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In the wake of last year’s River Lea oil spill, Sue Hayman (Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment) and I jointly hosted local campaigners, the Environmental Agency (EA), and the Canal & River Trust (CRT) at a roundtable meeting in Parliament

I am pleased that the EA has…

Brexit affects us all and we all deserve to be consulted.

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Read the PAC report on Windrush here. 

The Windrush scandal continues, as Home Office announcements unravel under close scrutiny. 

The Home Secretary needs to take proactive steps to contact those affected Commonwealth citizens, as highlighted by the recent PAC report and many cases in Hackney. Or he needs to come clean with the public that Home Office…

Yet another week where there is no clear way forward in relation to Brexit. We’ve made progress on ruling out No Deal but there’s still a lot to play for.

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Read the PAC report on Crossrail here.

Every year the UK throws away nearly 3 billion nappies a year. 90% end up incinerated or at a landfill, taking more than 300 years to break down.

Going green is easy but I know more can and must be done to support parents.

This is why I welcome the…