A Saturday small business shoutout for a recent new addition to the cafes & eateries of Canning Town MyKopitiam, inspired by the kopitiams found across Malaysia & south east Asia serving a range of Malaysian dishes, opened in late summer Great to meet their friendly staff team

A warm autumnal day last weekend for the London Otters Rainbow Races from the Royal Docks Watersports Centre in the Royal Albert Dock. 🌈 I joined them for this charity event and to hand some prizes to the winning team. 🚣🏽‍♀️ #rowing #rowingteam #lgbt #newham

Statement on the evacuation of residents at Sovereign Tower, Centurion Tower and St Vincent Court, Canning Town

Over 55,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK each year. Over 61,000 people are living with secondary breast cancer. @BreastCancerNow have a bold vision. We have to be bold in our fight against breast cancer. Wear pink Friday 23rd October! #wearitpink

10 million adults live with arthritis. I’m one of them Arthritis affects every part of life. The solutions must too. We need to make sure that the millions with arthritis get the care & support they need I spoke to Arthritis UK about their campaign for a National Arthritis Plan

Investing in new facilities at Newham College with a rebuilt main block replacing a 60s building with something designed for now It brings major improvements across teaching, learning & social spaces. I was delighted to to join the College team in officially opening the building

I met Bulgarian Minister of Culture, Evtim Miloshev, on his UK visit, as Bulgaria prepares to host Eurovision next year. We talked about plans for the event in Burgas on the Black Sea & work on greater travel & cultural links between our countries. #eurovision #eurovision2027

Last weekend, I visited the London Ghana SDA Church in Plaistow who were taking advantage of the warm autumn & sunshine for a community safety day with visits from the Police and Fire Brigade A great turnout from the local community & everyone in good spirits with a warm welcome

Today is #WorldOsteoporosisDay I met up with the Royal Osteoporosis Society to hear the Great British Bone Check. The Great British Bone Check is a free tool that takes just three minutes to complete and helps you understand your risk thegreatbritishbonecheck.org…

I went to the British Soft Drinks Association Industry Lunch. The UK soft drinks industry is a major British industry, worth £26.3 billion, supporting more than 56,000 jobs. It’s also an important part of our local economy and source of jobs with Britvic’s plant in Beckton.

I met kinship carers to hear their experiences ahead of Kinship Care Week Kinship carers play an incredible role in children’s lives It was great to hear directly about their experiences & the support they need. I was struck by the dedication they show & their inspiring stories

Great to attend a Service of Thanksgiving for Black History Month at All Saints Church West Ham this afternoon. West Ham councillor, Adjoa Kwarteng talked about the strength & importance of community in Newham. We were joined by the wonderful sounds of the Bajan Voices UK choir

More Durga Puja celebrations, it was good to go back to Ravidass Community Centre to a lively fun evening organised by The Hindu Society London.

An evening of celebrating Durga Puja with the Bengali Hindu community. Started the festivities with Shree Shree Loknath Bhakti Porisad alongside Stephen Timms MP & vice-chair of Newham Council, Cllr Rohit Dasgupta Thanks for the invite and to everyone for the warm welcome

A Small Business Shout-out for Wang and the team at 22nd Coffee in Royal Wharf. One of the older shops in this newly developed area. A community feel, friendly staff & customers. Good coffee, good cakes! #smallbusinesssaturdays #smallbusinessshoutout #newham

It was a pleasure to join the Bishop of Barking and a packed congregation, for the licensing and introduction of the Rev Luke Smith as new Vicar of Ascension Church. Our local churches still play an important role in our communities, so it was great to welcome Luke to the area.

Today is Show Racism the Red Card’s Wear Red Day 🟥 Across the country people are coming together to say: racism has no place in our society. There’s no room for racism so give it the red card! Show your support: theredcard.org/wear-red-day/ #wrd #showracismtheredcard⚽️🔴

Food and drink manufacturers have always been big part of Newham and are still important in providing jobs and a role in our local economy. Always good to catch up with the industry body, The Food and Drink Federation, and discuss issue facing the sector.

Ensuring secure and clean energy for the future is important for all of us. I was at the University of East London recently to discuss how we can secure more sustainable energy in and around the docks.