16 Nov 2020 People living on Kennington Park Road discovered in October that the parking bays outside their…
Unsafe Toys Online 12 Nov 2020 The British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) are based in Southwark and I’ve campaigned with…
Abolishing the Department for International Development (DfID). 10 Nov 2020 This afternoon I questioned Government officials on the process for abolishing the Department for International…
Free School Meals U-turn 10 Nov 2020 Yesterday the Government was forced to announce some extra help for families this winter to…
Canada Water Safety Meeting 03 Nov 2020 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 26 Oct 2020 I am proud to serve a community in Southwark which has such strong ties to…
Free School Meals Debate 22 Oct 2020 Yesterday the Tories voted to deny help to children going hungry. They used their majority…
Home Office refuses to publish figure for NPRF 21 Oct 2020 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. 19 Oct 2020 This Government is once again trying to deceive British people. Johnson and Gove have failed…
Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment 19 Oct 2020 I am on the Work and Pensions Select Committee and we’ve published our latest report…
Prime Ministers Questions 14 Oct 2020 Two weeks ago the Prime Minister told me he would ensure homeless people would have…
Work and Pensions Select Committee 14 Oct 2020 During yesterday’s Work and Pensions Select Committee we heard from Social Metrics Commission on their…
Prime Ministers Statement on COVID Restrictions 13 Oct 2020 Today I challenged the Prime Minster to stop passing the blame and fix the flaws…
Rough sleepers could face a deadly choice this winter 09 Oct 2020 The Government looks set to force homeless people to choose between unsafe accommodation or rough…