Find out what I’ve been saying and doing in the media.
You can read the full story here.
I have written to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, urging him to publish daily figures of deaths outside of hospitals, including in care homes. These figures are currently being published in England on a weekly basis but this isn’t anywhere near quick enough or regular enough, especially as figures from […]
I was recently a guest on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme. My interview starts at 22 minutes, and you can listen to it here.
You can read the full article here.
You can read the full article here.
I was recently a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Westminster Hour. On the show I discussed coronavirus, including the need for clarity on what we should all be doing to prevent the spread, and what other measures are required to keep people in work and keep wages in their pockets, […]
This week the Government announced several measures to support businesses and households through the coronavirus outbreak. These measures are welcome, but the truth is that other countries are already providing far more support to workers, the self employed and people who’ve lost their jobs. Of course the Government […]
I was recently a guest on the BBC’s East Midlands Sunday Politics. On the show I talked about the coronavirus, and the impact that the spread of this disease could have on social care and food banks. We also discussed the Budget, and the importance of making sure that […]
I was recently a guest on the BBC’s Politics Live programme. We discussed the Labour leadership election, and what Labour needs to do to win back public trust, immigration policy and how to tax big tech companies. You can watch the full episode here.
On 20th March I spoke in Labour’s emergency debate on the Government’s plans to extend Article 50. I argued that any delay to the date the UK leaves the EU should be used to be straight with the public about the choices and trade-offs Brexit inevitably brings. I also warned […]
On 12th March I voted against Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement. It isn’t what people were promised during the Referendum, it’s a worse deal than we have now, and it doesn’t answer any of the fundamental questions about our future relationship with the EU so the uncertainty facing our country will […]
I was hugely disappointed by the Government’s £1.6 billion Stronger Towns Fund, which is designed to boost local economies that haven’t benefited from growth. The money on offer is pathetically inadequate in the face of years of Government funding cuts forced on the most deprived parts of our country. The […]
