That this House believes that an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah risks catastrophic humanitarian consequences and therefore must not take place;
notes the intolerable loss of Palestinian life, the majority being women and children;
condemns the terrorism of Hamas who continue to hold hostages;
See my monthly report for February 2024 here.
See above for my weekly round-up of what I've been up to in Hackney and Westminster.
Labour called for and Parliament passed a motion in support of an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate release of the Israeli hostages, the Public Accounts Committee published our report on online safety, and I've been liaising with the Council and the police about wider community safety issues.
The Public Accounts Committee published our report into HS2 and Euston, Labour held a debate on its plan to tackle knife crime, and I visited Hackney residents so they could share with me the challenges they are facing.
See above for my weekly round-up of what I've been up to in Hackney and Westminster.
I voted against the Government's Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill and the Public Accounts Committee published our report on the Whole of Government Accounts. Tomorrow is also Holocaust Memorial Day, where we remember the 6 million Jews and others killed in the Holocaust as well as remember all those killed in genocides since.
See my monthly report for January 2024 here.
See above for my weekly round-up of what I've been up to in Hackney and Westminster. This week I voted against the Government's Rwanda Bill, the Public Accounts Committee published our report on flood defences, and I visited the SportsInspired Festival.
This article was first published in the Hackney Gazette. To read the latest edition, see here.
Parliament returned from its festive break this week. But the new year sadly hasn’t meant new ways of thinking or acting for this Government – it is still stuck in its wasteful spiral that prioritises chasing headlines at the taxpayers’ expense.
See above for my weekly round-up of what I've been up to in Hackney and Westminster. This week I visited Fellows Court in Haggerston to hear from residents on the maintenance issues they've been facing, including leaks and a lack of hot water. The Public Accounts Committee looked at government efficiency savings - too often a byword for cuts. And Parliament was dominated by the Horizon IT scandal.
See my monthly report for December 2023 here.