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…
New Report: Keep the £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift A new evidence-based report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty has today called on…
Afzal Visits COVID-19 Vaccination Sites in the Constituency 29 Jan 2021 It’s been heartening to see the first vaccination sites opening up across Manchester and I’ve…
Afzal’s Speech on Protecting Workers’ Rights On Monday 25 January, Parliament debated a motion calling on the Government to abandon its…
Goodbye President Trump, Hello President Biden Today marks inauguration day in America when we can say a final farewell to President…
Genocide Amendment Fails to Pass 20 Jan 2021 Last night the genocide amendment to the Trade Bill was narrowly defeated by the government.…
Opposition Day Debate: Free School Meals and Remote Education In the North West, a quarter of a million children qualify for free school meals.…
Consultation to Improve Manchester’s Railways 15 Jan 2021 The Department for Transport, Network Rail and Transport for the North have jointly published a…
Updated Guidance for University Students 15 Jan 2021 With such a large student population here in Manchester Gorton, I wanted to share the…
Afzal Demands Action on the ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Industry Buy Now Pay Later companies like Klarna, Clearpay, Laybuy and Afterpay have boomed during lockdown,…