All articles written by Tulip Siddiq MP on PoliticsHome.com

24 Aug Foreign affairs

Government urged to use 'more stick' with Iran over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case

The husband of imprisoned Brit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said the government must use "more stick" in its dealings with Iran to secure her release.

17 Jul Coronavirus

Extend free childcare to one-year-olds to protect vulnerable from coronavirus fallout, ministers urged

Free childcare should be extended to one-year-olds to stop disadvantaged families falling through the cracks as the UK deals with the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, the Government has been told.

10 Jul Political parties

True equality will only be achieved when every level of politics has proper representation

From Labour's NEC to the Tories' 1922 Committee, we need more diversity in the internal positions which shape the world of politics

28 May Coronavirus

Without a proper recovery plan for children, trauma from lockdown could stay with them forever

There is no time for complacency, and we cannot afford for the next generation to be scarred by the experience of this crisis.

20 Apr Coronavirus

A major U-turn on early years funding could leave many key workers without childcare

Childcare is a fourth emergency service in this crisis, but it is being overlooked, warns the Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years.

16 Mar Coronavirus

No-fault evictions must be scrapped to protect renters amid coronavirus

It may seem tragic that it takes an epidemic to fix inequalities in the rented sector, but we should seize these opportunities and act now

10 Feb Education

Changes to early years funding have hit disadvantaged children hardest

Failure to give childcare providers the funding they need is a false economy. The Government must change course, or a generation of children will pay the price

27 Jun 2019 Foreign affairs

Commons Diary: Tulip Siddiq

Three years and two months since Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran, her husband Richard began a hunger strike in solidarity. This week Labour MP Tulip Siddiq visited her constituent, whose physical condition is deteriorating, and encouraged others to do the same.

17 Nov 2015 Home affairs

“Intolerable” criminal courts charge is an affront to a fair trial

Labour MP, Tulip Siddiq, calls for the Government to reconsider the intolerable “travesty of a policy” that is the criminal courts charge.