LBC: Susan Hall is not a feminist. London deserves inclusive leadership.
She hailed Liz Truss’s catastrophic mini-budget as a triumph, she supported Donald Trump’s election, and…
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SOUTH LONDON PRESS In My View: leasehold reform
The Tories have been promising leasehold reform since 2019. Four years and three Prime Ministers…
PARLIAMENT NEWS: Reconstructing relations with the EU must be a priority for Labour
I was first elected in 2017, a year after the EU referendum, on a platform…
THE HOUSE: Tackling the growing demand for eye health services is one of the biggest challenges facing the NHS in England today
Over 2.2 million people in the UK are living with a condition that causes sight…
SOUTH LONDON PRESS In My View: Rental Reform
I believe everyone should be able to live in a safe, decent, and affordable home.…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH MAGAZINE: Saluting our Sisters
To Suffragette Charlotte Despard, the first woman to stand for parliament in Battersea North in…
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LBC: Susan Hall is not a feminist. London deserves inclusive leadership.
She hailed Liz Truss’s catastrophic mini-budget as a triumph, she supported Donald Trump’s election, and she has amplified and encouraged racist and discriminatory content again and again. So it’s clear to say our views are different. But there is, surprisingly, one thing I do agree with her on. Susan has said…
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SOUTH LONDON PRESS In My View: leasehold reform
The Tories have been promising leasehold reform since 2019. Four years and three Prime Ministers later, the legislation finally arrived. However, despite the Housing Secretary’s earlier suggestion that the feudal and unfair system would be abolished altogether, the Bill fell far short. In a particularly glaring omission, it contained no…
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PARLIAMENT NEWS: Reconstructing relations with the EU must be a priority for Labour
I was first elected in 2017, a year after the EU referendum, on a platform whose central pillar included opposing a hard Tory EU Brexit. My first parliamentary term was defined by this issue. I vividly remember the seemingly endless late nights of “meaningful” and “indicative” votes; the obscure pieces…
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Government’s extremism strategy – STATEMENT
As Michael Gove prepares to launch his new policy against extremism later today, it is clear that the true threat to our democracy comes not from the fringes but the heart of govt. There is a grotesque irony in the Tories launching this strategy in the context of complete…
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LBC: Susan Hall is not a feminist. London deserves inclusive leadership.
She hailed Liz Truss’s catastrophic mini-budget as a triumph, she supported Donald Trump’s election, and she has amplified and encouraged racist and discriminatory content again and again. So it’s clear to say our views are different. But there is, surprisingly, one thing I do agree with her on. Susan has said…
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Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East briefing
I attended a Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East briefing with the Ambassadors of Palestine, KSA, Lebanon, Jordan Egypt, and Qatar to the UK to discuss the war in Gaza as well the impact on the wider region. The situation is worsening every day and there needs to be…
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General Election Fundraising Dinner
It was an absolutely fantastic night at my General Election 2024 fundraising dinner. It was great to have the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, the Shadow Foreign Secretary the Rt. Hon David Lammy MP and award winning comedy writer and author John O’Farrell give powerful speeches about the importance of…
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Welcoming the Bishop of Southwark
I had the pleasure of welcoming the venerable Stephen Taylor to Battersea as he was licensed by the Bishop of Southwark as interim Priest at St Mary’s. It was followed by a powerful & moving sermon by the Dover Bishop. Good to see Battersea church leaders there too.
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Letter to the Prime Minister on Gaza
HOUSE OF COMMONS LONDON, SW1A 0AA Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 10 Downing Street -sent by email- 13th March 2024 Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to express my continued concern about the ongoing situation in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and the lack of action taken by your government.…
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