I’m sure you are aware of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I co-signed a cross-party letter with 61 MPs and Peers urging the government to take immediate action to stop the horror.
Read MoreToday is Anti-Slavery Day.
The Home Office estimates that there are approximately 13,000 people in the UK who are slaves. That means 13,000 men, women and children living lives that are not their own. Forced to work, forced to marry, or forced into the sex trade. Many of these people have been trafficked here from other countries or lured by false promises of jobs, education, even loving relationships; others are vulnerable people from this country. All victims have one thing in common – they are no longer treated as humans but are treated as commodities to be used for the benefit, profit and gratification of others.
Read MoreI am grateful to my honourable Friend from Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali) for securing this necessary debate and for the vital work that she has done in raising awareness of the persecution of the Rohingya.
Sadly this abuse is not new.
In 1992, my right honourable Friends, the Members for Islington North and Hackney North & Stoke Newington signed an EDM criticising the “systematic extermination” of the Rohingya in Burma.
25 years later, the extermination continues.
Read MoreCONTINUING her campaign to secure justice for victims of child abuse, Sarah Champion MP met with the Secretary of State for Justice, David Lidington MP, to discuss a review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) which awards compensation to victims.
The scheme has been widely criticised for failing victims of child abuse by denying payments for a number of subjective reasons.
Read MoreTHE Government has faced pressure from Sarah Champion MP to increase funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses, following the release of the race disparities audit.
The audit revealed that in England around one in five Bangladeshi and Pakistani people did not speak English well or at all, and almost half of Bangladeshi women and a third of Pakistani women aged 65 and over could not speak English.
Read MoreToday is World Mental Health Day and I’m proud to support Young Minds’ #HelloYellow campaign.
Young Minds is a charity committed to improving the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. They are encouraging communities, schools and offices across the country to wear something yellow this World Mental Health Day (10th October).
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