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On Monday, on the eve of International Womens Day, the Independent Office for Police Conduct released a new report into WhatsApp messages sent by Wayne Couzens and others in 2019. The racism, misogyny and violent language makes for…
The right to protest is a fundamental freedom, a hard-won democratic tradition that we are deeply proud of. Throughout our history, protests have led to significant change in this country for the better. This week, we debated the…
2020 saw a spike in abuse, threats and violence against retail workers. But whilst the Tories shockingly fail to get a grip of the crisis, Labour has a ready-made solution to deter offenders, break the cycle of abuse and deliver justice to…
The Conservatives’ record on keeping people safe is woeful. On their watch, violent crime has increased by 150%, crimes are going unpunished, 21,000 officers have been cut from our streets and the police are struggling to deal with the…
The Prime Minister’s series of announcements on criminal justice this week are signs that he’s gearing up for a general election, with a campaign selling the Conservatives as the party of law and order. Yet violent crime has more than…
Leasehold is a symbol of our broken housing system, with millions of England's homeowners feeling like they've bought their home but still don't own it. Yesterday, Labour announced our plans to end this scandal and drag a feudal property…
Last week I had the honour of visiting Auschwitz with a plane-load of school children from across London, including my constituency in Croydon. At the end of our harrowing but life-affirming trip, one of the pupils said to me that a visit…
London mayoral hopeful Shaun Bailey is under fire again today for comments he made about young girls getting pregnant just to get housing. This kind of lazy prejudice has no place in today’s politics and I hope he will explain and…
We have a new Brexit Secretary, and yet another departing housing minister. As Kit Malthouse goes through the revolving door of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Theresa May is onto her fourth housing minister in…
The big story from last week's Budget was clear – there is little room for manoeuvre on the economy unless we improve our productivity. And the lesson from yesterday’s industrial strategy is that the government does not have the ideas to…
You may remember last Monday on LabourList, I announced my intention to start the week by leaving my house at the break of dawn to talk to early morning commuters at East Croydon station, knowing that I wouldn’t be returning until the…
From the people who set up their stalls at the famous Surrey Street market at dawn, and the bus drivers that get us home, to the NHS staff who care for the sick no matter what the hour of the day, Croydon is a 24/7 town. From 7am on Monday…
