Uncategorised - Clive Lewis

JOB ADVERT: join my constituency office team

Closing Date: 13 August 2020 Job Title: Constituency Caseworker for 32 hrs p/w over 4 or 5 days Working For: Clive Lewis MP Location: Norwich South Salary: £18384 for 32hrs p/w. Job Details work independently on constituents’ often complex cases including liaising with government departments and agencies; attend surgeries and…

Aylsham Road mosque arson attack

I’m shocked and saddened to hear about the fire at Aylsham Road mosque and community cafe in the early hours of this morning. Police have now confirmed this was an arson attack. It is heartbreaking that anyone in Norwich would purposely cause such damage and hurt. They don’t represent the…

Local press: public sector payrise

Local press has reported on the recently announced pay increases for more than 900,000 public sector workers and how many who have been on the front line of the pandemic have not been included. This is what I said when I was asked to comment: “Everyone apart from this government…

Public sector pay rise statement

I stand with our hard working key workers: Yesterday the government announced that almost 900,000 public sector workers are set to be awarded pay rises of between 2% and 3.1% – which sounds great until you look a little closer. When you start to break it down sector by…

Private school racism response

With Norwich School pupils, I have signed a letter describing the school’s response to accusations of racism as extremely disappointing and calling on the school to make ten changes to tackle racism. It has been a privilege to be able to support these young people and their campaign against racism…

I co-chair Covid-19 inquiry group

I’m vice-chairing the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) on Covid-19, which is calling for a full inquiry into the handling of this crisis and starting to collate evidence itself. Find out more in this video update I recorded: https://www.facebook.com/labourclivelewis/posts/3116664761743643

Redundancies in Norwich

The last month has made for particularly depressing reading as redundancies loom across the board with many jobs at risk in Norwich due to the coronavirus impact on the economy. Below is a bleak overview of the last month which sadly gives a snapshot into what lies ahead. I will…

I sign #BlackLivesMatter Norfolk schools letter

I’m proud to be a founder signatory on this letter to Norfolk schools on #BlackLivesMatter. Other founder signatories include Norfolk Schools of Sanctuary, Norwich Pride, Norfolk NEU and Norwich City of Sanctuary. Along with other educators, school and local leaders and members of the public I’m supporting a number of…

Video: my latest Covid-19 update

In this latest video update, I talk about the work I’ve been doing in Parliament during the Covid-19 pandemic – in particular as the Vice-Chair of the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) for coronavirus, which is pushing for a public inquiry into the handling of this crisis. It’s clear mistakes…

I raise four day week in Parliament

Today in Treasury questions I asked the Chancellor to consider a 4-day working week in the government’s COVID-19 recovery plans. Shorter hours have been used through history as a way of responding to economic crises, and it is clear that work patterns have already been dramatically altered as a result…

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