On Friday I visited Wembley Jobcentre to discuss with staff and Wembley residents the roll out of Universal Credit in Brent North. Only 1100 people are currently on UC in Brent North and only new claimants are going on to UC. We are not one of the pilot areas. This…

Headteachers, parents and children up and down the country have been raising the alarm about the devastating School funding cuts which make it impossible to deliver a proper education. Please find enclosed here my letter to the Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for School Standards, in anticipation…

On Thursday, I visited Nottingham to see Labour’s Green Industrial Revolution in practice. Fuel poverty is one of Nottingham’s foremost challenges. For many families, energy bills can be more than 10% of their income so bringing the costs down can have a hugely positive impact on these households. I met…