During the pandemic, the government set up several secretive Whitehall units under the guise of monitoring Covid disinformation. It’s subsequently become clear that the remit of these units went well beyond this.
Parliamentary Work
Responding to the Home Secretary’s Statement on Increasing the use of Stop & Search
If the Government was focused on keeping all our young people safe, they would be looking to reverse cuts to education and youth services, tackle the issue of school exclusions, expand mental healthcare provision and address the deprivation and inequality that drives people to commit crimes.
Privileges Committee Report
This week saw the long-awaited publication of the Privileges Committee Report into Boris Johnson’s statements to the House of Commons regarding Partygate.
Visiting the Somali Embassy
Thank you to Abdi Musse for hosting me at the Somali Embassy to talk about how we can ensure Somali voices are politically represented.
The Legal Case for Reparations with Leigh Day
I was honoured to chair a parliamentary panel put on by local law firm Leigh Day with the support
of the APPG on African Reparations, with some eminent guests.
Saving Babies’ Lives Progress Report with Sands and Tommy’s
I supported the launch of a very important joint report from two pregnancy and baby loss charities, Sands and Tommy’s entitled Saving Babies’ Lives Progress Report.