The number of whooping cough cases in the UK has sharply increased, prompting health officials to express concerns about declining vaccine uptake. In January alone, 553 new cases of the highly contagious infection were reported, according to the UK Health Security Agency
Despite the remarkable efforts of our teachers and education leaders, who heroically adapted their lessons for online learning, we lost tens of millions of hours of valuable classroom time during the pandemic. And we know that disadvantaged children were most affected. Sir
The death of Terrance Radford in April 2019 was a tragedy, which should never have happened. His death reflects a point of failure within our prison system that was entirely preventable. Had his killer, Gavin Collins, remained in prison then Terrance would
At 47, I never thought I would be sharing the news that I had a heart attack. But that is what happened in August last year. I don’t often reveal personal details, but I felt it was important to share my personal
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has made a renewed and urgent call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, emphasizing the need to “silence the guns.” Speaking from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, Guterres highlighted the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and
A 13-year-old blind pianist, Chapman Shum, joined other young disabled performers at the UK’s first-ever inclusive music festival held at the Bristol Beacon. The event, part of the nationwide Music for Youth Festival 2024, provided a platform for 140 young people aged
Labour has promised to take immediate steps in government to swiftly and efficiently remove those with no right to be in the UK as part of a major overhaul, to restore some grip and credibility to the asylum and immigration system that
There are growing calls to bring back the Bingley Festival in time for Bradford 2025 after organizers announced that they couldn’t afford to hold the event this year. The festival, which featured performances from notable acts such as Noel Gallagher’s High Flying
In the recent report by House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee “Assisted Dying/ Assisted Suicide Second Report of Session 2023–24”. They speak about the impact on Palliative Care and wrongly state that if there is a change in the law
This week, I led a Westminster Hall Debate on Social Housing Occupancy Levels, an issue I have been campaigning on since I become a Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green in 2015 and before that a London Council Leader. Each
The youth of today have grown up in a time like no other, their childhoods dominated by a pandemic, austerity, and an increasingly polarised world. And so it is no surprise that as of 2023, over half a million under 25s are
There is a profound energy crisis afflicting our constituents in the Highlands and Islands, one that has been ignored for too long by the UK Government, who have all the powers over energy policy reserved to them and their regulator OfGem. Simply
