Is anyone else looking forward to the weekend? I’ve had a really busy few days. Door-to-door canvassing on Sunday, telephone canvassing on Monday, Regent’s Park ward meeting on Tuesday and a friend’s birthday last night. I’ve also been chatting to my friend Orlanda who works for the National Alliance of Women’s Organisations and volunteers for [...]

I moved to the U.K. when I was 16 so I never watched Blue Peter growing up. However my younger sister (who spent her childhood in North London) got very excited when she saw my photo with Konnie Huq and insisted that I put it on my website. My sister seemed more impressed with my [...]

I used to work for Sadiq Khan MP a few years ago and, more recently, I helped out with his ”Representing You Better” Parliamentary Reception. The Reception at the House of Commons was aimed at getting the Tooting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community more involved in politics. In addition to receiving tours around [...]

I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch of ‘The Road to Copenhagen’, a new Government pamphlet setting out the UK’s case for an ambitious international climate change agreement in Copenhagen. It took place in the London Zoo was attended by Gordon Brown, Hilary Benn and Ed Miliband. You can see my photos [...]

We had a very productive meeting with Harriet Harman about Young Labour issues. We talked about the role of young members in the Labour Party, Young Labour events at Annual Conference and the support for young members who want to run for public office. We also lobbied the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party about [...]