The energy this weekend for the Wandsworth Labour campaign launch was fantastic. A brilliant turnout of local people showed the incredible spirit and determination we have to take the fight to the Tories and secure a better future for our community. It is always inspiring to see so many neighbours and friends ready to stand up for the values we share.

Our campaign is built on a proven record of delivery. The Wandsworth Labour council has proudly kept council tax the lowest in the country, a vital support for families struggling through a cost-of-living crisis. This is what Labour in power looks like: competence, compassion, and a focus on putting residents first.

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​​The smears Hillsborough victims’ families faced were unacceptable and must not happen again. It is right that the Government is taking action to ensure a similar situation cannot be repeated.

The new Hillsborough Law will mean:

• New Duty of Candour - public officials must act with honesty and integrity at all times
• The largest expansion of legal aid in a decade for bereaved families
• A new offence for misleading the public – with criminal sanctions for the most serious breaches

Eight years ago today, I was selected as the Tooting Labour candidate for the by-election caused by Sadiq becoming a candidate for Mayor of London. 

It has been a huge honour and privilege to serve as the representative for the community in which I was born and raised. My heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who has supported me on this incredible journey.

History was made last Thursday as my friend and predecessor as MP for Tooting, Sadiq Khan, was re-elected for an unprecedented third term as Mayor of London.

After weeks of hard graft, the result was a decisive victory for Sadiq and Labour with our wonderful capital rejecting the divisive, toxic politics of the Tory candidate. I look forward to continuing to work with Sadiq to make Tooting and our wider city a greener, cleaner, safer and more prosperous place to live.

Wandsworth Labour are freezing council tax for another year to help families through the cost-of-living crisis. 
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At the same time, we're improving services and building a better Wandsworth.

​Lovely to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon with local Labour members playing rounders and enjoying a picnic. 

On polling day, I joined Labour Party candidates standing for council seats in Dover, Medway and Gravesham. Across the country, Labour won more than 600 local council seats in Stoke-on-Trent, Plymouth, Dover, Medway, and many other areas that we will need to win, if we are to form a Labour majority at the next General Election.

Talking to voters in these seats, it's clear that people right across the country have turned their back on the Conservatives, looking to Labour to deal with the cost-of-living crisis, tackle NHS waiting lists, and improving safety in our communities.

The road to Labour in Government runs through our local councils, and I am hopeful this local victory will be the springboard to Labour’s general election victory.

Labour will revolutionise mental health treatment – putting prevention front and centre.

If ever there was an argument that prevention is better than cure, it is with mental health.

We know that the longer mental illnesses are left untreated, the harder and more costly they are to treat.

This mental health crisis is wrecking the British economy.

Last year, 18 million work days were lost to mental illness - more than industrial disputes, more than injuries.

It costs the UK economy at least £117 billion a year.

And who does the cost-of-living crisis hit the hardest? Those already living with mental illnesses.

The next Labour Government will guarantee treatment within a month, recruit 8,500 new staff, put a specialist in every school and a hub in every community.

Labour will transform our mental health services:
New staff.
New services.
Faster treatment.
Prevention as our watchword.
Better mental health for all.
  
Watch my full speech here:
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