I was very excited to be photographing in the House of Commons again so soon after being there just over a month ago with Young Women’s Trust (YWT).
This time, I was photographing a workshop for The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). They had key guest speakers such as the Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE, who is Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions; Sir Charlie Mayfield, who is the former chair of John Lewis and is leading the “Keep Britain Working” review; and MP Lee Barron, who is also a trade unionist.
The workshop was so interesting and insightful, and I felt proud to be in a room of such important discussions, where it feels like real progress will be made. The Employment Rights Act was also discussed, which was exciting, due to my being a campaigner for YWT and us celebrating the bill being passed into law, at the HOC event the month before.
It’s an honour that I can use my camera to step into important places like this, helping to document, educate, and strengthen the impact of these discussions. Work like this gives my photography an even greater sense of purpose.
