Uncategorised - Clive Lewis

I write to Greg Clark MP urging Britain to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas

Earlier this week Former UN general-secretary, Ban Ki Moon, came out urging Britain to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas. Moon said he was deeply concerned that the UK’s export credit agency had provided billions of pounds in recent years to support businesses involved in oil and gas schemes around…

City College Norwich students visit parliament

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting a group of Year 12 students from Norwich City College, who came to witness the madness of Westminster for themselves. It was great to have so many good questions, from Brexit, to party splits, to my own motivation for wanting to become an…

I sign letter to IPSO on failure to protect minorities from press discrimination

I have written a letter with colleagues across Parliament, and various campaigning organisations, to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), asking why they continue to fail to protect minorities from press discrimination. The so-called ‘regulator’ refuses to take complaints about discriminatory language aimed at minority groups seriously, making them complicit…

Labour can scupper Tory Brexit: my piece in the Independent

Much of the working class voted Leave in the referendum in 2016. If we can overcome this disastrous Brexit we can finally revolutionise Britain on their behalf. My article in the Independent on putting the decision back to the people and where we go from here. Read the piece in…

Labour backs a second referendum: my comment

This decision is a hugely positive step for the Labour Party and our movement as a whole. With this announcement we’re now offering real and unambiguous opposition to Tory Brexit, and giving the public the final say on the issue. To my mind, we would never have been forgiven for…

Join me at ‘A Respectful Conversation about Brexit’

I’m on the panel at the ‘Respectful Conversation about Brexit’ event on Sunday: the latest in a series of ‘respectful conversation’ events held at Norwich Arts Centre, which will give people from all ‘sides’ of the Brexit discussion a chance to come together, talk and and ask questions. As the name…

My speech in parliament on antisemitism and racism

Please read the speech I made in the Commons last week in the debate on modern day anti-semitism. Closing our eyes to racism against one group only emboldens racism against us all “For me, this debate is personal. I’m not Jewish but as a black man I know what it…

I speak at IPPR Conference on environmental breakdown

Last week, in my role as Labour’s Shadow Minister for Sustainable Economics, I spoke at the IPPR (ippr) conference on the environmental breakdown: exploring the implications for society, the need for transformative change and what the political response should be. Ultimately, we have to act fast to lead society away…

I meet with Norfolk WASPI group

On Saturday, I met with members of the Norfolk Broads PAIN (Pension Action in Norwich): a campaign group fighting for the rights of those women born in the 1950s who are set to lose out by the pension age being changed with little, or in some cases no, notice given…

My speech at #ClimateStrike Norwich

It was a privilege to address school students from across Norwich at the #ClimateStrike rally in the city centre this afternoon. Students across Europe are walking out of school today to call for action on climate change. It’s this younger generation who will have to live and deal with the catastrophic consequences…

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