Proud to have been shortlisted to be Labour’s parliamentary candidate in Leicester East.
Our community needs a Labour Government & I bring a deep understanding of Leicester, a proven track record & an ability to unite.
Pledge your support here: 🌹
I still can’t quite believe it 🥳 absolute delight to win
@BritLGBTAwards
2022 Inspirational Leader award 🙌🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🥳
Everyone working for
#LGBT
+ equality are all winners to me & I want to thank all those I work with on the agenda in my work & volunteering 🥰
Lots more to do…
All kicking off at Stamford Bridge for the excellent event organised by
@ChelseaFC
- from allyship to action 👏🏾
Hosted by the amazing
@clarebalding
- first panel some of our fab
#London
@prideinfootball
members from across the capital 🙌🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚽️
Delighted to have been re-selected by a packed (virtual) room of
#Bloomsbury
members last night 🙌🏾🌹
Been an honour & privilege to serve for 8yrs - but always more to do & to put my experience campaigning on
#ClimateChange
&
#Equalities
to best use 🙌🏾🌹💚
Fills me with pride to see new
#LGBT
+ crossing installed in
#Camden
ahead of
#Trans
awareness week
Delighted as
#LGBT
+ champion to have supported installation in
#Bloomsbury
with our rich
#LGBT
+ history showing support for trans rights 🙌🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌹
Can’t wait to visit after
#COP26
Thank you all for an incredible effort. We inspired a generation and excited so many members.
The depth of talents of members & their passion for a fresh start inspired me too. 🙌🏾🌹
We leave a rainbow over Leicester, metaphorically & in the movement we built. 🫶🏾🏳️🌈
Over lockdown one thing I’ve missed most is the small things; gestures of thoughtfulness & kindness - this morning’s arrival from
@lcfc
is both 💙🦊🏆
Now bring on
#CheLei
in the
@EmiratesFACup
💪🏾⚽️
I’ve just got to stop Jake now doing a practise run of face painting on me! 😜
Glad to be home after my evening walk was disrupted by a phone snatcher on a bike. Secretly pleased my instinct was to hit back which resulted in him releasing my phone 😜
Hope the police catch you & moreover that it hurts tomorrow!
Large glass of red wine needed now!
Delighted my
@unitetheunion
branch voted to nominate
@gerard_coyne
for General Secretary - I think he’s our best bet for getting Unite back on track🤞🏾🙏🏾 & for
@UKLabour
💪🏾🌹
Honourable mention for
@UniteSharon
for coming close🥈 👏🏾
Unite members do better with Labour in government.
You won’t see me playing student politics and threatening to pull our funding from the Labour Party.
It doesn’t help our members' jobs, pay or conditions one bit - and that is what I care about.
Delighted to have written a piece for
@LabourList
reflecting on what
@UKLabour
needs to do to retain & win back British Indian voters
SPOILER: we are the party of British Indians & need to engage more with the community & articulate our policy platform better 🙌🏾🌹🇬🇧🇮🇳
"This Diwali, and under our new leadership, we have a golden opportunity to reverse the trend of British Indian voters leaving Labour for the Tories."
@RishiMadlani
on Labour's Indian challenge:
Campaigning with some of
@UKLabour
’s finest to help get
@DannyBeales
elected as MP for Uxbridge & South Ruislip 🙏🏾🌹
For a hardworking, campaigning MP vote for our Danny 🫶🏾🌹
From London to Leicester, voters are calling for a Labour Government 🙌🏾🌹
Thanks to all groups who attended our AGM this morning - really good discussion & fab input from groups
A huge congrats to our newly elected committee 👏🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚽️
Delighted to see a very diverse committee elected to help lead PiF
Huge thanks to former committee members 🙌🏾
Fantastic evening launching the My City My Shirt Leicester exhibition at Leicester Sports Centre 💪🏾🦊💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Incredible to have >100 people from across the community join us, fans, players, community leaders, coaches, academics & advocates for diversity
Delighted to have the support of so many of our Leicester & East Midlands unions in Leicester East 🙌🏾🌹
Trade unions have been at the heart of our party & they will be core to our fresh start & rebuild in Leicester East 💪🏾🌹
Together we can change Britain for the better 💪🏾🌹
Nothing beats Diwali in Leicester 🫶🏾 even the variable weather couldn’t keep spirits down
Light will triumph over darkness 🙏🏾🪔
Fireworks lighting the Belgrave sky 🤩
#HappyDiwali
I'm proud to be backed by USDAW 🙌🏾
I've seen first hand how hard the cost-of-living crisis has hit members. I'll be a champion for all our workers as Leicester East's Labour MP 💪🏾🌹
Honour & privilege of my life to represent
@uniofleicester
at our Leicester 40th Diwali celebrations 🙌🏾🪔🎉
Biggest attendance & event of its type outside of India 🙌🏾🇬🇧🇮🇳
Fantastic to switch on the lights with City Mayor & Cllrs 💪🏾
📸:
@PaulAngrave
&
@Ady_Dayman
&
@vriyait
👏🏾
Brilliant to be at the
@BritLGBTAwards
tonight - so many winners here tonight - all fighting for
#LGBT
+ equality, visibility & inclusion without exception in all walks of life 🙌🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Lovely to see so many friends from across our community tonight too - feel amongst friends 😘
So I held my tongue on this on Sunday / Monday as we had heard that our GOAT 🐐 had wanted to send a clear signal to the homophobes jumping on his usual flag abuse...
Well if you needed any more irrefutable evidence that
@vardy7
is an
#LGBT
ally see below: 💪🏾🦊⚽️🌈
Delighted to have the endorsement of
@unitetheunion
for Leicester East 💪🏾🌹
They are doing excellent work to support garment sector workers in Leicester 👏🏾 and have diverse leadership & membership across the East Midlands 💪🏾🌹
Proud to have the backing of the GMB who are fighting to support workers and ensure a just transition 🙌🏾💚
They are also a campaigning force across the Midlands and I’m delighted to have their support 💪🏾🌹
Annoyed to have our afternoon walk ‘interrupted’ by the idiot occupants of the white car below shouting pathetic homophobic abuse - well we have reported it to the police & I hope they get stopped crawling back to the sewer they came from 💩🚨👋🏾
Seriously folks it’s 2020 😡💪🏾🌈
It’s been 190 days since I last saw mum & dad - to say we are excited is an understatement! Given we couldn’t celebrate
#Diwali20
properly - all set up in new outfits today! 🥰
Good to be doing a reccie for hopefully 2 future Wembley visits for
#Leicester
🤞🏾🙏🏾🦊⚽️
Think my new team thought I was joking that I was going straight from Jo’burg to
#Leicester
for the game today 😜
Hopefully the football & friendship keeps me going
#LeiTot
Proud to be endorsed by
@serauk
- Labour’s official Environment Campaign 💪🏾💚🌹
In my professional, political & personal life I have campaigned on and sought solutions to tackle the Climate & Biodiversity crises we face 💪🏾
We need more climate experience in parliament now 🙌🏾
Wouldn’t be
#Diwali
without my annual attempt at making Indian sweets - this year saw my mums very own non-metric measurements delivered by FaceTime!
They might not look as good as usual but they taste fab & I’ve added a special twist of multicoloured unicorn sprinkles 😜
The last few months have been intense! Campaigning in
#Bloomsbury
& beyond 🙌🏾🌹
Delighted to have be re-elected as a Councillor alongside our amazing team:
@sabfrancis
&
@AdamDKHarrison
🥰
Yesterday we achieved a 66% vote share; highest since I came to Bloomsbury as a student
Yes it’s my birthday but of course I’m heading to Leicester for
#LeiBla
for the 5th round of the
@EmiratesFACup
😂🙌🏾💙🦊🏆
Wouldn’t want to be anywhere else & I get to see my
@EastMidsLabour
birthday twin
@vriyait
🙌🏾🎉🌹
Delighted to have the support of
@unisontheunion
🙌🏾
I’m a huge supporter of their campaign for a National Care service 🙌🏾
I joined after meeting activists on the campaign trail in Leicester East & as I was impressed by equalities campaigning of the union 🙌🏾🌹
There aren’t many owners of football teams that would receive (& deserve) this from fans but
#Leicester
fans know how much the family does for our club & city 🙌🏾💙🦊🇳🇱
#PSVLei
Top rightfully receiving the plaudits as he explores Eindhoven & meets fans 👏🏾⚽️
Super excited to take up the challenge (& opportunity!) to make sure that
@CamdenCouncil
continues to build on its rich LGBT+ history, its LGBT+ organisations & thriving community to be a wonderful, safe & inclusive place to live, work, study & play for LGBT+ & all people 💪🏾🌈
And congratulations to my Bloomsbury ward colleague
@RishiMadlani
for being appointed Camden LGBT champion this evening. He's got huge experience from all his
#LGBT
activism which Camden will benefit from.
🚨WORK NEWS KLAXON🚨
31st Jan is International Zebra Day 🙌🏾🦓
Seems apt to share my arrival at
@Investec
, where I have joined the Global Sustainability team to lead on the UK Sustainability agenda 🙌🏾💚
Being a
@CamdenCouncil
councillor brings many challenges to solve but also joy today attending the opening of our newest
#Bloomsbury
park on
#AlfredPlace
🙌🏾💚
We’ve worked hard to make this a reality to benefit our communities & amazing to see it happen 😍🤩
We’re no mugs at
@FoxesPride
but we 😍 these 💪🏾⚽️🦊🌈
There are a million reasons to love Leicester City Football club & here’s another one! 👍🏾
Picture credit:
@StephenCalver19
Fantastic from
@angelaeagle
-
@LGBTLabour
patron & co-chair of LGBT+ PLP 💪🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌹
Reminding us that the fight for LGBT+ rights has always been a long-term fight & that we are up against some tough international challenges e.g. >500 anti-lgbt+ laws in US 🙌🏾
#LGBTLab23
3 Councillors, 3 Camden wards, 3 Coffees - comparing notes on our thoughts and plans for best serving our Communities in 2024 & gearing up for fighting the general election 💪🏾🌹
Also just lovely to catch up with my neighbours 🫶🏾
Russell Square nearly as lively as usual this Christmas Day; passing en route to Xmas lunch with some of the Bloomsbury Gang 🙌🏾🎄
Bit milder than previous years - not sure I needed to carry my jacket!
Merry Xmas to all celebrating today 🙌🏾
I wouldn’t have dreamt of wearing
#RainbowLaces
c. 25 years ago when I first started watching Leicester City -huge progress in making football more inclusive - thanks to
@LCFC
@FoxesPride
@prideinfootball
but hateful social media comments remind there is so much more to do 💪🏾⚽️🌈
Definitely the earliest I’ve woken up & left the flat to follow my beloved
#Leicester
but as we will no doubt be singing shortly:
🎶We’re on our way, we’re on our way🎶 😂 🙌🏾🦊💙🇳🇱🏆
This QF
@europacnfleague
tie lies finely balanced 🙏🏾🦊💙⚽️
#PSVLei
Great to hear from
@Mather_Keir
with a video to
@LGBTLabour
AGM speaking on the phenomenal by-election result in Selby & Ainsty 🙌🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌹
His first intervention as an LGBT+ Labour patron & a huge round of applause from the room👏🏾
#LGBTLab23
After 20+yrs of going to
#Leicester
games I’ve taken the plunge & got a
@lcfc
season ticket
Super excited about
@premierleague
2019/20 (& seeing my footie pals after ages 😘) plus continuing to work with
@FoxesPride
&
@prideinfootball
to make football everybody’s game 💪🏾🦊⚽️🌈
Delighted to have the support of
@CommunityUnion
in Leicester East 💪🏾
Great campaigns on:
❇️ supporting sustainable industries
❇️ investment in green steel
❇️ menopause at work
Look forward to working with them on these in Leicester & across the UK 💪🏾🌹
Match day ready & one of the rare times you might spot me sporting a blue rosette 😜
Now come on
#Leicester
make my dream come true of seeing my beloved Foxes raise an
@EmiratesFACup
🤞🏾🙏🏾💙🦊🏆
#CheLei
Wonderful
#Pride
event
@LDN_gov
👏🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
A healthy mix of protest & celebration with
@SadiqKhan
vs his predecessor who canned this!
Lovely to catch up with lots of
#LGBT
+ activists 🙌🏾🏳️🌈👏🏾🌹
Fantastic webinar from
@theCCCuk
this morning on the policy challenges around the path to
#NetZero
- my key learnings/takeaways this morning in a short thread 👍🏾💚
"We're truly grateful for the support we've received from everyone at LCFC"
Rishi Madlani celebrates the impact of
@FoxesPride
,
@LCFC
's fan group for LGBT+ supporters ➡️
Getting pride ready with the
@CamdenCouncil
marching contingent - wonderful to speak to some of our fab
#LGBT
+ colleagues, allies & their families 🙌🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Proud to be the LGBT+ champion of a Borough that constantly seeks to include & celebrate our LGBT+ communities 💪🏾
Just run my first 5k in a decade - about 8-10mins slower than the last 😜 & aching a lot but trying to hold onto the small positives to come out of lockdown - now to enjoy the rest of my afternoon off 👍🏾
Honoured (& excited!) to be representing
@uniofleicester
& helping to switch on Leicester’s famous Diwali lights tonight 🙌🏾 🪔🎓
Not sure who is more excited, me or mum, but it’s always huge fun & unites Leicester 🙌🏾 🎉
#Diwali2023
Join us later for the
#DiwaliLeicester
Lights Switch On, taking place from 3pm – 9pm on Belgrave Road. 🪔
We are proud sponsors of this event and look forward to seeing you there!
#Diwali2023
@leicesterfest
Honour & privilege to speak to
@MCkevinncube
, a LGBT+ hero ahead of
@leicesterpride
about:
💟 LGBT+ in football from London to Leicester ⚽️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
💟 LGBT+ rights in Uganda 🇺🇬, Zim🇿🇼 & India 🇮🇳🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
💟 Gaysians (including
@GINindianUK
) 🙌🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Listen here:
Great to see so many
@FoxesPride
faithful today - pre- and post- match 🙌🏾🦊💙⚽️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#RainbowLaces
bringing the best out of
@lcfc
& and our fans equality 🫶🏾
Amazing to see our little
@lcfc
#LGBT
fan group grow from a few people in a pub to a group of empowered people wanting to ensure every fan can love their club as much as we do 👍🏾💙🌈🦊⚽️
What an amazing turnout post match for our
#FVH2020
reception with
@LCFC
!
Thanks to
@CanalStBlues
for joining us too.
Shame about the result, but united in our desire to see LGBT-phobia rooted out of football.
#LCFC
#LeiMci
💙🦊🏳️🌈
Over at parliament today to catch up with
@youngb48
on all things
#Climate
, environment & diabetes - amazing energy, knowledge and experience in delivering across so many topics 🙌🏾🌹
Great to hear from
@Keir_Starmer
@hstplabour
Summer Party
Starts by paying tribute to our fantastic activists & volunteers serving our communities every day 🙌🏾🌹
Call to action for by-elections Thursday & beyond a focus to achieve the swing required to form a Labour Govt 💪🏾🌹
Yet again
#Leicester
pulling out all stops for the
@stonewalluk
#RainbowLaces
fixture - players, mascots, commentators,
@FoxesPride
& allies and ALL fans included with our 1st
#Rainbow
clappers - really helping to push boundaries to make Football everybody’s game 🙌🏾🦊💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚽️
Thank you for all you do in campaigning for trans equality 👏🏾🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Delighted your first league game was in
#Leicester
- where
@FoxesPride
&
@LeicWildecatsFC
are pushing boundaries on
#LGBT
+ inclusion in football 🙌🏾⚽️🦊💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Plus lovely to meet you in real life 👍🏾
Great fun at the Camden Mela today - good to see it returning to its best 👏🏾🎉
Lovely to be joined by so many
@CamdenLabour
colleagues & our MP
@Keir_Starmer
making a stylish entrance in a pedal-powered rickshaw 🙌🏾🌹🛺
Gotta love a community festival 🙌🏾
We’re proud to be one of the first companies in the world to sign up to
@ClimateGroup
initiatives on renewable power, energy productivity & electric transport. Read more on what we're doing for each initiative:
#RE100
#EP100
#EV100
Thanks to
@lcfc
(&
@FoxesPride
) for an amazing opportunity of discussing the importance of
#LGBT
+ allyship with the
#Leicester
men’s squad and what a difference their support can & does make 🙌🏾🦊💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Privilege to explore Seagrave & chat to the players
#BestLunchbreakEver
So, we did something pretty cool yesterday.
Thank you to
@LCFC
for making this happen, but also for creating a space where we could help players see the part they can as role models and advocates for the
#LGBTQI
community.
#LCFC
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💙🦊
Brilliant to meet with
@leicesterliz
&
@FightBach
following last night’s excellent by-election results 💪🏾🌹
Good to discuss how we work together across Leicester and value & celebrate our rich multiculturalism 🙌🏾
East or West - Leicester is the best 🫶🏾💙🦊🌹
Wonderful to speak to
#Bloomsbury
voters in person again as
#TeamBloomsbury
hit the doors 💪🏾🌹
Huge support for
@SadiqKhan
& for fab
@anne_clarke
to be elected to the GLA for
#Camden
👏🏾
Think constituents & we were equally pleased to have some semblance of normality! 🙏🏾
Back at the London Stadium for
@prideinfootball
annual symposium
#CallItOut19
- looking forward to a great day ahead - sharing best practise with other
#LGBT
fan groups & catching up with some great pals 💪🏾⚽️🌈
And it’s a wrap 🙌🏾😍
3yrs ago when
@Georgia_Gould
asked me to be
#LGBT
+ champion I couldn’t have pictured this 🤩
Highest ranked UK Council in
@stonewalluk
’s index, thriving staff network & political leadership on
#LGBT
+ work 🙌🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Fab to have
@Keir_Starmer
’s support 💪🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌹
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
@HKane
will join
@DFB_Team
's Manuel Neuer in wearing a rainbow captain’s armband for tomorrow’s game at
@wembleystadium
to mark the end of Pride month, as the
#ThreeLions
stand in allyship with LGBTQ+ communities around the world.
Result was far from ideal but couldn’t be more proud of Leicester for full support
@FvHtweets
campaign &
#LGBTHM23
🙌🏾🦊💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Gave away c.2k bits of merch & spoke to loadsa fans about
@FoxesPride
with huge support 🫶🏾
Huge thanks to many allies who came to support too 💪🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚽️🫶🏾
Nice Chat and Drink with
@RishiMadlani
- hopefully the next Labour MP for Leicester East🌹A really nice, genuine and experienced person who’d make an outstanding local representative😊😁
Reflecting back on Labour Party Conference 2023 in Liverpool last week and what an incredible conference it was - Labour Unity and a focus on winning power and making a difference to the communities we seek to represent 💪🏾🌹
#Lab23