Abena Oppong-Asare MP writing in Politics Home, 31 March 2026 Twelve years ago, Valerie Forde and her 22-month-old daughter, RJ, were murdered. Six weeks earlier, Valerie had reported a death threat to the police. When three quarters of Black women who experience domestic abuse want to report it but feel unable to, we should ask […]
Erith and Thamesmead’s MP Abena Oppong-Asare has welcomed today’s announcement, which means an upgrade to Erith Health Centre. The investment means Erith is at the forefront of the government’s drive to shift healthcare from hospitals to communities. At the 2025 Budget, the Labour government committed to build and upgrade hundreds of new Neighbourhood Health Centres […]
This Tuesday, Abena Oppong-Asare, MP for Erith and Thamesmead, hosted a roundtable with the Minister for School Standards, Georgia Gould MP, alongside local headteachers and education leaders to discuss the Labour Government’s plans to reform support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The discussion brought together over 20 representatives from mainstream and […]
Abena Oppong-Asare, Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead, has welcomed the announcement that Thamesmead has been identified as one of seven proposed new towns as part of the government’s most ambitious housebuilding programme in over fifty years. The plans could see up to 15,000 new homes delivered in Thamesmead, helping to address London’s housing […]
Since being elected, I’ve been fighting hard in Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead. Today, I’m delighted to confirm that up to £20 million of Government funding is to be invested in Thamesmead Birchmere Park, within our local constituency, over the next ten years, putting local people in the driving seat to shape the future of the community. […]
Families across Greenwich and Bexley boroughs will benefit from a landmark change in the law, as the Labour Government scraps the two-child limit – a move set to lift 5,230 children in Erith and Thamesmead constituency out of poverty. The change forms part of a historic package that will lift 450,000 children out of poverty nationally, the […]
This July, Abena Oppong-Asare, MP for Erith and Thamesmead, announces she will once again be hosting her fifth Campaign Summer School, and encourages young people interested in making a difference in their community to sign up now. Taking place from Tuesday 21st July to Thursday 23rd July 2026, the school is designed to empower and […]
Women living with endometriosis have endured pain, stigma and far too many delays in diagnosis for decades. This chronic condition, which affects around one in ten women and those assigned female at birth, can cause debilitating pain, fatigue and fertility challenges – yet many still wait years for a diagnosis and struggle to access the […]
Protecting children from harm online is a priority for the Government and for me. Work is already underway to create a safer digital environment for young people, including closing loopholes in the Online Safety Act that allowed illegal AI-generated images and introducing new powers to respond quickly to emerging technologies. You may have seen that […]
Dear Students, My name is Abena Oppong-Asare and I’m the Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead constituency. You may be aware that the Government is considering new measures to improve online safety for young people, including whether social media use should be restricted or banned for under-16s. I want to hear directly from young […]
