Uncategorised - Clive Lewis

I react to news that adult vaccine rates are lower in deprived neighbourhoods

I was asked to comment on Evening News analysis of local vaccine data which shows fewer people in our most deprived neighbourhoods are getting their jabs. This is what I said in full. “This is an awful triple whammy for some of the most disadvantaged people in our city. They’re…

Speaking to residents in Norwich

Great to speak to more residents this morning over the phone and hear their views about how the government is handling the Covid-19 crisis – as well as the upcoming local elections Thanks to all the Norwich Labour Party volunteers who have been helping out at these phone banks, and…

Labour-led Norwich City Council sets budget

Last night, Labour-led Norwich City Council met to set its budget for 2021-22. Despite severe cuts to the council’s funding from Tory central government (Norwich City Council is one of the worst hit in the country, with its budget having been slashed by 30% since 2010), and the impact of…

#COP26 question in parliament

In November the UK will host the UN’s 26th Climate Change Conference #COP26. The UK’s credibility as COP26 President rests on demonstrable climate action at home. Today in Parliament I pointed out to Alok Sharma, the President of COP26, that this Government’s actions – boasting about roadbuilding programmes, cutting the…

BBC Politics Live appearence – vaccine passports

Today I was on BBC Politics Live where I discussed the proposal for vaccine passports. There has been huge inequality in the vaccine uptake and distribution, and unless we proceed with consideration and caution we run the risk of creating a two tier society. The path to recovery needs to…

Local press: APPG on Night-Time Economy report

Last week the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) for the Night Time Economy, of which I am a member, released its report on Covid-19 and the UK nightlife. I am hugely worried that if these businesses go under, our city-centre could become a ghost town. That’s why our APPG is…

Norfolk County Council budget: Labour group amendments

Next week, on Monday and Tuesday respectively, Tory-led Norfolk County Council and Labour-led Norwich City Council will meet to set their budgets for 2021/22. Both meetings will be available to watch on the Councils’ YouTube channels. All councils have been put in a difficult position due to a decade of…

I call on minister to provide school breakfast funding

No child should go hungry in a country that has the wealth and resources that we do. I have joined other MPs to call on the Government to scale up funding for schools breakfasts to all disadvantaged schools in England and make a long term funding guarantee.

APPG Night-Time Economy report

I’m a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Night-Time Economy (NTE). We’ve a new report out today called ‘Covid 19 and UK nightlife’ which comes to the conclusion that many businesses operating in the night-time sector are “at serious risk of becoming extinct”. That is a terrifying…

My article for the Independent on NHS funding and reforms

I’ve written for the Independent about how reforms without increased funding will do more damage to the NHS. Rather than increasing democracy, ending privatisation and improving care, as the Government and news headlines might lead us to believe, the latest NHS proposals either confirm changes already being implemented, fail to…

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