Labour MP Apsana Begum … Join our mailing list Submit. More than 100 public figures, including the Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi, the Labour MPs Diane Abbott and Naz Shah, and the comedian Deborah Frances-White have signed an open letter to the BBC criticising Radio 4 Woman’s Hour “strikingly hostile” interview with Zara Mohammed, the first woman to lead the Muslim Council of Britain. I raised this during the 2nd Reading debate of the Finance Bill on 27th April 2020 and will continue to follow up. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. She denied the charges. recently I raised this in Parliament on 16th June. More Apsana Begum. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. 2018-present: Member of Momentum’s national coordinating group. Apsana Begum married and moved in with her husband in 2014 She then married and moved in with her husband in 2014, but after the separation Ms Begum was returned to social housing six months later. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) are keen to hear from BAME individuals about the racism they face in the workplace. I am continuing to raise this important matter in every way I can – including tabling a number of parliamentary questions. Here she discusses her experiences – and why the battle against Islamophobia is so urgent. 2. THE WEBBE-BEGUM CONTRADICTION. 2. I am very pleased to continue to participate in the Education Select Committee [including meetings organised online]. The case was deemed too serious to be dealt with by magistrates and was sent to the crown court for trial. Read the latest Twitter threads from @ApsanaBegumMP on Thread Reader App! I have been calling on the Government must do whatever it takes to protect people from the economic impact of coronavirus – including extending support schemes for workers and business so that no one is forced to work in Get a year for just £10. I have been glad to have been supporting local organisations, including Mohila Ongon, in tackling domestic abuse in Tower Hamlets. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. In particular, many businesses in my constituency have contacted me with concerns that they are not eligible for relief because they are not registered for business rates, as they are renting a small space within a larger "Secondly there's issues with members of the Labour Party. Apsana Begum, 30, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today facing three counts of fraud dating between January 18, 2013, and March 31, 2016. The UK has elected its first hijab-wearing Member of Parliament, Apsana Begum. Dear, It has now been just over a year since you, Labour members, chose me to be your Labour candidate for Poplar and Limehouse and then elected me to be your Member of Parliament. The Labour Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Poplar & Limehouse, Apsana Begum, 29, is facing an investigation over whether she wrongly secured a riverside council flat worth £330,000. 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States. You can unsubscribe at any time. Twitter. I have been raising concerns about social care and the coronavirus crisis – including being in contact with the council and other authorities making representations accordingly. This has included signing a letter, along with 34 other MPs, calling I tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament calling for justice Most current Labour MPs voted a mixture of for and against (16 votes, between 2013–2020). For Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, is accused of failing to … 24 Nov 20 . 2019-present: Labour Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse. This doesn't appear to be a valid email. It was revealed in December last year that she has been accused of cheating her way to a £300,000 council home in Tower Hamlets after her marriage broke down, and of “concealing the true state of her housing situation between 2013 and 2016.” 2019: Executive Committee member, Labour London Regional Board. Since the coronavirus crisis has unfolded, I have been supporting constituents in returning to the UK from a number of countries – including Bangladesh. Most recently, I spoke in a debate on the effect of covid-19 on Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities calling for urgent action to address the unfair health and economic inequalities that are key factors (18th June, → Already on our list? For more detailed information my website is regularly updated and you can follow my activity via social Prosecutor David Wong said: "The reasons for the application was that she was in over-crowded accommodation. 2017-2018: Secretary, Tower Hamlets Constituency Labour Party. I have been highlighting how many are falling in between “cracks” in government schemes including freelancers, the recently recruited and businesses not registered for rates. 2. Representation by UK Labour Poplar & Limehouse MP Apsana Begum "The value is in the sum of £63,928.63 which we calculated as the cost to the local authority of having to house someone else on the housing list elsewhere.". Secretary about Department for Education’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic – including raising concerns about disadvantaged groups, special educational needs, disabilities and school funding. that it is safe to move forward with the wider opening of schools, are, in my opinion, sensible, considered and logical. Questions are being asked over how Labour's Apsana Begum … Apsana Begum. Apsana Begum made her maiden speech in the House of Commons, becoming the first hijab-wearing MP to do so. On 14th September 2020, Apsana Begum MP blocked Balfron Social Club on Twitter. Under the first count she is accused of "dishonestly failing to disclose to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, information which you were under a legal duty to disclose to them, namely that you were no longer living in overcrowded conditions" in Poplar, Tower Hamlets between January 1, 2013 and May 21, 2013. A Labour MP has appeared in court accused of defrauding her local council to receive social housing worth over £63,000. Chris Stephens MP Christine Jardine MP Christina Rees MP Claire Hanna MP Claudia Webbe MP Clive Efford MP Clive Lewis MP Daisy Cooper MP Dan Jarvis MP and Mayor of the Sheffield City Region . Our new issue is out this month! Apsana Begum Biography Apsana Begum Wiki. The Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, of which I am a member, promptly issued a statement calling for justice for George Floyd and recognition that his death took place in the context of centuries of social depravation and economic extraction that have been endured by African Americans. Labour suffered a catastrophic defeat at the hands of the Tories in 2019 losing the very working-class communities where we were born as a party. Surgery appointments are still taking place digitally and by phone and can arranged by calling 02072196826 weekdays between 10am-4pm or by emailing me at apsana.begum… I have been working with other MPs to lobby the Government around testing and tracking in relation to care homes and social care. Consistently voted for measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2020. It was attended by over sixty local residents and included speakers from the charity Leasehold Knowledge Partnership Under the second she is accused of failing to inform Tower Hamlets housing that she had moved to a property in Spitalfields, east London, between May 21, 2013 and March 23, 2014. The letter, […] Similarly, I joined 160 MPs from every major party, calling for an immediate end to exporting of British riot gear, teargas, and rubber bullets to the US in light of a violent police crackdown against civil rights protesters. On 11th June 2017, Apsana Begum … How Apsana Begum voted on Business and the Economy #. ReddIt. Angus MacNeil MP Apsana Begum MP Barbara Keely MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Ben Lake MP Brendan O’Hara MP Caroline Lucas MP Catherine McKinnell MP Chris Law MP. I have been continuing to campaign for the rights, incomes and safety of all workers – from postal workers to doctors, to bus drivers to cleaners to supermarket shelve-stackers to nurses to migrant workers to carers. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Apsana Begum, 30, entered Parliament at last December’s general election with a giant 28,904 majority in East London’s Poplar and Limehouse. Submit. Subsequently, on the dates mentioned, she moved out to a different address that which appears in charges two and three. – fall on individual leaseholders in affected blocks. By Alan Gibbons In the latest twist of Labour’s Liverpool Mayoral selection saga, the Party has produced a shortlist of two candidates which has satisfied few and provoked renewed uproar among many. called for an urgent and comprehensive action plan, supported calls for the scheme to be extended, written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, lobby the Government around testing and tracking, planning permission for Westferry Printworks scheme. This is progress, but we need =E2=80=8Bto be certain that refuges have secure long-term funding. I have been delighted to liaise with schools, foodbanks and volunteers across Poplar and Limehouse – alongside campaigning against food poverty and raising concerns about the crisis in Parlaiment. continues to overcome the destruction caused by imperialism and disproportionately shoulder the burden of a global climate crisis they did not create. The NEU’s arguments that nothing should happen unless and until the scientific advice and evidence indicates 2019: Executive Committee member, Labour London Regional Board. Our message:pic.twitter.com/TNmbJ3mN8l — Apsana Begum MP (@ApsanaBegumMP) February 3, 2021 She denied the charges. I have been raising concerns about the disproportionate effect of Covid-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people since the onset of the crisis – tabling Early Day Motion #427 “Covid-19 and BAME Communities” (). In 2014, after Tel Aviv university awarded a prize to Tony Blair, Apsana Begum said the uni was “offering scholarships to students for spreading Zionist propaganda”. A statement from Apsana Begum December 2020 “As a former CLP secretary, I know what a painful position the Labour leadership’s disgraceful guidance will have put Secretaries in. I have been in contact with councillors, the Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets council and the Mayor – along with other key points on contact in terms of local infrastructure. Support your Jewish community. Facebook. Consistently voted for measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2020. Last weekend, I organised a meeting to discuss tackling local issues regarding cladding and fire safety. It has been an ongoing cause for concern that residential blocks in Poplar and Limehouse and elsewhere, covered in unsafe cladding, have still not had it removed. Apsana Begum (pictured right alongside Faiza Shaheen, another Labour candidate) accused Tony Blair of spreading 'Zionist propaganda' (Photo: Twitter) Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, is accused of failing to tell Tower Hamlets that she was 'no longer living in overcrowded conditions', Get US and UK politics insight with our free daily email briefing straight to your inbox. Apsana Begum: Labour MP pleads not guilty to £63,000 'social housing fraud'. I am emailing to update with a summary of my work representing Poplar and Limehouse. Working with Labour Homelessness Campaign, I have been lobbying the Government to clarify whether Apsana Begum on dangerous government incursions on human rights. At a heated Labour group meeting,… Twitter. example: Locally, I have been working with PCS the union regarding the disproportionate impact of office-based working on outsourced support staff in the Government’s own departments (situated on the Canary Wharf estate) – security On 14th September 2020, Apsana Begum MP blocked Balfron Social Club on Twitter. Police were called to a Labour Party selection ballot last night amid scenes of “total chaos” that witnesses said left female voters feeling intimidated. 2019: Vice Chair, Poplar and Limehouse Constituency Labour Party. Follow @ApsanaBegumMP. Apsana Begum MP. obligation on councils to provide secure refuges for victims. WhatsApp. I have since raised concerns that this legislation Help us here. When it is your turn, please take the vaccine. and 16th June. The shockingly under-reported war in Yemen has led to the death of 230,000 people and created the worst humanitarian crisis anywhere in the world according to the UN: 24K Views. In particular, I am proud to have signed a reasoned amendment calling for an end to the hostile environment. I voted against Second Reading (18th May) of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill because it failed to secure the rights of British citizens to live, work and study in other EEA Member How Apsana Begum voted on Business and the Economy #. The Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, of which I am a member, promptly. Our. It was revealed in December last year that she has been accused of cheating her way to a £300,000 council home in Tower Hamlets after her marriage broke down, and of “concealing the true state of her housing situation between 2013 and 2016.” Labour Must Offer a Bold Alternative to Tory Class War – Begum, Burgon, McDonnell, union leaders & 1000s of activists rally for a people’s budget 2nd March 2021 2nd March 2021 “Throughout the last nine months, the Tories have been waging class war & there’s been no attempt to hold back in terms of the virulent attack on working people.” I have been making representations in Parliament about ensuring that local communities are empowered and involved in decision making processes around local planning. Ms Begum was elected to her seat in Poplar and Limehouse in east London last year. I am confident that they will do the absolute best job they possibly can in the difficult circumstances they are facing and have my full support. This doesn't appear to be a valid email. Thread Reader Share this page! I have been campaigning to demand that the government helps to prevent a future rent debt and eviction crisis by freezing rents and writing off arrears. Apsana Begum. On 14th September 2020, Apsana Begum MP blocked Balfron Social Club on Twitter. Claudia Webbe and Apsana Begum. I have continued to call for the UK and international community to provide urgent support to the world’s poorest countries – including taking a stand against unfair international debts – especially as the Global South still Ms Begum, who was pictured out campaigning by the Tower Hamlets Momentum Twitter account about the same time, denies any involvement in the post. Something went wrong, please try again later. Labour MP Apsana Begum has been charged with housing fraud after questions arose over how she acquired her London council flat in just six months.. Labor MP Apsana Begum has been charged with housing fraud after questions arose about how she got her London flat. COVID-19 The disproportionate impact of #coronavirus on BAME workers has been shockingly clear. When it is your turn, please take the vaccine. Riddled with a history of Islamophobia, racism, and xenophobia, Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party may have won the seats – but as Begum has shown, there is still hope for the UK government. No answer has ever been provided as to how she skipped over 18,000 places on the social housing register to receive social housing in just five months. on dividend pay-outs and share buybacks; and that they must curb excessive executive pay. 106 Likes 11 Comments 26 Shares. ... Twitter and other social media … In particular, I have been raising concerns regarding Apsana Begum, 29, was given the £330,000 riverside property just months after moving out of her estranged husband’s home. the Government’s approval of the Westferry Printworks development – questioning the Secretary of State in Parliament before the court result. On 29th April, spoke in the 2nd Reading of the Fire Safety Bill in Parliament about how it is utterly unacceptable that residential blocks in my constituency of Poplar and Limehouse and elsewhere, covered in Grenfell-style the ‘Everyone In’ homelessness scheme will continue to receive Government funding, and whether local authorities are currently required to house those with No Recourse to Public Funds. I have called for an urgent and comprehensive action plan to safeguard and protect the health and wellbeing of all migrants at this difficult time (including calling for an amnesty for undocumented migrants). delays the long awaited review of Prevent which fosters discrimination against Muslim people and introduces significant curtailments on civil liberties, which will disadvantage BAME communities. Most current Labour MPs voted a mixture of for and against (16 votes, between 2013–2020). On the 30th May, I wrote to headteachers to assure them that they had my full support in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff.