As #COP30 begins, the Prime Minister and Energy Secretary have travelled to the summit in Brazil with a clear message: Climate action is the route to lower bills and better lives for people today, while protecting future generations to come. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today I took part in the #RemembranceDay service in #LewishamNorth, joining the nation to commemorate the fallen. It is my solemn privilege to honour their sacrifice. @RemembranceDay

Had a chat with Cllrs. Will and Rudi about the re-opening of the Riverside Youth Club. Packed with fantastic facilities, the centre is open 6 days a week with activities for all ages. Thanks to Lewisham Council, Youth First and Millwall Community Trust for making this happen. #youthworkweek

Kicked off recess @artsnetworkldn, a local charity providing creative workshops and support to mental health services. CEO Kate Price called for sustained funding for this essential work. Find out more here artsnetwork.org.uk/wp/ #MentalHealth #DeptfordArt #ArtForEveryone

In October, the Gov announced plans to introduce V Levels, a third vocational pathway offering an alternative to academic and technical routes like A levels and T Levels. (1/2)

I know first-hand just how much Millwall FC does for our local community. That’s why I’m pleased to be supporting the #EFLWeekOfAction, which celebrates EFL clubs and their charities' work. ⚽ Here's a picture of me at Millwall in 2016 - a year after I was first elected!

570,000 more families in London will receive £150m off their energy bills this winter. Brilliant that Labour is expanding the Warm Home Discount to provide vital cost of living support for low-income households and pensioners across the country. lbc.co.uk/article/help...

Enjoyed my first Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee oral evidence session on protecting built heritage today. I was pleased to be able to get in a reference to the decarbonisation works at The Hermitage in Blackheath, which I visited a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks to Gordon and the team from Music Room London for inviting me to look round their rehearsal and venue space in New Cross. It was interesting to hear about the challenges faced by inner city grassroots music venues, but it's great to have such a cool place on our doorstep!

This #TrusteeWeek, shoutout to fellow trustees at Deptford First for their hard work building partnerships to support constituents in financial need. They’re part of the 1807 amazing trustees in Lewisham North supporting 346 registered charities! 🙌 www.deptfordfirst.org.uk/home

Thanks to Kirsty & Jacqui from The Somerville for inviting me to see all the work they are doing to keep young people in Lewisham engaged. We had a valuable conversation covering important topics from youth violence to funding challenges and we will continue the conversation!

Govia Thameslink Railway is inviting applications for its Your Station, Your Community Improvement Fund. The fund supports projects that build lasting social value like those promoting mental health or diversity & inclusion. 🤝 See if your org qualifies www.thameslinkrailway.com/about-us/cor...

I recently had a tour of Art Hub’s new building. The studio and gallery space provides amazing support, facilities, and outreach for local artists - a real gem in Deptford’s creative scene. Don’t miss their Christmas Market on 6 Dec! 🎄 www.arthub.org.uk/events/xmas-...

Sending strength and solidarity to those in the Caribbean facing Hurricane Melissa where many of my constituents have family and friends. My thoughts and prayers are with you. If anyone from Lewisham North is in need of support, please get in touch with my office.

A huge step forward in women’s healthcare as menopause is included in routine NHS health checks for the first time. Well done to Wes Streeting & those who campaigned for this recognition. Millions who are too often dismissed will get the care they need. www.gov.uk/government/n...

On Friday, I popped down to The Working Mums Club in Deptford - a brilliant new community-first coworking + childcare space for mums. Its founder and CEO, Jennifer Sutcliffe, has created a fun and supportive hub helping mothers returning to their careers.

I always enjoy visiting local schools, so it was a real pleasure to spend time with the pupils at St James Hatcham in New Cross last week. I was treated to some brilliant singing, dancing & debating, plus important updates on their school projects. Thank you Ms McFarlane & team for welcoming me!

Fantastic news! London Fire Brigade’s been granted £535,722 to develop an AI-powered app that assesses building fire risks and gives real-time safety advice. 🚒 The Greater London Authority also gets £294,483 to revive disused underground assets for new infrastructure. 🔧

So pleased to be elected onto the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Select Committee. Hoping to build on the work I've already started, looking at working-class access to the creative industries. Can't wait to get started - hope I do Lewisham North proud! 🥳

Are you an artist living or working in Lewisham and interested in muralism? 🎨 Artmongers is offering a scholarship for a resident who may otherwise face financial barriers to attend a 5 month course at the London School of Muralism. 🖼️ Apply here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I was delighted to visit the Double Jab Amateur Boxing Club at the Moonshot Centre recently. 🥊 Led by father and son duo Patrick and Michael Harris, Double Jab have played an important role in promoting wellness and discipline to the young people of our community since being founded in 2012.

Wishing everyone a beautiful festival of light! 🌟 Special #Deepawali evening at the Everest Inn - full of food (my fave momos), friends & chats with the Nepalese Ambassador to the UK. Deepawali celebrates kindness, service & unity - this is what Lewisham North is all about.

Powerful video by Transport for London (TfL) for #NationalHateCrimeAwarenessWeek. 🚆 If you witness hate, abuse, or harassment while travelling, don’t look away - step in (if safe), distract, support and "act like a friend." 🫂 Spread the word: hate has no place in London. youtu.be/Xw76La8baQU

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Simon Faulkner, Lewisham North constituent and founder of LGBTQ+ Walnut, one of only two UK support groups for LGBTQ+ people with prostate cancer.🐿️ I pledge my support for #ProactiveforYourProstate campaign and prostate cancer screening.

Good to have a tour of the Convoys Wharf site from the developer this morning and hear an update on how plans are coming to fruition. Pleased to see their team engaging with local stakeholders and looking at meanwhile use of the spaces such as putting on entertainment events.

Brilliant turnout this past weekend for our latest Woodpecker Community Meeting. £50,000 of NCIL funding has been secured for the improvement of Woodpecker Estate and residents' input will be key in ensuring that their needs are at the forefront of future works.

Today is World Homelessness Day - fantastic to see Lewisham getting £515K from the Government’s £84m uplift to homelessness & rough-sleeping funding. It’ll strengthen services for families living in temp housing & expand treatment/recovery support for people sleeping rough/at risk of homelessness.

With celebrations for Diwali and Guy Fawkes Night fast approaching, we are entering firework season. 🎆 Thanks to Blue Cross for putting together some top tips on how we can help our pets feel more settled this Autumn. Find more on the website www.bluecross.org.uk

📢 4 days to go until our Woodpecker meeting! Get in touch with my office if you want to attend [email protected] or have your say via our survey. vickyfoxcroft.org.uk/woodpecker-estate/

I was delighted to visit Grinling Gibbons Primary recently. Huge congratulations to the school for receiving the Gold RACE Charter Mark for the second time & for being the first primary to be awarded the Beacon of Excellence Race Charter for Race & Conscious Equality.

Big wins at the Labour Conference, particularly for energy & climate! 🏡 Great British Energy expansion - solar panels for more schools & NHS sites to cut bills 🪨 New law to ban fracking for good 👩‍🔬 Clean Energy Jobs Plan - sector jobs to double from 430K now to 830K by 2030

Here are just some of the events happening in Lewisham this #BlackHistoryMonth: 🌀 Lewisham Black History Arts Collective: Intergenerational workshops and exhibition 🌀 Black is Beautiful: a youth-curated museum experience 🌀 Power Mode (5-week music project)

Brilliant to see the Chancellor reaffirming her commitment to lifting the two-child limit for universal credit and child tax credit. This has the potential to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Proud Lewisham is home to one of the UK’s biggest East & Southeast Asian (ESEA) populations, with amazing orgs like Vietnamese Family Partnership & Lewisham Indo Chinese Community Centre. Thank you to the ESEA community for shaping our constituency. 🧡 www.eseaheritagemonth.co.uk

Lewisham has one of the highest numbers of people living with Sickle Cell in the UK. I recently spoke at Sickle Cell Shine’s event to spotlight the issue. 🫂 Over 17,500 in the UK need regular transfusions - your blood can help. Book now: blood.co.uk #GiveBlood

Live on the Woodpecker estate in New Cross? 🏡 Join our community meeting on October 11th to talk about how we can improve the area and tell us what you want to see changed. Email [email protected] for more details or fill in our survey. www.vickyfoxcroft.org.uk/woodpecker-e...

Reflecting on our Creative Industries Roundtable last week. 💭 Such an important opportunity to hear about the challenges Lewisham North creatives have been facing and how I, as their MP, can feed concerns and ideas back to Parliament and push for change.

Lewisham North gems Meze Mangal & Levante Restaurant are semi-finalists in the 3rd Turkish Restaurant & Takeaway Awards! 🥂🍾 Delicious food, warm service, loved by locals - what more could you want! Vote to help them win. www.brittradeawards.org/turta_vote

Chuffed to bits to get a plaque put up for the amazing mural on my office, painted by Art Mongers and designed in collaboration with students from Oak Gardens Primary School. Check it out if you get the chance - its bright colours make it hard to miss!

Happy International Day of Sign Language 👋 The UK has an estimated 87,000 Deaf British Sign Language users but many face exclusion, affecting their access to jobs, education, healthcare & justice. Today, we celebrate linguistic rights, cultural diversity and inclusion.

Brilliant to host Lucy Powell MP in the constituency on Saturday as part of her Deputy Leader campaign. As a voice for progressive change, she’s not afraid of having tough conversations to ensure we do our best for the country. Her bold vision is exactly what this party needs. 🌹

Honoured to meet the Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot in the run up to the Gov officially recognising the state of Palestine. Sunday marked a historic step in the direction of a two-state solution and vital peace in the region for Israelis and Palestinians. 🕊️

Wonderful meeting local artist Simone Lia at a pop-up exhibition in Brockley this weekend. Her latest work with Fluffy Pulcino delivers much needed cheer, you can find more details at simonelia.com/fluffy-pulcino #BrockleyArt #PopUpExhibition #FluffyPulcino #EndwellRoad

Disability Labour members vote to nominate @lucympowell.bsky.social for the Labour Party Deputy Leadership Election The result of our member ballot- Lucy Powell - 60.1% Bridget Phillipson - 22.8%   No nomination should be made - 17.1%

Important to meet with constituents at the Lobby of Parliament for Palestine last week. Their message was clear: the UK must stand for justice, peace, and human rights. We are expecting the Gov to formally recognise a Palestinian state soon.

Thank you to everyone who joined my Creative Industries Roundtable last night & to Trinity Laban for hosting. Great turnout from across the sector, sharing views on a range of topics from AI to arts education. Excited to keep the conversations going!

Amazing news - over 5m more NHS appointments delivered than last year and 28,083 of those were through Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. 🏥 Labour is committed to fixing our NHS and getting our public services back up to scratch. www.lewishamlabour.com/28083-more-a...

Behind every statistic is a person living with blood cancer.  It takes listening to those with lived experience to understand the challenges and to shape better care.  This #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth, I’m proud to stand with Blood Cancer UK and those affected and call for urgent action.

Only a few spaces available to join the Creative Industries Roundtable on Wednesday evening. Don't miss the chance to have your voice heard and to network with other Lewisham North creatives. Email my office via [email protected] for more details.

Thank you to Nena & team for welcoming me to Cygnet Lodge in Lewisham on Friday. Rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, they provide specialist, high support inpatient rehab for men who have been in hospital for a long time &/or need support to move to independent living.