In the UK, we rightly celebrate the history and contribution to our country made by minorities, we do this with Black History Month and LGBT+ History Month as well as Pride and we highlight issues in events such as Islamophobia Awareness Month.
The UK Government’s commitment to Gibraltar and its Overseas Territories amid ongoing scrutiny from the European Union (EU) is underscored by its recent response to the European Scrutiny Committee’s report. In a comprehensive statement released as part of the government’s reply to
My constituent Ceri Menai-Davis contacted me after the loss of his six-year-old son Hugh to a rare cancer on 18 September 2021. He and his wife, Frances, had a terrible ordeal for more than 10 months, attending hospital and at times commuting
Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones has today launched a comprehensive review into major infrastructure projects across the UK, aiming to bring an end to years of Conservative waste and major project failures. The review, which will be supported
Research from the charity Versus Arthritis suggests that over 20 million people in the UK – around a third of the population – live with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition. It is estimated that one in 10 employees in the UK suffer from
As an MP, the most important part of my job is to listen to my constituents and do my very best to help them. There are cases that always stay with you. I will never forget the anguished words of a mother
Following the start of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over the Gaza War at the International Court of Justice, two senior West Yorkshire MPs, Imran Hussain and Richard Burgon, have today announced a series of Parliamentary Evidence Panels to investigate similar
Sir Keir Starmer has today promised to end the scandal of plummeting child health outcomes over the last 14 years as he unveils a new ‘Child Health Action Plan’ to create the healthiest and happiest generation of children ever in Britain. Ahead
When we talk about malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), as we did in a Westminster Hall debate on 8th January, we are not just talking about a group of 21 diseases that exist in test tubes or petri dishes in a
I was first elected in 2017, a year after the EU referendum, on a platform whose central pillar included opposing a hard Tory EU Brexit. My first parliamentary term was defined by this issue. I vividly remember the seemingly endless late nights
