What I do

Balham

The Streatham constituency contains significant residential areas of Balham. It has been a centre of the Polish community in London since World War II, but also has significant Irish, Portuguese, Somali, Brazilian and Pakistani communities.

Grieve SO24

I wrote to the new Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid calling on him to back our call for significant investment in public services, skills, infrastructure and adopt a full industrial strategy.

Brexit rally

I attended the March for Change with Remain activists and Liberal Democrat members to call for a People’s Vote and to stop Brexit.

Balham campaigning

I knocked on doors on Cavendish Road to talk to residents about local issues. Two local school children gave me one of their posters raising awareness of climate change!

Sudbourne School

I visited Clapham Park estate to see the new community centre The Cube for a tour of the new facilities and to talk to local young people about issues such as knife crime and youth services.

Prorogation Amendment

I voted in favour of Hilary Benn’s amendment to the Northern Ireland bill to prevent a future Tory Prime Minister from suspending Parliament to force through a No Deal Brexit.

BEIS Q

I raised the issue of the new mandatory two-factor authentication rules for online purchases from September with the Business Minister and warned of the major disruption to online retail unprepared for the changes.

Sackville Estate

I knocked on doors in the Sackville estate to talk about local issues like crime and local community developments, as well as hearing views on Brexit and national politics from residents.

Iqra Primary School

I visited Iqra Primary School for a tour and to talk to KS2 pupils about Lambeth, politics and to answer their questions about my job as an MP.

Period Poverty EDM

I signed EDM 2511 calling on government to ensure that free menstrual products offered in schools aimed to tackle period poverty are eco-friendly and do not include single use plastics.

Demos

I attended an event by Demos and Opinium polling to discuss the progressive centre, Brexit, and how to deal with rising hate crime in our society.

Abortion Rights Amendment

I voted in favour of Stella Creasy’s successful amendment to the Northern Ireland Bill that requires the government to extend abortion rights to Northern Ireland.

Same Sex Marriage NI vote

I voted in favour of Conor McGinn’s successful amendment to the Northern Ireland Bill to extend same sex marriage rights to Northern Ireland if no Executive is formed before October.

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