Member of Parliament for Streatham (and parts of Balham, Clapham Common, Tulse Hill and Brixton Hill)
Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Clapham & Brixton Hill
I was drawn for my seventh PMQ so far in this Parliament. I called on Rishi Sunak to offer a formal government apology for Britain’s role in slavery and colonialism. He flat out refused, saying “no…trying to unpick our history is not the right way forwards”. But the...
I was invited to participate in a Cambridge Union debate on paying reparations, during which I called for action to address the injustices and inequalities that are the legacy of slavery and colonialism. These arguments reparations are often caricatured by the Right...
Every year on the 20th of November, Brazil marks Black Awareness Day to reflect on the history of Black people in Brazil. I joined Afro-Id UK for a special event to mark the day, which coincides with the death of Zumbi dos Palmares, a pioneering anti-slavery fighter...
While the Tory Government’s response to calls to address racism remains denial and gaslighting, our Labour Council is doing the right thing and starting an honest conversation about our area’s links to the transatlantic slave trade. Stage one of their consultation has...
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