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Florence Eshalomi MP

Florence Eshalomi MP

Labour/Co-operative MP for Vauxhall

To be the first nation to end HIV transmissions, we must end inequalities
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
To be the first nation to end HIV transmissions, we must end inequalities
The reduction in HIV transmission is a UK success story and the Government’s HIV Action Plan aim to end transmissions by 2030 is an ambition to be lauded.
The Alarming Surge of STIs in the UK: Government Inaction Raises Concerns
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
The Alarming Surge of STIs in the UK: Government Inaction Raises Concerns
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a growing public health concern in the United Kingdom, with rates reaching unprecedented levels.
Powerful and moving: Florence Eshalomi reviews 'The Meaning of Zong'
Books & culture
By Florence Eshalomi MP
Powerful and moving: Florence Eshalomi reviews 'The Meaning of Zong'
Playwright Giles Terera brings humanity to this stage portrayal of one of the most notorious chapters of the Atlantic slave trade
The global HIV response cannot succeed without women’s leadership
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
The global HIV response cannot succeed without women’s leadership
Gender inequality and racism are preventing us from ending new HIV transmissions and ending AIDS by 2030.
Healthcare professionals lack sufficient training and awareness of sickle cell disease
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
Healthcare professionals lack sufficient training and awareness of sickle cell disease
Sickle cell is an inherited disease. When parents both carry the sickle cell trait, it is a cruel game of chance as to whether children inherit the trait but remain asymptomatic, have no trait at all, or have to live with symptomatic sickle cell disease.
We must fix the gaping hole in inheritance law to build a system that properly supports victims of domestic abuse
Home affairs
By Florence Eshalomi MP
We must fix the gaping hole in inheritance law to build a system that properly supports victims of domestic abuse
Recently, a Vauxhall resident contacted me with a case that was scarcely believable. During an advice surgery, he told me that his mother had tragically died of suicide last year following domestic abuse perpetrated by her husband, his stepfather. The coroner ruled that his actions were a direct cause of her suicide.
Migrants are at risk of being left behind in the UK’s response to HIV
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
Migrants are at risk of being left behind in the UK’s response to HIV
If we are to end new cases of HIV by 2030, we need to reach every community with our HIV response - this includes those born abroad and living in London as well as the rest of the UK.
Women’s voices should not be an afterthought in policies about their own safety
Home affairs
By Florence Eshalomi MP
Women’s voices should not be an afterthought in policies about their own safety
The government’s announcement of plain clothed police in clubs to keep women safe completely misses the point. Women need to feel confident that they will be believed when they report harassment.
No leaseholder should pay for interim fire safety measures
Communities
By Florence Eshalomi MP
No leaseholder should pay for interim fire safety measures
Leaseholders did not cause the cladding scandal, and yet they are paying the price while those responsible are not pursued in any meaningful way.
Communities must not be sidelined in our planning system
Communities
By Florence Eshalomi MP
Communities must not be sidelined in our planning system
Local people are the ones who will suffer the consequences of bad development decisions. Give councils and residents a voice at every stage
We must acknowledge the hidden role of gang associated girls
Home affairs
By Florence Eshalomi MP
We must acknowledge the hidden role of gang associated girls
Young women and girls are ignored as victims of gang related violence. We need to invest in solutions based on the reality of female involvement or we risk dealing with only part of the problem.