At Children & Young People Scrutiny last night, we looked at the Annual Safeguarding Report.

I asked questions around Online Safety training and the work we do to engage fathers.

Watch my questions to officers below ⬇️

Questions about housing conditions are of vital importance, not “silly” as the Greens and Independents called them at Full Council.

My supplementary question to Cllr John Woolf below, which asked what improvements we are making to our housing stock in Islington 🏠

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School suspensions lead to higher absence rates. Who knew!

It appears to me that they are a blunt instrument that doesn’t benefit children’s education.

My question to officers about this during Children & Young People’s Scrutiny Committee earlier this week ⬇️

Proud to have spoken in favour of the application for Vorley Road in Archway at Planning Committee.

🏡 79 new homes, 33 of which are for social rent
📚New Archway Library
🩺 New GP surgery
🌳 Improvements to Girdlestone Park

My speech below ⬇️

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Private renting leaves too many in shocking conditions, paying thousands to landlords each month.

Labour is thankfully strengthening renters’ rights and fixing the broken system.

Proud to speak in favour of our @islingtonlabour.bsky.social motion at #IslingtonFC last week: