I’m glad MPs from across the House ultimately voted to overturn plans to get rid of them later this year. Scrapping this safe, effective and accessible form of abortion care would have been a blatant attack on women’s ability to access care.
Parliamentary Work
Spring Statement
Ahead of the Spring Statement, I called on the Government to reverse the planned National Insurance hike. Research from the New Economics Foundation found that since the last election, disposable incomes have fallen by £110 for the poorest 50% and risen by £3,300 for...
Urgent Question on the Met Strip Search of Child Q
In Parliament, I secured and led an Urgent Question, holding the Government’s feet to the fire over the Met strip search of Child Q.
Standing up for P&O Workers and a Better Deal for All Workers
I’ve been standing with RMT members fighting back against P&O’s mass sacking of its workforce earlier this month. This came ahead of a Labour Opposition Day in which I voted to reinstate the 800 unjustly dismissed P&O workers, withdraw P&O’s government...
Opposition Day: Violence Against Women
There is a clear consensus that the Government must do more to tackle violence against women. This week, I called on them to address institutional misogyny in policing, reverse cuts to specialist services for survivors and ensure boys aren’t learning the wrong lessons in school and from culture more widely.
We Need a Windfall Tax to Cut Energy Bills
The Government have been so busy desperately clinging on to power, they almost forgot about the energy bills crisis now hitting households. After this week’s Ofgem announcement that the energy price cap will rise by an astronomical £700, the Chancellor’s last-minute response doesn’t touch the sides of what is actually needed to help already struggling households.