News Archive

Tonight we’re voting on the Internal Market Bill, which is an utter shambles.

❌ It breaks international law,

❌ Shreds our country’s credibility,

❌ Risks a No Deal Brexit.

I called out the Prime Minister for shredding our country’s international credibility and challenged him over his constant use of cheap…

The removal of dangerous cladding and delays in obtaining an EWS1 form is an issue that continues to affect thousands of leaseholders in Hackney.

The Public Accounts Committee, which I chair, published a report on this issue that calls out the Government’s unacceptably slow progress in resolving this issue. Read…

This week the Government announced a new set of COVID-19 restrictions.

It is clear that a significant factor behind the introduction of these new restrictions is that the Government has lost control of testing. If you can’t test, you can’t trace. If you can’t trace, you can’t isolate. If you don’t…

See my weekly round up for my take on the Government’s testing fiasco and the impact on Hackney. People have been turned away from the two walk-in centres in the borough. The Secretary of State undertook to look into the matter. The Government needs to get to grips with this…

I continue to press the Government for action to support those who are self employed, many of whom have been living on fresh air during the pandemic.

Many have good track records with HMRC but still fall into the gaps in support. The Government needs to understand the cost to…