Clive Lewis MP for Norwich South

In this video, myself and other The Labour Party MPs from the Eastern region say a massive thank you to the thousands of local activists who helped out over the General Election period. Together, we not only held our existing seats with sizeable majorities: we took seats off the Tories too.

However, the job's not done until Theresa May and the Tories are out of Number 10. We'll be working hard all year round to make sure this is achieved at the next possible opportunity.

Keep an eye on my page for details of how you can join in. A good place to start is by joining your local Labour Party! Sign up here:https://join.labour.org.uk/

Today, I spoke in parliament about the need for the public sector pay cap to be lifted. Norwich has three NHS trusts, two local authorities and a teaching hospital. Thousands of public sector workers contribute to our economy but, at present, are struggling to make ends meet. Invest in these people, lift the public sector pay cap and you invest in Norwich’s economy. It’s a win-win situation for everyone.

As you can see in this clip from Mustard TV, on Monday afternoon I visited one of the five Norwich tower blocks which have failed fire safety tests. I want to make absolutely sure everything is being done to protect residents after the failed tests and will continue to take action as your local MP on this issue.

But there is a much bigger context and in the end the buck for this stops with the government.

How many times have you heard a Tory politician rail against “the health and safety culture” and commit to “slashing red tape”? To please his party’s backers in the corporations and finance, David Cameron even ideologically introduced a ‘rule’ that for every one new piece of regulation, two had to go.