Medicinal Cannabis: Time for a New Approach
Last month the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform launched their report ‘Accessing Medicinal…
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Brexit Public Meeting: Article 50, carers in the UK, and casual ex-pats
Last week I held a public meeting to give Bristolians the chance to share their…
Labour leadership elections – congratulations to Jeremy Corbyn
Congratulations to Jeremy on his win. It has been a difficult few months for Labour,…
Wearing pink to support Breast Cancer Now
Recently in Parliament I was happy to dress up in pink to show my support…
Thangam’s first question at PMQs
Today I had my first opportunity to ask a question to the Prime Minister at…
E-petition about a second EU referendum
On 5 September, I spoke in a Westminster Hall debate on an e-petition: EU referendum…
Brexit public meeting
I want to hear your concerns and questions on Britain leaving the EU, so I’m organising…
Refugee inquiry now taking written evidence
As I outlined last month on this blog, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees,…
Southmead Hospital’s Acute Medical Care Unit
“A few days ago, I had the opportunity to experience how the hard working and…
Brexit options
Since the EU referendum I have received over 5000 emails, many of them from constituents…
Street homelessness in Bristol
A couple of weeks ago I was able to see first-hand the true extent of…
APPG Inquiry on Experiences of Refugees in the UK
Refugees Welcome? Experiences of new refugees in the UK I am proud to announce that…
My speech in Parliament on artistic remuneration
This morning I took park in a debate in Westminster Hall about artistic remuneration for…
Responding to concerns about the EU Referendum
Last week, the country overall voted to leave the European Union (EU). However, in Bristol…
The EU referendum
Like so many Bristolians I am profoundly saddened by the result of the EU referendum.…
Incident in Easton Sunday 19 June 2016 – request for information
I’ve spoken to police today about a serious incident which took place this morning in…
Jo Cox MP
“I am devastated by the murder of Jo Cox. We were both part of the…
Art for Art’s Sake
In my speech to the Equity National Conference on 23 May, I outlined the six…
My speech in Parliament on funding for refuges
On 11 May I spoke in a parliamentary debate about government support for domestic violence…
A Labour mayor and council for Bristol
Many congratulations to Bristol’s new mayor Marvin Rees and all the newly elected councillors. I’m…
Why we should welcome 3000 unaccompanied child refugees from Europe
In my first major speech at Westminster since I returned from illness, last night I…