The news that the Met Police has been placed in “special measures” is concerning but sadly not surprising. The Met Police urgently needs to regain the trust of Londoners. There are deep cultural problems in the force that have been exposed so clearly in recent appalling scandals and have been…

I was shocked to hear that a 15-year-old school girl from Hackney was strip searched by the Metropolitan Police, without the presence of teachers, safeguarding officers or her parents. My constituents are rightly questioning how on earth this incident was allowed to happen, something I have asked myself. Last week,…

Here’s the message of support I’ve sent to Haringey Council’s Black History Month celebratory event at Wood Green Library tonight: “Black History is British History and Black History Month is a chance to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black communities right here in Haringey.  The diversity of our borough…

The shameful online racism displayed to England heroes Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the Euro 2020 final was followed by disgusting racist abuse targeted at Sir Lewis Hamilton after his Grand Prix victory. I wrote to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to urge…