Along with our Walk-in Centre, the Vulnerable Adults Service (VAS) in Norwich was under threat until the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) relented and announced that there would be no changes to the Centre or the VAS, which supports some of our community’s most vulnerable individuals. In addition…

Thousands of people signed Norwich Labour’s door-to-door petition to save the Centre, and many hundreds said no to it in the official consultation. So the city will breathe a huge sigh of relief today.  Leaders at the N&N said the hospital would struggle if the Centre shut, and out-of-hours GP…

I wrote an article for the Guardian about how fixing England’s broken water system can be the start of Labour’s fight back against Reform. “Labour must reconnect with the understanding that the public are not cogs for the benefit of an abstract economy. They are the economy. Until we remember…

I have joined over 40 Labour Party colleagues to call on Ministers to delay decisions about welfare cuts until an impact assessment has been reviewed. Our letter also calls for a genuine dialogue with disabled people’s organisations to redesign something that is less complex and offers greater support, alongside tackling…

I have written an article for Politics Home, raising concerns with the glaring democratic deficits in how trade negotiations are managed and approved.  In the article, I have said: “Nearly nine years since the Brexit vote, this glaring democratic deficit persists. We were promised the return of parliamentary sovereignty, but…

With the backing of Amnesty International UK, I have sponsored a parliamentary motion raising concerns about the significant lack of transparency around the use of geographic and individual data-based and data-driven policing systems. I have tabled Early Day Motion 1180, Transparency of data-based and data-driven policing systems. This motion calls…

As a long-time co-sponsor of the Climate and Nature Bill, I am pleased to have sponsored a motion (Early Day Motion 1184), ‘Climate and Nature Bill’ which calls on the Government to give this important Bill more time for debate. This has been supported by my fellow co-sponsors, and a…

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is making its way through parliament. I have written to the Minister of Planning to support local conservation organisations calling for stronger protections for our natural environment, vital wildlife habitats, and chalk streams. Most of the world’s chalk streams – approximately 85% – are located…

I have shown my support for protecting chalk streams by signing Early Day Motion 1077, Chalk stream river protection. According to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, “The majority of the world’s chalk streams – around 85% – are found in England, and approximately 10% of these are found in Norfolk, which…

I visited English +, a fantastic charity in Norwich that helps new communities learn English and build friendships. Their welcoming and inclusive lessons create a safe space for people from any background, regardless of their spoken or written English level. What started in 2011 as a single weekly class with…