Supporting students on hardship, rent refunds and lost learning
Last week I sent the Government the recommendations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for…
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Government must end the cladding & building safety scandal
Yesterday Labour used some of the limited time we have in Parliament for opposition business…
Government ‘duck responsibility’ on Covid student support
Last Thursday the APPG for Students, which I chair, recommended ‘substantial’ funds to address Covid-related…
Unsafe cladding, Covid support, Online Harms and Gambling – some of my week ahead
I have been working closely with leaseholders and Sheffield Cladding Action Group for a long time on…
Calling for student rent refunds, substantial hardship funds, and a ‘Learning Remediation Fund’
Today the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Students, which I chair, has published its recommendations for the Government to ‘substantially’…
Pressing Johnson on those excluded from Covid support
Throughout the Covid-19 crisis, I have linked my backing for the measures we need to…
Regional Impact of Johnson’s Brexit Deal
As recent days have shown, Boris Johnson’s poor Brexit deal fails the country but will…
Student fees & rents, Brexit & workers’ rights, food poverty and Holocaust Memorial Day – some of my week ahead
The problems facing students during the pandemic are a major feature of my week. Tomorrow…
Cladding and building safety scandal
As part of my work with the Sheffield Cladding Action Group to tackle the problems…
UK must not isolate itself with pointless EU diplomacy row
Following reports that the UK has downgraded the status of EU diplomats, I wrote to the Foreign Secretary…
Universal Credit, Remote Education, Cladding, Palestine and Covid Vaccination – some of my week ahead
I’m continuing to work remotely from Sheffield in line with Parliament’s rules to reduce Covid-19 transmission, and…
Urging the Government to protect local dental services
Today I urged Ministers to rethink their approach to a new dental contract which threatens dental services across Sheffield and…
Virtual Parliament, Students, Dentistry and Covid-19 – some of my week ahead
Parliament returns this week after the extended recess, interrupted by two emergency sittings, for a…
Launching an APPG Students inquiry into the case for compensation for university students
Today I’m launching an inquiry with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for students, a cross-party group of…
Securing agreement to scrap SATs in 2021
Throughout the pandemic I’ve been liaising with local headteachers from across the constituency on the…
Backing Covid measures and action for those affected
I voted today to support the new lockdown measures to reverse the rapidly increase in…
Parliament delayed, but my office is open – with Covid-19, cladding and electoral reform part of my week ahead.
Parliament should have returned this week after the Christmas recess but, when we convened on…
The end of the Transition Period
After four and a half years as a Shadow Brexit Minister, I stood down after the Trade…
Supporting constituents over the Christmas and New Year break
During the Christmas period between 24th December – 3rd January, my office team will only be responding to emergency phone calls. I’ve collated some…
Tory shambles on Brexit talks threaten trade and border security
Once again I pressed Michael Gove on the Brexit negotiations this morning. The talks cover…
Hosting student Q&A with Universities Minister
Today I hosted a student Q&A with the Universities Minster Michelle Donelan, which I organised…