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🥬Great to hear Feed the Hill in Tele Hill has been awarded funding via Defra UK's Tackling Food Surplus at the Farm Gate fund. 🧑‍🌾The scheme helps charities access surplus food from farms & redistribute it to people in need. Read more about them here: boldvision.uk/feed-the-hill/

Labour is investing in your health. Our Spending Review includes: ✅ An extra £29bn per year for the day to day running of the NHS ✅ £10bn to digitise the NHS with a 50% boost in tech funding ✅ NHS spending rising 3% a year - more doctors, appointments, better care (1/3)

Labour is investing in social and affordable housing. Today the Chancellor has announced: ✅ £39bn in a new 10-year Affordable Homes Programme ✅ £10bn for financial investments including those to be delivered through Homes England (2/3)

Labour is investing in Britain’s security and renewal. That means: ✅ £20bn increase in defence spending ✅ £190bn more for public services ✅ £15.6bn investment in transport to connect our cities and towns Read the full Spending Review here: gov.uk/government/pub…

Last night we celebrated the 5th anniversary of the YV Commission final report launch. The commission itself may have wound down, but its impact carries on in the work of our amazing contributors. You can read it here: yvcommission.com

I welcome more funding for school programmes in Lewisham North in light of yesterday's Spending Review. 🍽️ Breakfast club funding for 4 schools: Deptford Park, Grinling Gibbons, Lucas Vale & John Ball 🥪 More pupils will get free school meals from early 2026

5.8m people in the UK - and over 20k in Lewisham - care for loved ones who are ill, older or disabled. This #CarersWeek, as always, we celebrate your contribution. Read more here 👉 carersweek.org  (1/2)

Lewisham North has great support groups for unpaid carers, for example: 🌹Glass Mill Leisure Centre 🌹The Waldron Health Centre 🌹Ladywell Unit, Lewisham Hospital More info 👉 imago.community/carers-service… And check out Carers Lewisham' amazing work 👉 carerslewisham.org.uk (2/2)

Congratulations to my amazing friend and colleague Brenda Dacres for receiving an OBE! We are proud to have you as Mayor of Lewisham.

On the day the Football Governance Bill completed its committee stage in the House of Commons, it was lovely to catch up with my predecessor as Sports Minister Dame Tracey Crouch, who deserves huge thanks for all her work in delivering an Independent Football Regulator ⚽️

This #LearningDisabilityWeek, we're celebrating the brilliant things people with learning disabilities bring to our communities. I've met Lewisham Speaking Up members many times to ensure their voices are heard in politics. Check out their advocacy work! lsup.org.uk

Delighted the Home Secretary has appointed the first #Windrush Commissioner, Rev Clive Foster MBE! He will independently oversee the Government’s commitment to address the impact of the Windrush scandal, delivering justice for those affected. gov.uk/government/new… (1/2)

Celebrate, support and remember Windrush Day on Sunday. Attend one of the great events in Lewisham this week 👉 lewisham.gov.uk/inmyarea/event… (2/2)

Had a fun evening last Thursday at our Deptford First networking event, held at Lewisham College! Great to catch up with amazing people contributing to our community in Lewisham North and watch performances by talented students of the college. Big thanks to all who came!

Sign up to Met Engage to have a say in community policing priorities and get: 🚨 local crime and scam alerts 🚓 crime prevention advice 👮‍♀️ info on the work of neighbourhood teams With Labour boosting police funding by £1.1bn, now is the time to stay informed and involved.

Analysis from City Hall shows that Londoners eligible for PIP and the health element of UC will lose £820m as a result of the proposed welfare changes. Sadiq Khan is right to call on Government to rethink this.