🚨new labour MPs have taken over £45,000 (so far) in donations from oil and gas lobbyists green co-leader Carla Denyer has called for the donations to be returned following the revelations my first report for Global Witness globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/f…

There is not a single Black police officer serving in 2 of the UK’s police forces despite diversity pledges. Former Met superintendent says racism in policing has returned to a pre-Stephen Lawrence inquiry era & that Black people won’t join ‘toxic culture’ mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/s…

Enjoyed speaking to Hyphen about the upcoming ethnicity pay gap legislation and all things People Like Us. Tackling pay disparities is a key first step in making the workplace fairer for all. Thank you Anita Mureithi for the opportunity. hyphenonline.com/2024/08/23/she…

🔴 The Chevening scholarship is one of the few routes for Afghan students to study in the UK. The foreign office has quietly suspended applications and won't tell us – or the alumni network – why. Scoop from Mariam Amini now leading Hyphen 👇 hyphenonline.com/2024/08/23/uk-…

Why has the British government quietly suspended Chevening scholarships for Afghan students? This programme is needed more than ever as a generation of Afghans - especially women - languish. ⁦David Lammy⁩ hyphenonline.com/2024/08/23/uk-…

It’s #NottingHillCarnival! After fascist race riots shook the UK earlier this month, Carnival’s origin story reminds us of the power of cultural resistance 🖤✊🏾 This thread shares some of that history and its significance.🧵

A few months ago, The Nation published an unforgettable piece by Lujayn, a 14-year-old girl in Gaza. Today, Lujayn has another extraordinary dispatch—this time about a bloody night she endured with her mother. Please, please read it. thenation.com/article/world/…

UPDATE: Home Office came back to us after deadline with a quote that was as meaningless as it was late. “The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy, and all public order legislation must balance this right. However, we disagree with the court’s ruling in this case.”

Yvette Cooper is continuing an appeal against Liberty’s legal challenge of anti-protest laws brought in by the Tory government @Netpol told me that “any expectation that this government might be better than the last government is massively misplaced” hyphenonline.com/2024/08/28/lab…

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to appeal a High Court ruling that had quashed the Conservatives' anti-protest laws after civil rights group Liberty challenged their legality. ✍🏿Anita Mureithi hyphenonline.com/2024/08/28/lab…

I had so much fun writing this, and can't wait to go to more London Balkan Collective events!

Labour got rid of the previous MP for Ilford South because he stood on a picket line with striking workers and replaced him with someone who rents out flats with black mould and ant infestations.

🔴 Nearly three quarters of social housing blocks in England that were found to have "life-critical" cladding issues in the wake of Grenfell still haven't been fixed. It's seven years since Grenfell Tower burned down. ✍️ Anita Mureithi Hyphen hyphenonline.com/2024/09/03/thr…

Nearly three quarters of social housing blocks with dangerous cladding still haven't been fixed Ahead of the final Grenfell report Suzanne Muna told me that slow progress has been exacerbated by racism & "an attitude towards social housing tenants generally" hyphenonline.com/2024/09/03/thr…

Extremely sensitive ask (and please RT), but I'm looking to speak to Muslims affected by Grenfell for a report on the council's failings in the aftermath. If you know someone who may be willing to speak to me, please DM me.

This is an urgent crisis that potentially endangers the lives of thousands of social housing tenants. We asked govt's Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov where blame lay & how they would put pressure on those responsible to speed up work. They still haven't sent us a response. hyphenonline.com/2024/09/03/thr…