Challenging low pay in the gig economy 15 Feb 2020 Last night I joined Deliveroo couriers and their supporters in a Valentine’s Day picket of…
Pressing for action on flammable cladding 12 Feb 2020 I’ve raised the issue of flammable ACM cladding many times since the Grenfell tragedy and…
Flammable Cladding, Climate Change, Child vaccination, and the Labour leadership contest: some of my week ahead 10 Feb 2020 As business in Westminster can change daily, it can be difficult to know what’s ahead.…
Building Labour support for electoral reform 06 Feb 2020 This week I chaired the AGM of the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform (LCER), at…
Cut bus prices to reduce carbon emissions 04 Feb 2020 After many constituents made points relating to bus services in last year’s Big Conversation, I’ve…
The next steps on Brexit – my response to Dominic Raab 03 Feb 2020 The UK is no longer in the EU, but Brexit is far from ‘done’. Although…
Young Carers, Midwives, Apprentices, Park Hill Art Space and Decarbonising Transport – some of my week ahead 03 Feb 2020 I’m heading down to London with the UK now outside the European Union but knowing…
Stepping up support for Young Carers 30 Jan 2020 Today, on Young Carers Awareness Day I’m launching a new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Young Carers and Young Adult…
Trump’s ‘plan’ damages hopes for Middle East peace 30 Jan 2020 I was deeply concerned when Boris Johnson yesterday welcomed President Trump’s self-declared ‘deal of the…
Speaking up for students – and improving mental health 28 Jan 2020 I was pleased to be re-elected as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Students…
Holocaust Memorial Day, Personal Debt, Mental Health, Proportional Representation, Child Refugees, and the 150th Anniversary of Sheffield Station – some of my week ahead 27 Jan 2020 As we mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz today, I remember my…
Independent building regulation needed to save lives 21 Jan 2020 Yesterday I pressed for the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, to review…
Brexit, Child Refugees, Fire Safety, Casual Employment, Kashmir, and Northern Ireland: some of my week ahead 20 Jan 2020 There’s just eleven days until we leave the EU and this week we’re debating the…
Calling for more arts and cultural funding 16 Jan 2020 This morning I challenged the Government on the underfunding of arts and culture and the…
Challenging cuts to Air Passenger Duty 15 Jan 2020 Yesterday, during the Queen’s Speech debate, I criticised the Government’s proposals to review air passenger…
Taking school students voices to Parliament 14 Jan 2020 Today I spoke in the debate on the Queen’s Speech, which set out the Government’s…
Labour Leadership – Why I’m backing Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner 13 Jan 2020 The General Election result was devastating for all of us who campaigned so hard for…
Campaigning for South Yorkshire’s cash 13 Jan 2020 After nine years of the Tories, South Yorkshire’s economy has again slipped behind and we’ve…
Queen’s Speech debate, Assisted Dying, Holocaust Memorial Day, Electoral Reform, and Palestinian twinning: some of my week ahead 13 Jan 2020 This week I’ll be speaking in the debate on the Queen’s Speech, pressing the Government…
Challenging Tory ‘backsliding’ on environmental standards 10 Jan 2020 I challenged the Government yesterday on whether they would keep pace with the European Union’s…
Brexit update: 9th January 2020 09 Jan 2020 When Boris Johnson introduced his first Withdrawal Agreement Bill in October, we opposed it because…