Dear constituents,

What a year it has been! Three Prime Ministers and one disastrous mini-budget later, it’s hard to find a happy way to end 2022. But I would like to take the opportunity to thank all my constituents for their endless support during this extremely difficult time.

I hope that, despite all the hardships that we have endured this year, we can spend the next few days with family and friends. Although Christmas can be a wonderful time of the year, it can also be a more poignant and tricky time for others. So I wish you all a restful break, however you are spending this period.

Next year will be full of challenges, old and new. But one thing will remain the same – the Tories and their dreadful policies. Tory MPs have run out of ideas, energy and competence and with an unelected Prime Minister, it’s time for a fresh start. It’s time for a Labour Government.

As always, here are some of my best 2022 reads:

• Harold Wilson: The Winner by Nick Thomas-Symonds
• Factory Girls: Voices from the Heart of Modern China by Leslie T. Chang
• Too Big to Jail by Chris Blackhurst
• Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey
• The China Nexus by Benedict Rogers
• The Social Distance Between Us by Darren McGarvey

It was such an honour to win the Patchwork Foundation Overall MP of the Year award, so thank you to everyone who nominated me. I look forward to continuing my work as your Member of Parliament and continuing to hold this awful Government to account. If there is anything else I can do, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with my office.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Best wishes,

Catherine

Christmas Emergency Contact Information

If you have an urgent issue over the Christmas period, here are a number of organisations that may be able to help you:

• Haringey Council Out of Hours Emergency: 020 8489 0000
• Shelter Housing Advice Line: 0808 800 4444
• Shelter Emergency 0808 1644 660
• Samaritans: 116 123
• Refuge National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247
• Police (non-emergency): 101
• NHS (non-emergency): 111

If you are struggling with the cost-of-living, there is lots of information together with some useful contacts on my website here.

My emails will be monitored over the Christmas period.  If you need to urgently contact me about a casework issue, such as help with a housing, welfare or immigration problem please email me with your name, address, postcode, telephone number and a summary of the problem. You can find my contact details here.

Please be aware that over the festive period, planned works, service changes and strikes will affect Transport for London services.  Most services, including most of the Tube, will continue to run. For information on how services will run, visit our Christmas and New Year travel page and tfl.gov.uk/strikes for the latest information.

With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.