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Today, I led a debate on domestic abuse and public life.

I’m working with MPs from all parties calling for a duty of care to be placed on employers & political parties, so that survivors who are in public life are not exposed to further harassment in their roles.

1/8 Domestic abuse can affect people from all walks of life and in all forms of employment, as I and Kate Kniveton MP know too well.

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🧵Today the APPG on Domestic Abuse & Violence launched our report:

“Road to Recovery:Meeting the mental health needs of domestic abuse survivors”.

We’ve taken evidence from experts by experience, policymakers & specialists.

[A gentle alert on sensitive content] Mental-ill health is frequently weaponised against survivors or misunderstood by healthcare professionals.

Survivors too often experience re-traumatisation by the very system that’s meant to support them.

The consequences of this are serious & tragic including death & suicide.

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Today @CommonsEd published its report on outcomes for white working class pupils.

The Tory majority on the committee meant amendments tabled were hardly going to pass.

As a Committee member, I voted to not endorse the final report of the inquiry.

[1/9] The purpose of inquiry was to explore why white working class pupils have lowest educational outcomes & recommend measures accordingly.

From evidence it’s unclear how the explanations are specific to the *white* working class to then have appropriate measures recommended.

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A few weeks ago I attended a #SaveUEL event & listened to concerns about staff redundancies at The University of London during the pandemic. I wrote to the university about their plans following the event.

I’m disappointed to learn @UEL_News is proceeding with plans. The financial pressures being faced by universities is an expected side effect of the pandemic.

In July, EDM743 called on the Govt to provide essential support for institutions like these.

Institutions in this position have managed a financial plan to retain staff. So can UEL.

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The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill is being debated tomorrow.

It has alarming consequences for human rights standards - it could potentially be issuing a “license to kill” for covert ops & risks decriminalising torture in certain situations. @amnesty have said,

"It is deeply alarming that the proposed law does not explicitly prohibit MI5 and other agencies from authorising crimes like torture & killing. It must be amended to do so...”

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Today in Parliament the Government are trying to legislate to prevents acts of torture and other serious crimes by the UK army from being prosecuted, if they took place more than five years ago.

The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill. Earlier in the year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor determined that there is basis to allegations that UK armed forces committed war crimes against detainees in Iraq.

This is a victory for all the young people who have been marching, demonstrating & lobbying MPs backed up by so many parents, teachers & headteachers.
Thanks to all who’ve shown solidarity & support. #ALevelsResults
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-538106… Following two major u-turns, there must now be full assurances from the Gov’t that decisions impacting young people will not be made retrospectively and provide much more advance notice of whether this system will continue for next year’s results.

Tomorrow I will be joining @DavePrentis and @UNISON_TwrHmlts standing in solidarity with striking Tower Hamlets Council workers being sacked and asked to sign new contracts with detrimental terms and conditions (1/4) Given previous representations I have made, such as on the impact of nursery closures, I have no doubt that these new contracts will disproportionately impact upon BAME and women workers on lower scale jobs, many of whom work on the frontline risking dying from COVID19. (2/4)

Today marks the anniversary of Altab Ali’s murder. Altab Ali was a 25-year-old Bangladeshi worker, who was murdered on 4 May 1978, as he walked home from work. (1/5) But Altab Ali was unfortunately not the first to be murdered in East London by people whose minds had been poisoned by racism.

From the late 1960s onwards, racism was so prevalent in the East End that Asian and Black people were frequently attacked. (2/5)

The #LabourReport makes serious allegations about how it was more of a concern among staff that Labour would win an election than it that would lose in 2017. (1/5) It makes the revelation that Muslim, Jewish, Black and ethnic minority members as well as women were not only denied justice but also had their concerns and complaints used for *factional* gain. (2/5)

I have spoken with @TowerHamletsNow about the need to ensure refuse is collected. Criminally damaged vehicles have now been brought back into use, following a recent worker’s strike. However, the threat of further strikes looms. [THREAD] This is a dispute between
@VeoliaUK and it’s workers, @unitetheunion members, who are contracted to @TowerHamletsNow. Workers should not have to reaort to legal action to claim back their holiday pay.

A four year old with suspected pneumonia forced to lie on coats on the floor. This shouldn't ever happen anywhere. #BeAVoter #VoteNHS #GetTheToriesGone

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1204055073338343425

Comparing Tower Hamlets CCG budgets there is an estimated annual underfunding of £270 million by 2023. That is the equivalent of 7500 nurses, or 2200 GPs, or 150 GP surgeries. #SaveOurNHS #NHSCuts
nhscuts.org.uk/tower-hamlets/

Thank you Potrika for this! With 61% child poverty in parts of #Poplar & #Limehouse we cannot take any more cuts. We need #RealChange. I am ready to fight like George, and Minnie, Lansbury if elected to parliament this week. #VoteLabour2019 #GetTheToriesOut #SocialistSunday The #LabourParty manifesto commits to measures towards genuine equality. I met with Dr. Laura Schwartz, to discuss Minnie Lansbury, the suffragette movement in #Poplar & #Limehouse, and our hopes for the future. #Feminism2020 #VoteLabourDecember12th

Today on the UN's International Day of Disabled People I attended a ceremony organised by @APASENTH and talked with them about their work in #Poplar & #Limehouse. The UN has reported that Tories have committed “systematic violations” of the rights of disabled people #IDDP2019

https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1201769093218676736

@APASENTH Austerity has made existing inequalities so much worse. Labour's manifesto for disabled people launched today begins to address these issues. Working to the principle ‘nothing about you without you’ it offers #RealChange. #IDDP2019 labour.org.uk/breaking-down-…

Solidarity with all university staff striking over pay, pensions, equality and decent working conditions. I'm still recovering from illness but will join the picket at Queen Mary tomorrow @qmul_ucu @QMUL tomorrow #ucustrike #UCUStrikesBack

https://twitter.com/qm_ucu/status/1198926173365035008

@qmul_ucu @QMUL 'The pay gap between BAME women and white men at QMUL was 31% in 2019. 9% of all academic staff are on “temporary or ‘atypical’ contracts”... with no job security.' qmucu.org/2019/11/20/why… #UCUstrike #UCUStrikesBack