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I was recently invited to read my poem Letter from Battersea — published here in the Morning Star in September — at a parliamentary meeting organised by John McDonnell MP for the Save Shaker Aamer Campaign.
This was my first visit to the House of Commons, and it was certainly one of the more unusual venues where I’ve performed my poetry. I joined fellow campaigners in the long queue for security checks at the visitors’ entrance.
Once our bags and coats had been screened, we were free to make our way up to the committee rooms. It was impossible, though, not to pause first in Westminster Hall and savour both its impressive architecture and the centuries of history played out under its roof.
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