Let’s be clear about what really happened in this Budget. Spending big is not the same as investing in and building up our public services. What we used to know as public services are increasingly owned by corporations not the public, and they are being run in the interests of…

COP26 Norwich Demo THIS SATURDAY! This Saturday I will be speaking at the COP26 demo in Norwich for the Global Day for Climate Justice. With COP26 currently taking place in Glasgow, this is an opportunity for us to show world leaders that Norwich, and the rest of the UK, are…

#COP26 starts tomorrow, and so-called political leaders going to Glasgow don’t seem to have a plan for a just climate transition. The blueprint is already here – it’s called the Green New Deal Bill #GNDBill and it has started its journey through Parliament. To have any chance of succeeding, we…

Rishi Sunak’s #Budget this week was a missed opportunity for real action on two of the biggest challenges facing our society – climate change and the wellbeing crisis. What we needed from this Budget was massive investment in people, in green jobs, and in care, so that we can have…

With #COP26 kicking off this weekend, join me next Thursday at 7:30pm for this East Anglia Bylines live event. I’ll be speaking about what we can expect from the summit, what the Green New Deal Bill is, and how I’m fighting for climate action from the Opposition benches. Sign up…

This week I joined protestors outside of the Houses of Parliament to call on the Government to scrap the Health and Care Bill. If this Government gets their way, the plans in this Bill would see the acceleration of NHS privatisation and the creation of a two-tier health care system,…

Countless constituents have been in touch to tell me about the extreme hurdles they face getting access to dental treatment – if they can get it at all. I have joined other MPs to write to the Chief Secretary of the Treasury to raise concerns about the state of NHS…

Last week I joined a cross-party group of MPs to introduce the Green New Deal Bill in Parliament. Now we need you to help us build pressure for the bill to go through Parliament. Will you add your name as a supporter of the bill? https://www.gndrising.org/campaigns/back-the-gnd-bill/ The Green New Deal…

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) research, over 95% of OECD member countries have higher standards of employment protection than Great Britain. If those 35 nations can do that and prosper, there’s no reason we can’t do it here as well. And with nearly three-quarters of…

The Norwich Evening News recently did a piece about Acorn Park School – a failing SEND day and residential school for autistic children in Banham. Parents have come forward to say the school utterly failed their children and have criticised Norfolk County Council for not doing enough to put pressure…