Dawn Butler

Dawn Butler | Metro columnist and Labour MP for Brent East

Dawn Butler is a Metro columnist and Labour MP for Brent East

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Composition of Marcus Rashford and Boris Johnson for story on Boris Johnson rejecting Rashford's request to extend free school meals

By not backing free school meals, the Government is showing us exactly who they are

News October 30, 2020 By Dawn Butler

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Dawn Butler speaking at the Labour Party deputy leadership hustings on the stage at SEC in Glasgow on February 15, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. Ian Murray, Angela Rayner, Richard Burgon, Rosena Allin-Khan and Dawn Butler are vying to become Labours deputy leader following the departure of Tom Watson, who stood down in November last year. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Twitter, our lives are under threat - stop allowing abusers to thrive on your platform

UK October 17, 2020 By Dawn Butler

Students hold a placard as they protest outside Birley Halls at Manchester Metropolitan University, in Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington

How many times can one government let students down?

News October 3, 2020 By Dawn Butler

MPs vote on Boris Brexit bill, House of Commons 14.09.20 (Picture: UK Parliament)

The Government is trying to dismantle democracy - I refuse to let that happen

UK September 19, 2020 By Dawn Butler

A woman wearing a face mask walks amid shoppers on Regent Street in London, England, on July 22, 2020. UK retail sales data for June, during which non-essential shops were allowed to reopen, is set to be released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this Friday, July 24. The day will also be the first that people in England will be required to wear face masks or other kinds of face covering in shops and supermarkets. Face coverings on public transport have been compulsory across England since mid-June. (Photo by David Cliff/NurPhoto)

Just because we’re allowed out, it doesn’t mean coronavirus is over

UK August 22, 2020 By Dawn Butler

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Dawn Butler speaking at the Labour Party deputy leadership hustings on the stage at SEC in Glasgow on February 15, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. Ian Murray, Angela Rayner, Richard Burgon, Rosena Allin-Khan and Dawn Butler are vying to become Labours deputy leader following the departure of Tom Watson, who stood down in November last year. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Black people should not be scared to phone the police when they need help – but I was

News August 8, 2020 By Dawn Butler

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Tollgate Medical Centre in Beckton in East London. PA Photo. Picture date: Friday July 24, 2020. See PA story HEALTH Flu. Photo credit should read: Evening Standard/Jeremy Selwyn/PA Wire

The Conservative Government is not doing enough to protect workers

News July 25, 2020 By Dawn Butler

Third Anniversary Of Grenfell Tower Fire

If the Grenfell inquiry ignores racism as a factor in the fire, there will be no justice

News July 13, 2020 By Dawn Butler

dawn butler closes office after attacks

I have been assaulted, my team attacked - but I will never be silenced

News July 11, 2020 By Dawn Butler

Close-Up Of Sanitary Products On Yellow Background

The Government needs to step up to end hygiene poverty. Until then here's how you can help

UK May 27, 2021 By Dawn Butler

Undated composite file photos of BAME healthcare staff who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic. (top row left to right) Locum nurse Andrew Ekene Nwankwo, nurse Alice Kit Tak Ong, nurse Thomas Harvey, Dr Habib Zaidi, consultant Amged El-Hawrani, agency nurse Josiane Zauma Ebonja Ekoli, nurse Joselito Habab, nurse Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, nurse Dominga David. (2nd row left to right) consultant geriatrician Anton Sebastianpillai, Doctor Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, surgeon Jitendra Rathod, Dr Fayez Ayache, radiographer Nassar Hussain, theatre assistant Allan Macalalad, mental health nurse Gladys Mujajati, mental health nurse Grant, nurse Josephine Peter, Maganga. (3rd row left to right) healthcare worker Donna Campbell, Nurse Julie Edward, healthcare assistant Norman Austria,, nurse Leilani Dayrit, pharmacist Pooja Sharma, Dr Krishan Arora, consultant Dr Peter Tun, mental health worker Alanzo Smith, charge nurse Khulisani Nkala. (4th row left to right) senior mental health nurse Lillian Mudzivare, nursing assistant Ruben Munoz, occupational therapist Vivek Sharma, midwife Safaa Alam, Mental health worker Charles Kwame Tanor, radiology support worker Amrik Bamotra, dental nurse Linnette Cruz, A&E consultant Manjeet Riyat, orthopaedic surgeon Sadeq Elhowsh. (5th row left to right) consultant geriatrician Dr Medhat Atalla, health visitor and nurse Onyenachi Obasi, learning disabilities nurse Augustine Agyei-Mensah,, consultant neonatologist Dr Vishna Rasiah, Dr Yusuf Patel, healthcare assistant Elvira Bucu, Dr Kamlesh Kumar Masson, nurse Eyitolami Olaolorun, nurse Edem Dzigbede. (6th row left to right) healthcare assistant Khalid Jamil, nurse Esther Akinsanya, GP Dr Saad Al-Dubbaisi, domestic services worker Eleuterio Gibela, nurse Cecilia Fashanu, housekeeper Momudou Dibba, healthcare assistant Afua Fofie, intensive care worker Adekunle Enitan, healthcare support worker Julius Sana. (7th row left to right) Dr Furqan Ali Siddiqui, NHS key worker Dawn Marshall, Dr Paul Ka

If anyone does not believe that structural racism exists – look at the Covid-19 body count

UK June 20, 2020 By Dawn Butler

People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Parliament Square, London, in memory of George Floyd who was killed on May 25 while in police custody in the US city of Minneapolis. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday June 6, 2020. See PA story POLICE Floyd. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Blame the Government if Covid-19 peaks again, not those marching for basic human rights

News June 6, 2020 By Dawn Butler

UK Eases Some Restrictions In Eighth Week Of Coronavirus Lockdown

I won't believe Boris Johnson is following scientific advice until he proves it

UK May 29, 2020 By Dawn Butler

epa08422736 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part during the 'Clap for our Carers' campaign in support of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) in 10 Downing Street, Central London, Britain, 14 May 2020. Britons are now in their eighth week of lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA/WILL OLIVER

I'll say it again: Boris Johnson is sending us out to catch coronavirus

UK May 15, 2020 By Dawn Butler

I'm in awe of the community spirit I've seen during lockdown - let's not let it fade

UK May 9, 2020 By Dawn Butler

A worker with a coronavirus test kit sample

The government's testing strategy has let us all down

News April 25, 2020 By Dawn Butler

Drive-Through Coronavirus Test Site Established In Wolverhampton

This is a chance for the Conservative Government to get their priorities right

News March 31, 2020 By Dawn Butler

Why I will continue to call Boris Johnson a racist

News March 12, 2020 By Dawn Butler

A combination of photographs created in London on February 24, 2020 shows the three Labour leadership candidates (L-R) Lisa Nandy at conference in Brighton on September 29, 2015, Keir Starmer speaking in Harlow on November 5, 2019 and Rebecca Long-Bailey at conference in Brighton on September 24, 2019. - Almost 600,000 members of Britain's main opposition Labour party began voting on February 24 for a new leader to replace leftist Jeremy Corbyn in the wake of a devastating election defeat. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS,ISABEL INFANTES,LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Regardless of who Labour elects as leader, the party must unite behind them

News February 29, 2020 By Dawn Butler

Dawn Butler on why she's running for Deputy Labour leader

Why I'm running to be deputy leader of the Labour Party

UK February 14, 2020 By Dawn Butler

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