I voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap — and lost the Labour whip.
I voted against cuts to winter fuel payments.
And I’ll vote against any cuts to disability benefits.
I didn’t enter politics to toe the line. I’m here to fight for the working class. https://t.co/jd3uvYWi7X
On this day in 1960, four black college students staged a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, NC.
They sparked a national movement across the country. Instructions were simple: sit quietly and wait to be served. #BlackHistoryMonth
Hitler blamed everything wrong in German society on Jewish people. It was an effort to desensitize the majority to the persecution of minorities. He was inspired by America’s Jim Crow system of segregation and discrimination. This is an old playbook
🚨#SickleCellAwarenessMonth🚨
I'm sharing my personal my story of living with sickle cell, a genetic blood condition.
72 people a year donate blood to me. I’m forever grateful for that gift they have given me, which allows me to do the work I love - helping people in Greenwich.
Attended the Congolese Support Group Graduation event. Thanks to @TongomoOkito for the wonderful work he does supporting the Greenwich Congolese community. As I said in my speech, 'At a time when parts of Congo are suffering from conflict, where many people are being displaced...
Can you help us find 16-year-old Esther who has been #missing since 14 June 2023.
She has links to the #Woolwich and #Greenwich areas.
Anyone with information should call 101 and quote 23MIS019710.
I was politicised by @jeremycorbyn when I was 14 years old. I met him at a justice for Grenfell march last year. They can try to vilify him, but they can’t stop the hundreds of thousands of young people he inspired to continue fighting for a more just world.
A black kid in poverty won’t be inspired that it’s a black Chancellor letting him go hungry.
A brown mum being deported won’t be comforted that it’s a brown Home Secretary tearing her family apart.
“Diversity” at the top means nothing if they’re kicking those at the bottom.
*internally screaming* I can finally tell you what we’ve been working on for so long!!
I am the FIRST EVER ambassador for @prettylittlething Marketplace!!🛍♻️💕
This is a dream come true and I can’t wait to bring you all on the journey with me!
05.09.22 Watch this space ✨
A Tory MP just stood up and told Parliament we only have food banks because people "can't cook properly" and "can't budget".
The only people who can't budget are Tory Ministers, who are helping energy shareholders get rich instead of helping everyone else with a windfall tax.
Today, we made history. In a vote of 53-47, the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the #SCOTUS
Today, we are building a better America.
#AJusticeForAll#JusticeJackson
It should be illegal for jobs to get away with not giving you breaks, handing out last minute rota’s, calling you in on your day off and not giving you the holiday hours you want/have earned. I could go on and on but i’ll leave it there 🤨