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I am happy to announce that I have launched a competition with the BBC for young people in Hackney to help design a future EastEnders set.

Entries can be by either drawing (minimum A4 paper) or making a 3-D model of a shop, house, or location that will help make…

A report from Loughborough University and the ‘Campaign to End Child Poverty’, highlighted how one in every second child you meet in Hackney is living in poverty after accommodation costs are taken into account.

In the 21st century and in one of the richest countries in the world, this is…

The main message I heard on the doorstep during the European Elections is that people are sick and tired of the never-ending divisiveness over Brexit.

See me discuss this + the need for more good quality, affordable homes in Hackney, + a Public Accounts Committee report on apprenticeships.

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Trains are still skipping Hackney stations and I am still on the case.

I have already written to the Deputy Mayor for Transport, Heidi Alexander, to ask her what systems are in place to make sure Hackney isn’t always skipped if trains are running late. I will update you when…

On Friday 17 May I hosted a second public meeting in London Fields with The Arch Company, the new owners of the railway arches and representatives from Guardians of the Arches.

The meeting provided an opportunity for local business owners to directly raise their concerns.

The owners informed us that…