The Big Issue

‘You can build back better if you’re using the power of the state’ David Lammy MP

David Lammy has joined The Big Issue as a Brand Ambassador. In his new role, the Shadow Justice Secretary and Labour MP for Tottenham has pledged to campaign against evictions and in favour of an ambitious reskilling programme to help us ride out the recession and avoid the Covid crisis being followed by a homelessness epidemic.

Instead, he says, we need to be bold, build back better, and use the power of the

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