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I attended Make UK’s parliamentary drop-in session on Tuesday 4 February to show my support for British manufacturers. In Walsall South, there are currently 250 manufacturing businesses which represent 4,500 jobs.

I was delighted to attend the Gurdwara on West Bromwich Road on Sunday 2 February 2020. Following my re-election, I wanted to thank the Sikh community for their support.

I was delighted to welcome pupils from Grace Academy, Darlaston to Parliament this week. During our Q&A, students asked me thoughtful and engaging questions about Parliament and our democracy.

I responded to the Government’s Business Statement on 30 January, on the eve of Britain’s formal departure from the European Union. You can read my speech below:

A second Opposition Debate was held on 29 January about homelessness. The national shame of high and rising homelessness is a direct result of decisions made by successive Conservative Governments: a steep drop in investment for affordable homes, crude cuts to housing benefit, reduced funding for homelessness services, and a lack of action to help private renters. The measure of any country is the way that it treats its most vulnerable citizens – in 2018, 726 people died homeless in England and Wales. The Government voted against our motion, which called on them to re-invest in local homelessness services. You can read the motion in full here: