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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · 23d

Peckham shows the power of difference.

We thrive because of our diversity, not in spite of it.

That’s true across Britain - and we must stand united against the hate and division that try to tear our communities apart.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · 27d

Brilliant news that @lucympowell.bsky.social
got on to the ballot for the Labour Deputy Leadership race. I’m backing her because she will be a strong voice for progressive change that can unite our movement.

Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 27d

My statement on the publication of the final PLP nominations:

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Sep 5

Delighted to bring young people from Peckham to meet the Policing Minister Diana Johnson- making sure their voices are heard at the heart of Government as we work to make our streets safer and build stronger bridges between police and community.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Sep 3

Homicides at a 10-year low.

Not thanks to the loud, divisive noise online- but because real Londoners are putting in the work: the London Violence Reduction Unit, youth club workers & mentors backing young people.

The impact speaks for itself.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Sep 3

The summer is traditionally a very challenging time of year with young people more at risk of exploitation and violence.

Through London’s Violence Reduction Unit and the Met Police, we’ve been working incredibly hard with partners across the capital to provide support and help.

Graphic of a street with text which reads "Mayor of London update / We're making London safer / Homicides are now at a 10-year low"

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Sep 3

A proud day for community power, a proud day for the
@coopparty.party.coop ✊🏾

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 18

A home is who you are - and it's a basic right.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 14

What have Labour done?

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 13

Scroll your phone and you’ll see a London of fear and decline.

Walk its streets and you’ll find a city where difference is a strength and communities look out for one another.

The reality will outlast the fiction.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Aug 13

Some politicians and political commentators try to talk down and denigrate our capital. I wrote for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on why the false image they peddle is not the London I know and millions love:

‘These People Can’t Stand What London Represents… It Makes a Mockery of their Entire Worldview’

Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital city’s apparent decline

bylinetimes.com

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 6

This is a really welcome step.

After years of cuts, investment in young people is starting to return.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Funding for English youth clubs aims to keep children off smartphones

Keir Starmer says £88m package will help tackle trend of young people becoming ‘disconnected from their communities’

www.theguardian.com

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 5

The energy, people, ideas and leadership are already here - young people are showing us that every day.

Our job is to back them with the spaces, support and trust they deserve.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 5

In our session with the Southwark Youth Parliament, the focus was clear: safety, youth poverty, mental health, access to opportunity. They weren’t just naming problems - they were offering ideas. What’s missing is the resource and trust to act on them.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 5

We also visited St Giles Trust in Camberwell - a charity supporting young people affected by violence, poverty and county lines. Their peer-led model, and work with the VRU, shows what’s possible when support is rooted in lived experience and real trust.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 5

Through Elevated Minds, sixth-formers from St Thomas the Apostle College joined us in Parliament.
They spoke about the gap between how young people are perceived and how they actually live. About policing, identity, mental health and where they feel they belong.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 5

At the Damilola Taylor Youth Centre, Janet Daby, Minister for Children and Families, saw the MyEnds programme in action: boxing, football, mentoring - all youth-led. The centre is trusted and full every week. But demand is outpacing capacity.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 5

This summer I’ve been out across the community - at youth centres, in Parliament, and in roundtables - hearing directly from young people.

The Young Futures Summer Series is our way of listening, learning, and starting to build something better with them.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Aug 5

Some kids in Peckham are spending their summer climbing back over school fences — just to use a pitch. The only space left is the place they should be having a break from.

We need youth clubs that are open, local and funded.

My Young Futures campaign is about just that 🧵

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Jul 28

That win showed the power of coming together - different backgrounds, one team, one goal.

Girls in Peckham saw people like them on that pitch. We need to make sure they’ve got the pitches, the kit, the coaching.

Talent is everywhere - and so should opportunity be.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Jul 24

It’s hard to put into words what the spirit of Peckham feels like- but Russell Newell’s photos do just that.

Raw, tender, political.

The fabric of a community stitched through light, shadow, friendship and fight.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Jul 24

There’s nothing more powerful than a young person discovering what they love.

This summer, Holiday Hope is giving thousands across London the space to create, move, express themselves, and just be kids.

More here 👉🏿 tinyurl.com/yc6wuuwb

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Jul 17

Promise made. Promise delivered ✅

16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next general election 🎉

They work, pay tax, shoulder real responsibility—now they have power at the ballot box.

A long-overdue step to strengthen and modernise our democracy.

#VotesAt16

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Jul 16

This is vulnerable, powerful and deeply human - how we talk about poverty shapes how we fight it.

Tom Hayes MP @tomhayesmp.bsky.social · Jul 16

My mum texts me when I stand up to speak in Parliament. She tells me to fix my tie or sort my hair out. A mum’s job is never done!

And when I talk about growing up in poverty, she says sorry. Like so many others, my mum lives with guilt, but the fault lies with the politics that failed us.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Jul 16

Cold homes are political. Warm homes are a choice.

Labour is choosing to act - and we’re just getting started.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Jul 16

This is about fairness. No one should dread the cold nights drawing in or have to choose between heating and eating. Everyone deserves a warm, secure home they can afford to live in.

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Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social · Jul 16

In Maltby, Rotherham, families are already saving up to £400 a year after energy-efficiency upgrades. It’s not just good policy- it’s life-changing. And this is just the beginning.

www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/...

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