Team - Afzal Khan

Visiting Rohingya Refugee Camps

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.

Local Election Results

Here in Greater Manchester, the Tories lost control of Trafford, their flagship northern council, where I campaigned many times. Nationally, Labour achieved a solid set of results in the local elections. We have consolidated and built on the advances we made at last year’s General Election, when we won the largest…

Being Interviewed by a Constituent

A constituent, 11 year old Callum Shallcross, recently contacted me as he is working towards gaining his ‘Media, Relations and Marketing’ Boy Scouts badge. Callum needed an interview from a politician or church leader to complete his badge, so we met and discussed the work I do in my role…

Local Election Campaign Launch

I’ve been out supporting local councillors in their campaigning for the all-out elections in May. With the recent boundary changes, Gorton constituency now includes council wards from both Manchester Withington and Manchester Central constituencies.

Levenshulme Old Library Re-Opening

I had a wonderful time at the official re-opening of Levenshulme Old Library last week. What has been achieved here is truly admirable & shows what can be accomplished when ordinary members of the community are determined to keep their cultural centres open for all. A huge thank you to everyone involved and to…

Votes for Women Centenery

This month, Parliament celebrated the centenary of the Representation of People Act 1918, which granted some women the right to vote for the first time. We still have some way to go before our Parliament is fully representative and marking this centenary both highlights the progress we have made thus far…

Supporting WASPI Women

It was great to see the Town Hall lit up in purple this month in support of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) Campaign. I stood alongside The Lord Mayor, fellow Labour MP’s, local councillors and trade union colleagues from across Greater Manchester in solidarity with #WASPI women and their demands…

We Love Gorton Day

I had a great time celebrating We Love Gorton Day at Gorton Monastary with the Deputy Lord Mayor, Greater Manchester Fire Service and local councillors. We unveiled the community project board in memory of Sir Gerald Kaufman, a wonderful way to commemorate his service to the Gorton community.

My Private Member’s Bill

My Private Members Bill on Parliamentary constituency boundaries had its Second Reading this month and I am delighted to say that it passed unanimously. Constituency boundaries may seem like a technical issue, but they are essential to the public’s ability to hold Members of Parliament to account. They should reflect communities and stay…

Unison Living Wage Vigil

Greater Manchester Citizens, UNISON and Care Workers for Change organised a community vigil outside Bupa Gorton Parks Care home this month. I joined UNISON members, councillors, faith groups and local community members to stand in solidarity with care workers and to call on Bupa to pay a real living wage. Social care is…

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