Campaigns and Policy - Afzal Khan

Don’t let Middle East violence fuel hatred on the streets of Britain

An open letter to Britain’s Muslim and Jewish communities by Afzal Khan MP and Alex Sobel MP Islam and Judaism have a long shared and complex history. The Qu’ran and the Tanakh speak of our common patriarch, Abraham/Ibrahim, whose sons Ishmael and Isaac forged separate paths to the establishment of each…

Afzal Support A Ban Conversion Therapy

I have been inundated with emails from constituents over the last few days calling on the Government to ban conversion therapy. I fully support these calls. Being LGBT+ is not something that can or should be “cured” – the idea that being gay is pathological is an offensive, outdated viewpoint…

The Government’s New Plan for Immigration

On Wednesday 24 March, the Home Secretary made a statement on Government plans to make changes to the asylum system. The Home Secretary described the current asylum system as “broken” and “collapsing” under the pressure of people arriving into the UK illegally, facilitated by criminal smugglers. She said the Government’s…

Marking One Year of the Coronavirus Pandemic: National Day of Reflection

Today, 23 March 2021 marks exactly one year since the country went into lockdown. This National Day of Reflection we commemorate the tragic loss of life and stand together with those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Since the first lockdown began one year ago, over 125,000…

Why I voted against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

UPDATE – on 16th March I voted against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. However, the Bill passed its second reading with the 359 votes for and 263 against. The Bill now moves to the committee stage where my Labour colleagues and I will do our best to make…

Papering over the cracks: Budget 2021

In this year’s Budget, we desperately needed the Government to lay out a comprehensive and credible plan for the country’s economic recovery after the pandemic. With the vaccine rollout continuing apace and thoughts turning to our future beyond this crisis, it is vital we secure and rebuild our economy. People…

New report shows the impact of the pandemic on Manchester Gorton

Today I publish my report showing a devastating rise in financial insecurity and worsening wellbeing in Manchester Gorton during the coronavirus pandemic. “Our finances are on a knife edge”: Report on financial security and wellbeing in Manchester Gorton during the coronavirus pandemic The coronavirus pandemic and economic lockdown has had…

Covid-19 Vaccination Q&A

The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme is the biggest immunisation effort in the health service’s history. If we are to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, it is vital that everyone has the chance to get vaccinated. I know there are many people, particularly among our Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities,…

National Apprenticeship Week 2021

This week marks National Apprenticeship Week and presents an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the achievements of apprentices and their employers in Manchester, and across the country. We know apprenticeships provide people with the chance to learn a trade and earn a wage while they progress. Investing in training opportunities…

My reflections on It’s A Sin and LGBT+ History Month

Like millions of people across the UK, I was recently glued to my TV watching Russell T. Davies’ poignant masterpiece It’s A Sin. The show documents the lives of three young gay men during the early years of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the UK. It powerfully and painfully demonstrates just…

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