Since the last election, I have been honoured to represent the community I was born and raised in. Below are just 30 of the things I have achieved in the past five years:
1. Tooting Revamp: I've worked with the Council to secure £3.5m for Tooting Town Centre. 2. More Police: Pushing the police to triple the number of officers in Tooting. 3. Gaza: Pressing repeatedly for improved aid access, an immediate ceasefire and to call out war crimes. 4. Fighting for our NHS: Fighting to defend the children's cancer services at St George's Hospital. 5. Pocket Parks: Created two new pocket parks on Mellison Road and Swaffield Road. 6. Mental Health: Demanding support in every school and thousands of additional mental health staff. 7. Ukraine: Travelled to Ukraine to deliver vital medical aid and train local doctors in mass casualty triage. 8. Rail Accessibility: Secured lift at Wandsworth Common Station. 9. Wandsworth Prison: Pressing the Government to raise standards. 10. Tooting Bec Lido: Reopened following a £4 million upgrade. 11. Safe Space: More than 100 local businesses signed up to offer sanctuary to anyone on local streets. 12. Free School Meals: Working with our Mayor to provide free school meals to every child. 13. Earlsfield Train Services: Successfully pressured to keep trains running over Christmas period. 14. Coffee Mornings: Hosting community coffee mornings for local residents. 15. Council Homes: Pleased to see work start on increasing the number of Council Homes. 16. Buses: Extension of the 315 bus services to Springfield Hospital. 17. Cladding: Working with St George's Grove residents to remove flammable cladding. 18. Anti-Social Behaviour: Doing walk abouts with police and pressing for more action to tackle the issue. 19. Local Businesses: Standing up repeatedly to help businesses thrive. 20. Tooting Bec Station: Escalator at Tooting Bec Station repaired ahead of schedule. 21. Sewage in Rivers: Calling out sewage in the Rivers Graveney and Wandle. 22. Trees: Joined that Mayor to plant the 500,000th tree of his mayoralty in Tooting. 23. Trinity Road: Pushed for street lights to be repaired to improve lighting. 24. School Streets: We now have 25 School Streets across Wandsworth. 25. Cycle Hangars: Building almost 250 cycle hangars across Wandsworth. 26. Fares Freeze: Pleased to have seen the Mayor pledge to freeze fares until March 2025. 27. Cost-of-Living: I have supported many residents in seeking help with their finances. 28. Foodbanks: Working with local charities like Earlsfield Foodbank and Wandsworth Foodbank. 29. Sports Clubs: Helped our local Gaelic Football Club to secure a new home. 30. LGBT+ Roundtable: Hosted a roundtable with leading charities to discuss the mental health in the LGBT+ community.