Annual Report 2017/18 06 Aug 2018 Read my annual report looking back at my first year as Member of Parliament for Manchester Gorton. Read more →
Bee in the City Levenshulme 04 Aug 2018 I spent a lovely afternoon celebrating the Levenshulme ‘Bee in the City’ with the local community. A huge thank you should go to the local councillors who brought the ideas of the community to life, and to everyone who came out to celebrate. Read more →
Standing against family separation 16 Jul 2018 This government’s immigration policy separates families everyday. I asked the Minister what she is doing to review these policies, in response she doubled down on her support for a failing immigration system. Read more →
Celebrating the NHS at 70 05 Jul 2018 This month the NHS celebrated its 70th birthday, marking the creation of one of the Labour Party’s finest achievements. I spent the day with the phenomenal NHS staff who make us so proud of our most treasured institution. Read more →
Raising the Northern Rail fiasco in Parliament 01 Jul 2018 I called on the Government to ensure that commuters will be compensated for the appalling Northern Rail service that has left many of my constituents stranded on station platforms. Now more than ever it is clear that Britain needs a railway system under public ownership that puts public service before… Read more →
Campaigning against bank closures 31 May 2018 I joined members of Unite the Union North West and Unite Community along with ordinary supporters outside the RBS head office in Manchester in protest against the planned closure of 64 branches across the North West. These closures damage our high streets and our communities, taking away jobs and preventing customers from being able… Read more →
Campaigning for the Windrush Generation 31 May 2018 In my role as Shadow Immigration Minister, I have been working to hold the Government to account for the scandalous treatment of the Windrush generation. We now know that the Government was told by MPs, by campaign groups and by their own civil service that a crisis such as Windrush… Read more →
PMQ’s Question on Kashmir 25 May 2018 During PMQ’s I pushed the Prime Minister on the need to take action on Kashmir. In our APPG meeting on Pakistan, we welcomed Imran Khan for an important cross parliamentary exchange on UK-Pakistan relations, I asked a question about the situation in Kashmir and how, if his party were in power,… Read more →
Manchester Together 22 May 2018 On May 22nd we commemorated the one year anniversary of the Arena Attack which tragically took the lives of 22 people. I wrote in HuffPost about the importance of not fearing faith, but instead denying hatred and division. I was honoured to attend the incredibly moving Cathedral service which paid tribute to the 22… Read more →
Visiting Rohingya Refugee Camps 18 May 2018 I’ve just returned from a three day trip the Balikhali refugee camps in Bangladesh with the Rafay Mussarat Foundation. We delivered over 300k food parcels in two days and discussed with local aid agencies the importance of securing a peaceful and sustainable return of the Rohingya to Myanmar. Read more →