Weekly Round-Up

This week we have seen the Conservative Party show its true self.

The leadership contest has been nothing but a race to the bottom, with candidates throwing out billions in unfunded tax cuts, and playing fantasy economics.

At a time where families continue to struggle with the cost-of-living crisis, we desperately need a functioning government who can deliver for the people of this country.

Changing the person at the top won’t make a difference, we need to sweep them from power and elect a Labour government that can clear up the mess they have made.

Station Tavern Planning Application

This morning I was out delivering a letter to local residents around Brimsdown, concerning the application made for a 21-storey development on the site of the old Station Tavern on Green Street.

It is an outrageous proposal, that will make worse already serious traffic issues, is totally out of character with the local area, and has been brought forward without any meaningful consultation.

The planning committee meet on Tuesday next week, and if you want to register your objections you can do so by emailing the Council’s senior planning officer, andy.higham@enfield.gov.uk, and copying in my office feryal.clark.mp@parliament.uk.

Online Safety Bill

On Tuesday I spoke in a debate on the government’s Online Safety Bill, which I am concerned contains several loopholes that could lead to children and young people being put at risk online.

There is a complete lack of focus on ensuring tech companies have the proper systems in place to fulfil their duty of care and keep our children safe.

Rather than acknowledge the seriousness of these issues, the government have once again kicked this issue into the long grass, which simply is not good enough.

Keeping children safe online is too important an issue to be held up by the internal drama of the Conservative Party.

Enfield Dispatch Column

In my regular column for the Enfield Dispatch, I have outlined my views about the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to Enfield.

Whilst I am fully supportive of schemes designed to improve air quality and the environment, current proposals fail to acknowledge the lack of public transport infrastructure in Enfield.

If we are to ensure reduced reliance on cars, there must be good local transport links that provide people with the flexibility they need.

Read my column in full here: https://bit.ly/JulyDispatchColumn.