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I have voted against Brexit repeatedly – including not voting to trigger Article 50 in the first place. On 15 January I voted against the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement along with 431 other MPs. She then returned to the House of Commons on 29 January.

Unfortunately, all the amendments I voted…

This week on my weekly round-up: temporary accommodation & housing in Hackney, the Public Accounts Committee’s latest report (local government spending), and my update on Brexit.

Read the full PAC report on Local Government Spending here.

I recently met a group of volunteers in Hackney to hear about the excellent work they do accross London to welcome refugee families to the UK.

The group hopes to welcome a new family of refugees into Hackney South and Shoreditch in March.

To find out more about the work…

I recently signed an open letter to the Chancellor in support of the ONE Campaign for Real Aid.

The campaign is calling on the UK Government to guarantee that all UK aid is transparent, effective and targeted at ending extreme poverty.

You can read the letter to the Chancellor here.

As Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, I recently heard evidence of how it is local authorities who are still dealing with the housing issues created by this government’s handling of the Windrush scandal. This is not good enough. 

See the full Urgent Question session here.