Croydon West session in South Norwood today listening to residents concerns. Flytipping and high council tax were raised as local issues but lots of people happy that we finally have a The Labour Party government.

This is the two-tier healthcare system left to us by the Tories. We cannot have a country where the NHS is reduced to a poor service for poor people, while everyone else goes private. They broke the NHS. It’ll take time, but Labour will fix it so that it’s there for everyone.

This Labour government will drive high and rising standards and break down barriers to opportunity. But to feel the benefits, children need to be in school. Let’s make this new term the beginning of a new era for attendance. My piece for The Times and The Sunday Times ✍️ thetimes.com/article/0f802e…

🚨 NEW: We’re scrapping single headline Ofsted judgements with immediate effect. Ofsted judgements have been high stakes for schools, low information for parents. We’ll: ✅ Give parents more transparency ✅ Drive high & rising standards ✅ Pave the way for school report cards

One word Ofsted judgements haven't driven up standards. Our reforms will: 👉 Drive school improvement 👉 Empower parents Every child is different. School report cards will help parents find the best fit for their family. #PoliticsLive

The results are in, and the Government has secured a record-breaking 131 new clean energy projects in the latest renewable auction round. This Government inherited a broken energy policy and we’re acting immediately to fix it, with the most successful auction round ever 🧵👇

All aboard! Today we will take a significant step towards public ownership of our railways as our Rail Public Ownership Bill becomes the first major piece of legislation of this Government to reach the final Commons stages 🚂

We can only make work pay by working hand in hand with business. This Government will listen and learn from the people who know best when it comes to the world of work, employers and workers. Together we can modernise the world of work to benefit business and their workforce

School’s back, Parliament’s back, and we’re back. Announcing the record-breaking results of our renewables auction. 131 projects powering 11 million homes with cheap homegrown energy This Government is getting on with the job of making Britain a clean energy superpower.

Just incredible. A record-breaking number of clean energy projects secured in the latest auction. 131 projects going ahead. That's enough to fuel 11 million UK homes. Where the Tories stalled, Labour powers ahead ⚡️

3rd Reading ✅ Next stop Shadow Great British Railways ➡️ We won't wait to put passengers at the heart of our railways, that's why I'm bringing together track and train operators immediately to start delivering improvements. gov.uk/government/spe…

Today I speak directly to the bereaved families, the survivors, and those in the Grenfell community. On behalf of the British state: I am deeply sorry. My full statement.

We remember the 72 innocent lives lost in the Grenfell Tower tragedy. My thoughts are with the bereaved families, the survivors and residents in the immediate community. As Keir Starmer said, on behalf of the British state we apologise to each and every one of them.

Today we remember the 72 innocent lives lost. My mission as Building Safety Minister is to make sure everyone has a safe and secure home. No family should have to go through such a tragedy ever again. We will carefully consider the Inquiry report’s findings and act with

There are days in politics that you are particularly proud of. Today is one of those, because we are debating the Great British Energy Bill in Parliament. This Government won a mandate for the first publicly-owned national energy company in 75 years. It will be owned by you

The previous govt allowed our steel industry to decline, made baseless funding promises and rejected an industrial strategy. We will deliver an industrial strategy and £2.5bn of investment in steel. The Labour govt is determined to help the steel industry have a bright future.

At the first Departmental questions for the New Business & Trade Team I set out some of the changes we have already made to ensure that we make work pay and deliver the biggest boost to workers rights in a generation

With an industrial strategy and investment in clean steel, we will support the industry to do the opposite of what happened under the previous government - grow.

Honoured to attend the 𝑺𝒂𝒌𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝑮𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒊 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 alongside Honourable MP Sarah Jones MP and Subicsha :) 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉

Wonderful to join friends and neighbours at Sree Sakthy Ganapathy Temple’s Sappara festival in Thornton Heath last night. Thank you so much for having me. A fantastic evening, especially the live music!