Getting into the festive spirit earlier this month at the St Mary’s RC Primary Christmas Fair. Great to celebrate with staff, students and parents from the school community. Thank you to the PSA and school staff for all the work that went into putting it on. 📸 Jonathan Sinou

Ahead of Christmas, I paid a visit to Royal Mail's Brixton Delivery Office to meet some of the postal workers who make Christmas happen 🎁 📮 Thanks for all you do to deliver for local residents, especially over the incredibly busy festive period 🙏🏾

Thank you to everyone who donated sleeping bags this month. We've now delivered these to Ace of Clubs, who were grateful to receive them. Unfortunately, there is an ongoing need for sleeping bags for rough sleepers. If you have one to donate, please do take it to them.

I recently visited City Heights Academy for an interview with student leaders from Years 7–10. They asked wide‑ranging, probing questions on everything from the economy and migration to mental health, climate breakdown and how young people can drive change.

Announcing the winner of this year's Christmas Card Competition 🏆 Thank you again to all the young artists who entered and made it so tricky to pick a winner! Congratulations to Nico, 9, from Corpus Christ Primary, whose festive drawing of Brixton Road is my official 2025 Christmas Card.

Thank you to the team at Anthony Nolan for showing me around the labs to find out more about stem cell donor matches and discuss recruitment challenges. With declining sign‑ups since COVID, especially among minority ethnic donors, boosting uptake is vital.

Solidarity with striking resident doctors in @bma.org.uk The impact of these strikes only shows how essential they are and how strained their working conditions have become. For the sake of our NHS, this dispute must be resolved with a clear commitment to full pay restoration.

Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike require urgent medical care but are being refused a hospital transfer. The government must intervene.

Very happy to report that The Clink Charity's flagship restaurant at HMP Brixton has been saved from closure. A real vindication of their amazing rehabilitation work. Thank you to everyone who lobbied to keep the restaurant going.

Fantastic to meet with Jubilee Primary's School Council to talk about the role of an MP. Pupils asked brilliant and thoughtful questions. They are currently running their own ballot on attendance rewards, giving them hands-on experience of voting and the democratic process.

Lovely to be with Royal Trinity Hospice to switch on their Christmas Tree lights as part of this year’s Light Up a Life Appeal. A wonderful evening of remembrance and celebration, honouring those who brought life into our lives. Thank you to everyone who helped to organise it.

I've added my name to this letter, calling on the Justice Secretary to meet with lawyers representing Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike. The government must act before it is too late.

The far right is rising but we have defeated them before and we will defeat them again. Unite against the far right with @togetheralliance.bsky.social. Join next year's national demonstration. 🗓️ 28 March 2026 📍 Central London ⏩ Sign-up here: togetheralliance.org.uk

On National Postal Workers Day, we thank postal workers who deliver for Clapham & Brixton Hill day in, day out. It was great to visit Brixton Delivery Office during their busiest time of the year to share my gratitude to local posties in person #PostalWorkersDay

Thank you so much to everyone who entered this year's Christmas Card Competition 🎄 I’ve been blown away by your colourful, creative visions of a South London Winter Wonderland! ❄️💫 Judging is in progress! Stay tuned to find out the winner... 🏆

I am horrified by the antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach, targeting Jewish people as they came together for Hannukah. My thoughts and prayers are with those killed, injured, and Jewish communities around the world, who are grieving when they should have been celebrating.

The interim report into maternity services paints a familiar picture of systemic failings. The number of women dying in childbirth is increasing across the board. We need urgent action to address this and deliver the high level of personalised care that every woman deserves.

Please support The Clink's new initiative to support young people at risk of offending by helping them retrain and upskill 🙏🏾 All donations doubled until tomorrow👇🏾 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

When governments avoid the term genocide, it is not because facts on the ground are unclear. It is because the implications are inconvenient. The Gaza genocide must end. The UK must stop enabling violence. #GazaGenocide #StopArmingIsrael

Earlier this week, I launched a sleeping bag donation drive for rough sleepers. Too many people are sleeping rough on our streets this winter. If you have a spare sleeping bag, drop it off at my constituency office and we'll get it to someone who needs it. www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/12/mp-b...

Today, Parliament hosted a blood donation drive for MPs and staff. It was brilliant to see so many people rolling up their sleeves to donate and save lives. Thank you to the Commons and Lords Speakers for organising. Hoping this becomes a regular fixture! #GiveBloodSaveLives

A lack of NHS interpreters contributed to the deaths of 34 babies in England last year. Language barriers in healthcare cost lives. We need ringfenced funding for NHS interpretation services to prevent further avoidable deaths in maternity care.

The genocide in Gaza continues. It is a ceasefire in name only. UK government decisions are sustaining the very machinery of destruction it claims to condemn. We must keep speaking out for an end to our country's complicity.

Due to popular demand, the deadline for this year's Christmas Card Competition has been extended to next Friday! This year’s theme is “South London Winter Wonderland” ❄ 🗓 Enter by 12th December 👉🏾 More info: bellribeiroaddy.com/clapham-brix...

Scrapping jury trials would undermine a foundational principle of British justice: the right to have your case heard by fellow citizens. We need investment and reform to tackle court backlogs, not the abolition of key legal safeguards.

The Tulse Hill Gyratory is outdated and unsafe, posing a continued risk to pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers alike - with tragic consequences in recent years. Proud to stand with local residents campaigning for TfL funding to upgrade roads, save lives and reduce air pollution.

Pleased to be supporting @togetheralliance.bsky.social, a new campaign to fight racism & division, build solidarity and unite communities against the far right. The far right is rising but we have outnumbered them before and we will outnumber them again 👇🏾 togetheralliance.org.uk

I’m running a sleeping bag donation drive for rough sleepers in partnership with local charities: Ace of Clubs and Glassdoor London. As the weather gets colder, please consider donating your unneeded sleeping bags to my constituency office on Brixton Hill 👇🏾 bellribeiroaddy.com/donate-sleep...

Getting the festive season off to a flyer at Clapham Town's Christmas light switch-on with the first mulled wine of the year! Huge thank you to the organisers for putting on another amazing event.

As the US, UK and Europe slash aid budgets, life-saving HIV services face disruption and communities face greater risk. @unaids.org predicts there could be 3.3m more new infections by 2030 as a result of these cuts #WorldAIDSDay2025 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

📢 Women & HIV in the UK: Key Facts 42% of new diagnoses are late Black African women face 7x higher risk PrEP uptake among women remains low Testing saves lives. Know your status. Book a free HIV test today 👇🏾 freetesting.hiv

On World AIDS day, let's recommit to raising awareness, supporting prevention, and ensuring everyone can access treatment. We have the tools to end new HIV transmissions. We just need the political will to use them. #WorldAIDSDay #EndHIV #HIVAwareness

Male violence against women and girls is not inevitable. It is the predictable outcome of a society that treats women's safety as optional rather than fundamental. We must create a culture of consent and ensure perpetrators are brought to justice.

Glad to stand with Women Against the Far Right in Parliament on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. 4 in 10 men arrested in the 2024 racist riots were reported for domestic abuse. There is no greater threat to women's safety than the far right.

In Clapham & Brixton Hill, the two-child limit impacted an estimated 2,030 children. Many of them will be lifted out of poverty as a result of this policy change. Across the country as a whole, this policy will lift 450,000 children out of poverty by the end of the decade.

“We cannot burn ourselves out into liberation." Fantastic to host @OfficialNovaReid in Parliament this week for a well-attended discussion on activism, burnout and rest. Absolutely vital that we hardwire healing into our activism.

The genocide in Gaza continues in real time. The air strikes have not stopped. The siege has not been lifted. Palestinians remain under systematic assault. I marched with over 100,000 people today to demand an end to Britain's continuing complicity.

All aboard the Blood Donation Bus! Destination: Brixton Blood Donation Centre 🚌🩸🏥 Great to join Bus Aunty to raise awareness of the need for blood donors, particularly from the Black community. #GiveBloodSaveLives

Hanging out with the icon that is Bus Aunty 🚌

It is fantastic news that our constituency could benefit from the new SL15 Superloop bus route, running between Clapham and Eltham. Make sure you have your say on the TfL consultation before it closes on Sunday 👇🏾 haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/sl15-superloop

The best way to stop people making dangerous Channel crossings is to introduce more humanitarian visas. The government's latest plans will simply cause more fear and uncertainty among settled families.

Scrapping the two-child benefit cap in full will lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty over the course of this Parliament. A major victory for all the families who have suffered hardship because of it and all those who campaigned for so long to end it.

Congratulations to Councillor John Paul-Ennis, the LGIU's Young Councillor of the Year! A well-deserved win for someone who has done so much to open politics up to young people in our area and beyond.

For the first time in 30 years, the government is freezing rail fares, making rail travel a bit more affordable and putting more money in passengers’ pockets.

I joined this morning's Action on ASB Brixton roundtable on antisocial behaviour. We had an update from local councillors, police and other stakeholders and heard about tried and tested solutions in other areas. Vital that we all keep working together to address this issue.

On this day in 1999, Bernie Grant MP called for an official state apology for enslavement and colonialism during PMQs. The British government has never truly apologised. Sign this petition calling on them to do so and take the first steps toward reparative justice ✍🏿 bit.ly/UKSlaveryApo...

The government's immigration proposals will be damaging for migrants and our country as a whole. We need a humane and evidence-based approach to immigration policy that reflects our country's needs and recognises the contribution migrants make.

The government's latest asylum proposals seem calculated to do nothing but inflict more misery and uncertainty on people seeking safety in this country. This is not opposing the politics of hatred and division, this is holding the door open for them.

We talk a lot about resistance, struggle and fighting for our beliefs. We don’t talk enough about healing. Looking forwards to discussing this with Nova Reid next Tuesday in Parliament. To join us, please RSVP to📧 [email protected]

So pleased to hear our constituency could benefit from a new Super Loop bus route! This new route will make a huge difference to local residents. Sign this petition to let TfL know you support these proposals ⬇️: