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Parliamentary Business

The Budget – Housing

I spoke in the debate on the Budget and raised my concerns about its failure to tackle the day to day needs of most of my constituents.

I focused my comments on housing and the needs of "generation rent".

I also called for an…

Parliamentary Business

Immigration Bill

The Government's immigration bill was always a basket of dog whistle issues designed to convince voters that the Government was being tough on immigration.

I sat on the bill committee and pressed in particular for public health to be protected by allowing easy access to diagnosis…

I attended Bliss' parliamentary event on Thursday 27 February. The campaign and reception were organised by Bliss, the special care baby charity, which provides support to families of babies born premature and sick across the UK.

The reception was held to launch Bliss’ new report: ‘It’s not a game: the…

It was great to see that students from Hackney University Technical College were invited to premiere their work at Buckingham Palace last week.

The students were back at the Palace after they had been given a unique opportunity to film behind the scenes in the Royal household. The students were…

As you may have seen, last week the President of Uganda signed in to law the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Days before he signed the bill, I added my signature to a letter addressed to the President of Uganda written by Crispin Blunt MP. The letter is included below:

Dear President Museveni,