Monthly Roundup: March 2026

From International Women’s Day events to roundtables for SEND parents and teachers, it was a busy March across the constituency and beyond. Now that April is here, I wanted to share a snapshot of what I’ve been up to over the past month 👇

👩‍🏫 Held SEND roundtables with parents locally

🇬🇦 Completed my first Trade Envoy trip to Gabon

⛵ Visited the Sea Scouts in Leytonstone

👭 Spoke in the International Women’s Day Debate

🌙 Joined a Community Iftar in Leyton

🚀 Attended the Space Expo at the ExCeL Centre with UK Space

🏫 Visited Leytonstone School and met with the Headteacher

🎗️ Chaired the Prostate Cancer APPG

🚆 Met with Glynn Bellman and the TfL Veterans Association

🍎 Visited Aldersbrook Primary School with Cllr Emma Shepherd-Mallinson

📺 Appeared on BBC Politics Live to discuss the Iran war

📚 Joined the Deputy Mayor at Lea Bridge Library to meet Waltham Forest Migrant Action

💚 Visited Samaritans Waltham Forest

🪖 Contributed to a Defence Spending debate in Parliament

🗣️ Held in-person and online constituency surgeries

💪 Co‑chaired an Armed Forces Community APPG event with the Women in Defence APPG for International Women’s Day

🏛️ Met with the Armed Forces Pension Society

🥧 Dropped by the excellent Noted Eel and Pie Restaurant

🎙️ Appeared on BBC Sunday Politics Live

🕌 Visited Leyton Jamia Mosque to celebrate Eid

🩺 Called for new prostate cancer screening statements

🤝 Joined the Iftar at No.10

🚄 Met with Lord Hendy to discuss rail

🇬🇦 Hosted the Foreign Minister of Gabon for a roundtable in Parliament

🛰️ Held a meeting with other MPs to discuss Space Strategy

🔧 Supported the local Repair Café as they hosted an event in Parliament

🇸🇩 Joined the Sudan APPG meeting with Jenny Chapman MP and Anneliese Dodds MP

⚡ Raised a question on EV charging points locally during Transport Questions

👨‍🏫 Hosted SEND Roundtables for Redbridge and Waltham Forest Teachers

📵 Participated in the Nightingale School Smartphone‑Free Childhood drop-in with Cllr Jo Blackman

🕊️ Met with Syrian refugees to better understand their experiences under Waltham Forest’s Borough of Sanctuary policy