It is shameful that the Prime Minister continues to allow the sale of British weapons and military equipment to Israel.in breach of the UK's international commitments. I have been calling for a suspension of sales immediately and my comments can be read in the Independent here.

Last week, I also signed a joint letter to the Foreign and Business Secretaries alongside a cross-party group of over 130 MPs, calling for the halting of UK arms sales to Israel. The full text of this letter can be read below.

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

It's important that we meet our net zero obligations - it'll save lives here and around the world.

With 65 million people living on vulnerable, low-lying island nations, susceptible to flooding and extreme weather, we need climate action now.

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.

Rosena Allin-Khan kicks off Labour deputy leader campaign in Putney with ‘fire in her belly’
​Dr Rosena Allin-Khan launched her deputy Labour leadership campaign in Putney last night.
The campaign, held in the ballroom of the Star & Garter pub, brought together an eclectic crowd, including some young first-time voters.
Tooting MP Dr Allin-Khan, who is running with the slogan ‘Taking Labour Forward’, is a qualified A&E front-line doctor and has provided humanitarian aid to refugees in Syria.
Describing her determination to be the next deputy leader, she said: “Expertise in building trust in communities and shared life experience has put fire in my belly to achieve for others.”
She set out her ‘internationalist’ vision of Britain’s future after Brexit and brought attention to the importance of social care reform, the significance of a grassroots revival and updating technology within the Labour Party.
Labour’s Putney MP Fleur Anderson said that Dr Allin-Khan would be a ‘campaigner-in-chief’ and not a ‘leader-in-waiting’ if elected as deputy leader in a PoliticsHome article last week.
The Musician’s Union has given their endorsement to Dr Allin-Khan and to Sir Keir Starmer for leader.
Voting takes place from February 24 to April 2 and results will be announced on the April 4.

I am hugely proud and honoured to be nominated for Deputy Leader by the Labour Campaign for International Development.
As someone who has worked as an humanitarian doctor in conflict zones across the world, their progressive approach to international development and promotion of global justice is an inspiration.
My priority will always be to put human rights and international solidarity at the core of everything I do. Human life should have equal value, no matter where someone comes from. These principles shouldn't just apply to our international development policies, they should be applied to everything we do as the Labour Party.
I want to thank the Labour Campaign for International Development for their support and their endorsement. Let's take Labour forward, together.


Thank you 
Doctor Rosena ​