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The Tories' Rwanda Bill is one of the most shameful pieces of legislation in recent memory on both moral and practical grounds, which is why I voted 20 times against the Bill last night.
Together with my friend and colleague Marsha De Cordova, Labour MP for Battersea, I attended the Viva Palestina Supper Club to raise funds for the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity. The food and company were both excellent and all proceeds raised went towards a very worthy cause. If you are able to donate, please do visit the Medical Aid for Palestinians website here.
There was a huge turnout today for the Oxfam Lobby Day event calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. I was proud to join other MPs and charities calling for an unconditional, immediate ceasefire.
Thank you to the charities who helped support it and to all attendees, who brought a powerful energy to the room.
Up to 86,000 people could die in Gaza in the next 6 months due to war, disease and starvation. There’s one latrine for every 500 people and only 4 trucks of aid per day.
At the International Development Select Committee, we heard evidence about the appalling humanitarian situation from experts working on the ground. The Committee published our report on the ongoing crisis. You can read more about it here
When I look at myself in the mirror, I want to be proud of the person looking back. We have a moral responsibility to stop more innocent people being killed. That is why I am voting for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. See my speech in full here: Statement on the International Court of Justice interim judgement on situation in Israel and Gaza26/1/2024
Children eating weeds, 1000 children already losing their legs and enduring amputations without anaesthesia. This is the daily living hell for the children of Gaza.
Today in Prime Minister Questions, I implored the Prime Minister to act to end this bloodshed.
Today, I asked Dr Ghada Al Jabda, Chief of Health in Gaza for UNRWA about the dire situation facing hospitals in Gaza.
According to the latest reports, 64% of hospitals in Gaza are non-operational and many are struggling to provide effective care.
In Parliament, I renewed my calls to the Foreign Secretary for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Palestinian parents in Gaza love their children as much as we love ours, but theirs are buried under rubble. Millions are facing starvation. How many more need to die before the Government call for a ceasefire?
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