Backing BAME entrepreneurs
I was pleased to launch ‘110 Outlet’, a new project set up by SYAC the…
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Higher Education, Zimbabwe deportations, Sheffield Local Plan and Mi Amigo – some of my week ahead
This is the column that shouldn’t have been. This was to be a recess week,…
My call to Government to replace lost EU Cash
I’ve written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ask…
Raising the voices of young carers in Parliament
Yesterday I took the voices of Sheffield Young Carers to Parliament. I secured a debate,…
Celebrating IWD and raising funds for two great women’s charities
Over the last eight years I have organised film screenings to celebrate International Women’s Day…
Brexit, Young Carers, Immigration, Hallam Union and Yemen – some of my week ahead
With 46 days to go, this week is again dominated by Brexit. I’ll be in…
Brexit Update: 8th February 2019
As we head into another week in which Brexit will dominate the news, there’s only…
Challenging the Home Secretary on deportations
I challenged Home Secretary Sajid Javid today over a Home Office deportation flight to Jamaica,…
My call to Home Office to get a grip on Android-only app for Settled Status
As a Shadow Brexit Minister, I joined seventy other Labour MPs and MEPs to demand…
Extending Article 50, welcoming local students, and opposing unpaid work trials – some of my week ahead
As the Prime Minister heads to Brussels to seek amendments to the deal that she…
Brexit Update: 31st January
Theresa May’s response on Tuesday to the massive defeat of her deal two weeks ago…
Key Brexit votes, the Immigration Bill, local policing and Leonardo Da Vinci – some of my week ahead
This is another crunch week on Brexit with key votes on Tuesday around proposals seeking…
Northern’s ‘rock bottom’ ratings for local rail services
I’ll be on Radio Sheffield this afternoon talking about my reaction to the consumer group…
Challenging the Government on Protecting EU Citizens’ Rights
I wrote to the Brexit Minister asking about the Government’s plans for the rights of EU…
My call for recording of benefits assessment interviews
I took part in a debate yesterday on the impact of the benefits assessment process…
Brexit, medical students, gambling, Myanmar, mental health, local buses and Holocaust Memorial Day – some of my week ahead
My week in Parliament starts and ends with Brexit. This afternoon I’ll be in the…
Brexit Update: 22nd January 2019
The clock continues to run down, with just ten weeks until we leave the EU…
Protecting local manufacturers
Local knife manufacturers and sellers in Sheffield and across the country are deeply concerned about…
The Immigration Bill, fibromyalgia, knife manufacturers, payments for small businesses and, of course, Brexit – some of my week ahead
Brexit is clearly going to be central this week and, as a Shadow Brexit Minister,…
Brexit, Universal Credit, Household Debt and Mental Health – some of my week ahead.
I’m back down in Westminster today after the Christmas recess. It’s always difficult to anticipate…
Brexit Update: 7th January 2019
Disturbingly little has changed since my last Brexit update in December, other than the road that the…