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“Commons Diary” – for The House Magazine

For an old timer like me, in my third term as a Labour MP after barely five years, I’m struggling to get used to all this change around us. If I see a new face with a striped green pass, I assume they’re a new Tory MP, because there are…

My Reflections on 2019

Well, it’s been quite a year. To be honest, in many respects it’s been a terrible year. I won’t be sad to see the back of 2019. There have been some bright spots. For all the rancour and division of our national politics, the local community here in Redbridge has…

Avoiding the Path of Least Resistance: Standing Our Ground on the Territory Where Peace Can be Built

Below is a speech I gave today about the Israel-Palestine conflict to pro-peace Jewish student activists. Wes Streeting MP ‘Avoiding the Path of Least Resistance: Standing Our Ground on the Territory Where Peace Can be Built’ Speech to the Yachad Student Conference Golders Green, London 12th September 2019 [Check…

Pledge to Support an Avanti Secondary School in Redbridge

I’m delighted that the Avanti Schools Trust has now been given approval by the Secretary of State for an Avanti Secondary School in Redbridge. This is as long as the trust can identify a suitable site for the school and secure enough funding by Monday 16th September 2019. The Avanti…

Eid Celebration

Last night I attended an excellent (belated) Eid celebration organised by the Federation of Redbridge Muslim Organisations, addressed by my good friend Sayeeda, Baroness Warsi. Sayeeda and I both addressed our work on The APPG on British Muslims and the need for all communities to come together in the face…

Government must invest in schools

Last week, schools in Ilford hit the national headlines because they’ve been forced to apply to BBC Children in Need to save vital support programmes for disadvantaged pupils, which have been put at risk by government cuts to school funding. Schools should not have to rely on charity. Our Government…

Burglary Update

Some good news for a change! Burglary numbers are falling across the Borough – down 8.77% compared with last month and 20% down on this time last year. The Police and Council focus on this is making a difference. Burglary remains a priority crime for the Police to tackle,…

D-Day Commemorations

On this day 75 years ago, 6 June 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy began. D-Day, as it became known, was the largest seaborne invasion in history. It was the start of the liberation of Nazi-occupied France and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. …

Defending our Green Belt

Over the past four years I’ve been active in defending our Green Belt and making the positive case for it: from opposing building on Oakfield to representing the Mayor of London at Green Belt debates. This morning I met campaigners from a range of residents’ associations and groups, including…

Marking Four Years

Today marks four years since the people of Ilford North elected me to represent our community in Parliament. It remains the greatest honour and privilege of my life. Since then, I’ve worked as hard as I can in our community and in Westminster to stand up for Ilford North. I…

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