Schools and parliament have both begun our summer holidays, and as shadow secretary of state for education, I’m treating this as a double break! Being back in the constituency is always nice, it’s more relaxed, I have more control over my time, and it’s great to see friends and neighbours…

Last week was full of interesting and varied meetings. In my role as shadow education minister, I met OFSTED, the Association of School and College Leaders, and visited a nursery school with my colleague Tulip Siddiq MP. On Saturday, I participated in ‘Tolpuddle Online’ –  the annual festival organised by…

I dedicated time last week to commemorating the 25th anniversary of the terrible Srebrenica genocide. In July 1995, more than 8000 Muslim men and boys were massacred in Bosnia. Many had fled to Srebrenica, where they had hoped for safety in the UN compound. They were terribly betrayed, abandoned to…