Rushanara Ali MP speaks out in Parliament during housing debate in support of Tower Hamlets residents facing eviction
Rushanara Ali MP has raised the plight of residents across Tower Hamlets facing eviction from their homes in Parliament, after hearing their concerns in a meeting last week.
Read moreRushanara Ali MP welcomes breakthrough moment in campaign to save Henry Moore sculpture, ‘Old Flo’, and return her to Tower Hamlets
Rushanara Ali MP welcomed the ruling made at the High Court confirming Tower Hamlets Council’s legal ownership of the Henry Moore ‘Draped Seated Woman’ sculpture, popularly known amongst residents as ‘Old Flo’.
Read moreRushanara Ali says Labour’s 2015 General Election Manifesto is a vision for creating a united and stronger East End
Rushanara Ali welcomed the launch of Labour’s 2015 General Election manifesto, describing the Labour vision as “credible and aspirational” for both the country and the residents of Bethnal Green and Bow.
Read moreRushanara Ali launches East End Labour General Election campaign at major event at Queen Mary University
Rushanara Ali officially launched her campaign for re-election in Bethnal Green and Bow at a local event attended by a host of fellow Labour colleagues, members and supporters, with former Labour leader Lord Kinnock giving the keynote address.
Read moreRushanara Ali MP champions Labour’s commitment to saving Bengali language qualifications in schools from being axed by Government
Rushanara Ali MP campaigned for Labour to renew its commitment to the future of Bengali teaching in schools, in response to Government plans to cut Bengali language qualifications from the school curriculum alongside other foreign languages including Guajarati, Punjabi, Turkish and Polish.
Read moreRushanara Ali MP calls on the Prime Minister to keep up search for three young women smuggled into Syria and to launch inquiry
In light of the reports that the three young women who left their homes in Bethnal Green have now been smuggled across the Syrian border, Rushanara Ali MP called upon the Prime Minister to ensure the Government continues to make every effort to find the three young women and encourage their return.
Read moreRushanara Ali MP’s statement on three missing girls feared to have travelled to Syria
Metropolitan Police are investigating reports of three teenage girls – two aged 15 and one aged 16 – missing from home and believed to be travelling to Syria. The three girls are feared to have left the country via Gatwick Airport on Tuesday 17 February on a flight to Istanbul. Two of the girls were reported missing that day and the third girl the following morning.
Read moreRushanara Ali MP and Jim Fitzpatrick MP launch campaign calling on Tower Hamlets Homes to secure a fair deal for leaseholders
Rushanara Ali MP and Jim Fitzpatrick MP have this week launched a campaign to secure a fair deal for leaseholders in Tower Hamlets.
Read moreRushanara Ali MP welcomes action to tackle rip-off cash machines
Rushanara Ali MP welcomed the announcement of the phasing out of cash machines which charge people £5 to access their own cash, but warned that there was much more work ahead to secure a fair deal for people across the UK.
Read moreRushanara Ali MP and Jim Fitzpatrick MP welcome £25 million injection of funding to improve homes in Tower Hamlets
Rushanara Ali MP and Jim Fitzpatrick MP today welcomed the Government’s announcement of almost £25 million of funding for housing in Tower Hamlets.
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