Support for Victims

On Friday I met with Chief Superintendent Manku, Commanding Officer of the East region of the police force in Birmingham. I first got in contact with Chief Supt Manku during my many months of discussion with local people, crime fighting agencies, victim support groups and Victim’s Champion, Sarah Payne, as part of my campaign to shift the balance away from the rights of criminals towards the rights of victims, through my additions to the Victim’s Charter. I was delighted to hear that so many of the people I asked where already part of larger organisations, however... more...

My visit to Loaf

Today I visited Loaf, a social enterprise project in the constituency. Tom Baker, Loaf’s day-to-day Director talked me through the concept of his community bakery, which he operates each Friday using a hand built brick oven in his back garden. Through Loaf, Mr Baker aims to reinvest money earned from a number of food-based activities, such as staging cookery schools and dinner parties and consultancy, into promoting the benefits of local food. We also had a chat about the new Stirchley Community Market, an initiative championed by Loaf and other organisations across South Birmingham. The market,... more...

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Following the latest Takeover News Following the latest takeover news, Richard Burden MP (Northfield), Lynne Jones MP (Selly Oak);Gisela Stuart MP (Edgbaston) and I have released this joint statement: "To... more...

Honouring our veterans

I have launched a campaign to honour the wartime sacrifices of local Veterans in the run up to Veterans Day on 27th June. I am encouraging local Veterans, including... more...

Bells Farm School Crossing

Cllr Mike Leddy (Labour, Brandwood) and I swapped our offices and suits to be lollypop men for a day as part of our campaign for a school crossing at... more...

About Birmingham Selly Oak

The coming General Election will usher into existence the new Selly Oak parliamentary constituency. It will consist of the wards of Billesley, Bournville, Brandwood and Selly Oak. This change means... more...

How can I help as your MP?

Having worked as the MP for Birmingham, Hall Green for over 10 years I was honoured to have been selected as the Labour Parliamentry Candidate for Brirmingham Selly Oak. I... more...

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