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Watch below as I question the Brexit Secretarty over our future relationship with Ireland.

I should declare that my husband is a dual Irish-British national, which gives me a particular interest in the relationship we have after Brexit with our largest trading partner in the EU. The Secretary of State…

I am extremely concerned about the recent spate of acid attacks in Hackney and the callousness of such actions.

I met the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick a couple of weeks ago with other London MPs and we raised concerns about acid attacks. My colleague Stephen Timms MP raised the…

The was hardest hit by the recent ransomware attack in May which affected businesses and public services across the world. During the attack operations were cancelled, ambulances diverted, medical records inaccessible and patients left adrift. Reports suggest that hackers used out of date software on computers as their way i…

Arts and culture are one of Hackney's great success stories. They boost the economy, promote Hackney's reputation and help make it the great place it is to live.

Last year, the Arts Council invested more than £3 million in artists and projects in Hackney South and Shoreditch. And in 2018-22…

Schools must find £3bn worth of efficiency savings by 2020. The Education Secretary announced on 17 July £1.3bn extra funding. However, it is not clear where this money will come from. School budgets are not certain and many heads are making decisions which are short term. I have written to…