Project Malachi 26 Feb 2020 This week marked the opening of Malachi Place in Ilford, the first homeless shelter in London to offer accommodation to people with no recourse to public funds. Read more →
School Cuts – Ilford Recorder, February 2020 09 Feb 2020 I have once again found myself writing about school cuts in my column for the Ilford Recorder. Having been elected in December to represent Ilford North for the third time, I know my constituents expect this of me, and want me to renew my efforts to fight for the change… Read more →
“Commons Diary” – for The House Magazine 20 Jan 2020 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… Read more →
My Reflections on 2019 31 Dec 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… Read more →
Avoiding the Path of Least Resistance: Standing Our Ground on the Territory Where Peace Can be Built 12 Sep 2019 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… Read more →
Pledge to Support an Avanti Secondary School in Redbridge 16 Aug 2019 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… Read more →
Eid Celebration 02 Jul 2019 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… Read more →
Government must invest in schools 23 Jun 2019 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… Read more →
Burglary Update 18 Jun 2019 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,… Read more →
D-Day Commemorations 06 Jun 2019 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. … Read more →