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An Update from your Local MP – 29th November 2024
An Update from your Local MP (29th November)
Statement on The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I sympathise with the deeply held personal arguments in favour of assisted dying but have significant concerns about current proposals in this legislation. Chief among these is the lack of sufficient safeguards to protect vulnerable individuals, particularly those from lower economic backgrounds.
An Update from your Local MP – 22nd November 2024
An Update from your Local MP (22nd November)
An Update from your Local MP – 15th November 2024
An Update from your Local MP (15th November)
Parliamentary Work & Campaigns
The Problems with Facial Recognition Technology
In a Westminster Hall debate, I outlined some of the problems with the use of live facial recognition technology in policing,
Impact of Tuition Fee Increases on Disadvantaged Students
On the 4th November 2024, the government announced that tuition fees in England will rise for current and existing students to £9,535 a year from Autumn 2025. I asked the Secretary of State for Education if she would commit to reviewing this increase if an equality impact assessment reveals that these increases are negatively impacting disadvantaged students.
The Benefits of a Four Day Working Week
Iceland has shown how moving to a 4 day working week with no loss of pay can have benefits for employers, employees and the wider economy.
Raising the Local Government Funding Crisis
In the next two years, one in four councils expect to apply for emergency government bailout agreements to avoid bankruptcy.
Articles
A Debt is Owed – the UK Should Transition from Traditional Aid to Reparations
Our country has a moral and legal duty to address past injustices like slavery and colonialism. Failing to engage with the case for reparations shows a disregard for the nations and individuals who live with their enduring impact. The UK should instead lead by example, embracing reparations as a means of tackling the root causes of climate breakdown and structural inequality, rectifying our colonial legacy, and building a fairer, more equal world.
The Earth is Facing a ‘Code Red’. We Need a Green New Deal
If this government wants to succeed, avert climate disaster, and secure a strong, sustainable economic future for all communities, it must embrace and deliver a Green New Deal.
Black and Brown people were shut out of voting by Tory voter ID laws this election – we must scrap them now
I’m urging the government to scrap the Tories’ exclusory and racist voter ID laws.
For Democracy to Work for You, It Needs to Include You! Register to Vote Today
Registering to vote takes about five minutes. The government we vote for gets five years to remake our country.
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