“Erith and Thamesmead is my home and I care deeply about our community. I will be your strong local voice in Parliament.”
– Abena Oppong-Asare
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Our @UKLabour MP @abenaopp speaks with @Channel4News and @LolaHornsey about overcoming obstacles as a British-Ghanaian woman choosing a career in politics. A positive voice! https://t.co/Emv8Iw3pEk
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“You have to be ten times as good in order to be just as good.”
Abena Oppong-Asare was elected in 2019 as one of two British-Ghanaian MPs, and Baroness Young has been a peer for 16 years.
These are their experiences of being a Black woman in politics.
Protect TfL. Support free fares for youngsters and stop an unjustified extension of the congestion charge to the N&S Circulars. Keep the Freedom Pass. Don’t let the Govt put an extra charge on your council tax. @E_TLabour @CityHallLabour @Len_Duvall @DanLThorpe https://t.co/f5ZPNVrIBz
Government Ministers are proposing an extension of the congestion charge zone, as a condition of providing emergency funding for TfL.
Make no mistake. This would be a disaster for Londoners and businesses.
My comments on this in the @NewsShopper 👇
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NEW: Bexley Labour members raise £6,000 in three days for half-term meals after council refuses to step in - from #LDReporter @LeemingLachie
Bexley Labour members raise £6,000 for half-term meals after council refuses to step in
A push by Bexley Labour party members to raise funds to provide the borough’s hungry schoolchildren with free meals over the half-term break ha...
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"The main premise of my bill is to end, once and for all, the scandal of homecare workers being discriminated against and denied their full entitlement under the law."
@PaulaBarkerMP on introducing the national minimum wage bill to parliament:
Why I’m introducing the national minimum wage bill – LabourList
This year has been a complete whirlwind for all Members of Parliament, but particularly new intake MPs who have spent the last year learning the…
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