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COVID-19 Test Centre at Gants Hill

Finally a breakthrough! Following intensive efforts we’ve got a new permanent coronavirus testing facility opening up tomorrow in Gants Hill in the Cranbrook Road car park. I’ve raised the issue of testing relentlessly in Parliament, but Jas Athwal – Leader of Redbridge Council, Cllr Mark Santos and the Redbridge Council…

Testing In Redbridge

I am writing this with an update about Covid-19 testing in Redbridge. I was absolutely furious about the closure of the Mildmay Road testing centre to walk-in appointments and the reports I’ve received from local residents about the lack of locally available testing appointments. Redbridge has had a recent spike…

Handling of education has been a shambles – Ilford Recorder, August 2020

Families in Redbridge know the value of education. For some, myself included, it has been a route out of poverty towards a better quality of life. For others, it has been a means of building a better life for themselves and their families after emigrating to the UK. People often…

GCSE Results and visit to Oaks Park High School

I’d like to congratulate everyone collecting their GCSE results today on a job well done during a difficult year. I’d especially like to thank teachers and staff for everything they’ve done for students across our borough. I’m extremely angry and disappointed that BTEC students still don’t have their results and…

A-Level Results

I am absolutely furious about the A-Level results debacle and the impact it’s having on young people across the Borough. I’ve been out in the media demanding a Government U-turn to go back their predicted grades as a more reliable measure of students’ achievements. The current algorithm literally judges young…

Virtual Visit to Glade Primary School

This week, I joined Glade Primary School for a virtual assembly to promote internet safety. I said before lockdown that I would regularly visit schools in Ilford North so I was delighted to take part in the virtual assembly on Monday, as part of Google and Parent Zone’s Be Internet…

Shop locally to help our borough’s economy – Ilford Recorder, May 2020

Britain is facing an unfolding unemployment crisis. The scale of the crisis was underlined by the 12,000 job losses announced in the hours and days that followed the prime minister’s speech last week from a range of employers including Airbus, Easyjet, Upper Crust owner SSP Group, Accenture and Harrods. We…

Free School Meals

When I was a kid, free school meals made a real difference to my life and to my Mum. So I know how important today’s vote in Parliament on school holiday hunger is so important. England footballer (we’ll skate over the Man U bit!) Marcus Rashford has written a powerful letter to…

Five Years as MP for Ilford North

Five years ago, I delivered my maiden speech. The fundamental argument I made was about the kind of country we want to leave to children growing up in Britain today and the need for the U.K. to look to the world with optimism, confident and leadership. I believe that everything…

Covid-19 and Aviation

Huge numbers of jobs in our country are reliant on the aviation industry. I’ve had lots of e-mail from British Airways employee and, staff who work at Stansted and other airports who risk losing their jobs. Today I led Labour’s calls for an aviation sector deal to save jobs, keep…

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