Rushanara Ali MP

Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow

We cannot ignore the military coup in Myanmar

Myanmar is fast descending into the very worst kind of military dictatorship, with arbitrary arrest and judicial murder as the main levers of state control. The UK government must step up the arms embargo on Myanmar.

24 Nov 2020 Communities

Ministers are not playing fair by our most disadvantaged communities

Already weakened and ill-equipped, local services have faced the costs of Covid. Far from ‘levelling up’, the government is pushing the most disadvantaged communities further into the ground.

12 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Poor conditions in refugee camps make them a ticking time bomb for Covid to thrive

This a potential humanitarian disaster that is entirely avoidable if Ministers move swiftly to prevent it with new funding, and practical steps to get medical supplies and PPE to the refugee camps.

14 Jul 2020 Communities

The Government's scandalously slow progress of removing flammable cladding has left residents trapped, desperate and living in terror

Three years on from Grenfell, it's time government prioritised funding to protect the 60,000 residents still living in unsafe tower blocks with highly flammable cladding.

29 Apr 2019 Economy

Gov't must move fast to replace flammable cladding on every building

Fire does not discriminate between private and public housing. The government must move fast to replace flammable cladding on every building, no matter who owns it, and must do it now, says Rushanara Ali MP.

09 Jul 2018 Education

Too much young BAME talent is being wasted

We need a system which rewards a young person’s hard work and ability, instead of discriminating on the grounds of class or race, writes Rushanara Ali