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Tulip Siddiq MP

Tulip Siddiq MP

Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn

A message to my daughter for International Women’s Day
Social affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP
A message to my daughter for International Women’s Day
As I put my six-year-old daughter to bed last night, she asked me what International Women’s Day was.
We owe it to the brave women of Iran to stand up against the regime’s brutality
Foreign affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP
We owe it to the brave women of Iran to stand up against the regime’s brutality
In 2016, a desperate sounding man called my office asking for help as his wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, had been unlawfully detained in Iran while visiting her family.
Two teenage sisters have been separated and the youngest forced to return to Ukraine due to UK visa delays
Home affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP
Two teenage sisters have been separated and the youngest forced to return to Ukraine due to UK visa delays
This week I raised with the Prime Minister the issue of two Ukrainian sisters who my inspiring constituent Mark Falcon is sponsoring to come to the UK.
It feels surreal to have Nazanin home – it’s now my mission to make sure this never happens again
Foreign affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP
It feels surreal to have Nazanin home – it’s now my mission to make sure this never happens again
On the school run last week, a Camden parking officer momentarily looked up from writing a parking ticket and shouted out “glad she’s home”, before going straight back to charging someone £60.
MP Says Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Has Had Her British Passport Returned
Foreign affairs
MP Says Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Has Had Her British Passport Returned
British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained in Iran on spying charges for more than five years, has had her British passport returned, according to her MP in London.
The government has repeatedly missed opportunities to help bring Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home
Foreign affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP
The government has repeatedly missed opportunities to help bring Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home
Some politicians spend a long time choosing a campaign that they are going to focus on. When I got a call from my office in 2016 saying that one of my constituents had been arrested for a crime she didn’t commit while on holiday in Iran, I knew that I would not have the luxury of that choice.
Medically Vulnerable MP Accuses Geoffrey Cox Of 'Disgraceful' Abuse Of Proxy Voting System
Home affairs
Medically Vulnerable MP Accuses Geoffrey Cox Of "Disgraceful" Abuse Of Proxy Voting System
Former Attorney General Geoffrey Cox has been criticised by Labour's shadow disabilities minister for abusing a system designed for vulnerable MPs shielding from Covid-19 when he voted by-proxy from the Caribbean while working on a lucrative legal contract.
Government's promises on early years are empty rhetoric after a decade of failure
Education
By Tulip Siddiq MP
Government's promises on early years are empty rhetoric after a decade of failure
We need a big conversation on early years to look at how we can rebuild vital social infrastructure like childcare in a way that meets the needs of families in decades to come.
Boris Johnson Accused Of Using Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe As A 'Bargaining Chip' In A Debt Row With Iran
Foreign affairs
Boris Johnson Accused Of Using Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe As A "Bargaining Chip" In A Debt Row With Iran
The Prime Minister has been accused of failing to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from an Iranian jail – where she was yesterday sentenced to serve another year – as a result of unresolved debt with the country. 
Dominic Raab Condemns “Cruel And Intolerable” Treatment Of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe And Calls for Iran To Allow Return To UK
Foreign affairs
Dominic Raab Condemns “Cruel And Intolerable” Treatment Of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe And Calls for Iran To Allow Return To UK
Iran must allow Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to return to the UK as soon as possible after her jail sentence ended today, Dominic Raab has said.
Women In Parliament Cautiously Welcome “Bittersweet” Changes To Outdated Maternity Leave Rules
Political parties
Women In Parliament Cautiously Welcome “Bittersweet” Changes To Outdated Maternity Leave Rules
MPs and campaign groups have cautiously welcomed a law change which will allow Suella Braverman, who serves as Attorney General, to take paid maternity leave.
Early years have been treated as an afterthought, the sector is now on the brink of collapse
Education
By Tulip Siddiq MP
Early years have been treated as an afterthought, the sector is now on the brink of collapse
It's time for government to start taking early years seriously, by publishing the scientific data behind the decision to keep them open and provide targeted support the sector so badly needs.
Government urged to use 'more stick' with Iran over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case
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.
Extend free childcare to one-year-olds to protect vulnerable from coronavirus fallout, ministers urged
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.
True equality will only be achieved when every level of politics has proper representation
Political parties
By Tulip Siddiq MP
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
Without a proper recovery plan for children, trauma from lockdown could stay with them forever
Coronavirus
By Tulip Siddiq MP
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.
A major U-turn on early years funding could leave many key workers without childcare
Coronavirus
By Tulip Siddiq MP
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.
No-fault evictions must be scrapped to protect renters amid coronavirus
Coronavirus
By Tulip Siddiq MP
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
Changes to early years funding have hit disadvantaged children hardest
Education
By Tulip Siddiq MP
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

Commons Diary: Tulip Siddiq
Foreign affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP
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.
“Intolerable” criminal courts charge is an affront to a fair trial
Home affairs
By Tulip Siddiq MP
“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.