Budget 2021 was a missed opportunity to launch a green, equitable recovery to put people on a secure footing and address a decade of debilitating inequality.
Parliamentary Work
National HIV Testing Week
This week I’m supporting the Terence Higgins Trust’s Give HIV the Finger campaign to raise awareness about testing and treatment for HIV. Medical science has made so much progress when it comes to treating and testing for HIV but there is still a lot of work to be done.
My first ever Prime Minister’s Question on citizenship fees
This week, I was drawn for my first ever Prime Minister’s Question and had the opportunity to push Boris Johnson on the issue of high citizenship fees.
Pay Fair for Care Day of Action
Care workers have been overworked, overlooked and undervalued for too long. It’s time to pay fair for care.
International Sign Language Day
The 23rd of September marks International Sign Language Day, an annual day of recognition to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all deaf people and other sign language users.
Opposing the Government’s Illegal No-Deal Brexit Plan
This week, I spoke against the disastrous No-Deal Brexit plans which breach international law, threaten the union and lower the UK’s global standing.