Thousands of people took to the streets for the Nagar Kirtan parade to mark Vaisakhi in Leicester. There was an incredible turnout for Nagar Kirtan today, starting at Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Leicester West. The event saw Leicester’s Sikh community make the journey between two of the city’s main Gurdwaras, […]
I was delighted to be invited to speak at the ADASS Spring Seminar this week. When I think about everything councils have faced – the repeated Government cuts to council budgets, the horrors of Covid19, the endless restructuring of the NHS and u-turns on social care reform – I sometimes […]
We already know that the Conservatives have completely failed to deliver their flagship policy of a cap on care costs, but over Easter we learned that they have broken the rest of their promises on social care too. The £500 million promised for the care workforce has been cut […]
On Thursday, I was the Labour spokesperson on the morning media round, having interviews with BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, ITV News, Sky News (clip 1) (clip 2) LBC News and Times Radio. You can watch clips from of the interviews back at the links above. During the media round, […]
It was a super sunny day in Swindon with Labour’s fantastic Parliamentary and Council candidates talking about the difference that Labour makes. I loved meeting residents and volunteers at Pinetrees Community Centre lunch club… thank you for such a warm welcome!
On Tuesday, I was delighted to be a guest on BBC’s Politics Live. On the programme, the panel discussed a number of issues including prepayment energy meters, a divided Scottish National Party, Labour’s childcare pledges, supporting foster carers, and low traffic neighbourhoods. If you missed the programme and want to […]
I was proud to be at the launch of Leicester Labour’s manifesto for a fairer, safer, happier city with our fantastic council candidates and mayor. The local elections are on 4th May! Labour in Leicester’s manifesto includes our three main pledges for a fairer, safer, happier city which you can […]
I was delighted to address the Future of Care Leaders Conference this morning – a conference that brings together care professionals, managers, owners and influencers to discuss both the challenges facing the social care sector and the steps that can be taken to achieve long lasting change. My speech focused […]
This morning, Baroness Casey released a damning review into the standards and culture of the Met Police. The report starkly exposes endemic racism, misogyny and homophobia in the force. The time for excuses and buck passing is over. People across the country want to know what action this Government will […]
Boris Johnson is more concerned about himself than all of the people who couldn’t say goodbye to loved ones during the lockdowns. He will blame anyone but himself for his downfall. When most people are worried about how they will pay their bills, we see the Tory Party talking […]
Despite the biggest hit to living standards on record, the only people getting a permanent tax cut from this Budget are the richest 1%. With our economic growth downgraded yet again, we need to turbo charge the economy in every part of our country. Watch my interview above […]
After crashing our economy – and with soaring mortgages, rents and energy bills – this Budget was a chance to get our country back on track. Instead, we learn growth has again been downgraded, real wages will be lower in 2026 than they were in 2010, and the hit to […]
