As a young 15 year old I was with my brother, Brian, at Wembley in 1966 for the game against Argentina. Fingers crossed for the same result tonight. - video, 'england v argentina 1966' share.google/LHwI9hPGA1jH36sGP

Ian Byrne has at last been called in the debate on the Hillsborough law and has given one of the finest speeches I have heard in the Commons in all the time I have been here. YNWA @IanByrneMP

Terrible tragedy in our community with the loss of a young woman’s life & injuries to a young man. My sympathy to the family & friends of both The local police have rapidly arrested a suspect. Police ask anybody with any information to call 101, quoting reference 2501/12J…Mostrar mais

Also in the group is Claire Morris. You can also donate to Claire’s fundraising effort on www.justgiving.com/page/claire-morris-01

At our local Slip Streamers cycling club fun day in Minet Country park I met Mads Walsh in this group of valiant women who, to raise funds for Cure Leukaemia, are cycling the Women’s Tour de France route. Please donate www.justgiving.com/page/madeline-walsh-the...

Joined my colleague, Councillor Kuldeep Lakhmana, & local community members including Sikh Aid and local police team to discuss with young people community safety. Helpful dialogue addressing local concerns amongst the many young people, who attended.

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I raised again this week in the debate about the illegal & brutal expansion of Israeli settlements on the West Bank the cases of the disappearance by Israeli forces of Dr Mazen Al Rantisi & the continued imprisonment of Dr Husam Abu Sadiya, whose life we fear is now at ri…Mostrar mais

In the discussion on the review of benefit support for disabled people the Conservative shadow minister used the usual tactics of trying to divide people & stigmatise those claiming social security benefits. I called for this language to be put behind us once and for all.

#ThisIsBanding | Join the campaign, and share what banding means to you 🎺 youtu.be/_h_J6-wLvxY via @YouTube

Brass band week is here & in Parliament we have launched an all party group to promote brass bands. Brass bands offer huge numbers of people of all ages access to music. Check out Brass Band England’s new video & band performances near you. bbe.org.uk/Brass-Band-Week-CampaignMostrar mais

Today I spoke at the @pcs_union demonstration at Parliament on behalf of my constituents who are retired civil servants & who have not had their pensions paid because the administration of their pensions has been outsourced to the private competent profiteering Capita.

Petition to reconsider closure of West Drayton Weekend Waste Service - Sign the Petition! c.org/TmXDMTKMmB via @UKChange

The earthquake has taken a horrendous toll on the people of Venezuela.Resources are desperately needed to support the humanitarian relief & the reconstruction process. Freeing the Venezuelan gold held by the UK would provide significant support to assist the Venezuelan people

Congratulations England. Holding together after the sending off was a superb display of teamwork & team spirit in the best football tradition. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cr5j14ey...

An Open Appeal to the UK Government and Britain’s Medical Institutions: Speak Out for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya Before It Is Too Late – Labour Hub labourhub.org.uk/2026/07/05/an-open-appeal...Mostrar mais

As patron of Hayes Cricket Club I was so pleased to join the club’s volunteers & young cricketers for the opening of our new nets. Great tribute to the club’s committee raising the funds & achieving this. Here is a picture of the Mayor celebrating bowling me out!

I raised the case of the imprisoned Palestinian doctor, Dr. Hussain Abu Safiya, in Parliament this week. We now hear from Physicians for Human Rights Israel his life is in imminent danger. Have contacted UK minister to call for urgent intervention by the government.

This weekend it is St Mary’s Church’s Flower Festival in Hayes. It is a wonderful tradition of decorating the whole church with flower displays. The church volunteers create beautiful displays around a theme. This year’s theme is “Inspiration.”

Please sign this petition. We already suffer terrible fly tipping. This will make this so much worse.,Petition to reconsider closure of West Drayton Weekend Waste Service - Sign the Petition! c.org/Chm5P7JPqC via @UKChange

Thanks to @LabourOutlook for publishing the full statement from the Socialist Campaign Group on our key policies for the next Labour leader. 🔗 Read it here in full: labouroutlook.org/2026/06/26/key-policies-...

At the same time as the government has taken greater control over the setting of price levels for drugs purchased for the NHS, it has signed a trade deal with Trump that will allow more access to UK for profiteering Big Pharma. All without proper Parliamentary scrutiny & vote…Mostrar mais

Israel is annexing the West Bank, destroying Palestinian communities & violently detaining anyone who seeks to resist. This month Israeli forces detained & imprisoned Dr Mazen Rantisi, known as the “ doctor of the poor.” I raised in Parliament his case to demand his relea…Mostrar mais

Heathrow Airport is telling many of my constituents that they are going to demolish their homes & wipe their community off the face of the earth but don’t worry they’ll give them mental health support. ... youtube.com/shorts/sKPGbtEm99A via @YouTubeMostrar mais

A very welcome visit this morning by members of the local Ahmadiyya community supporting a global peace initiative promoting a pathway to peace based upon the principle that peace cannot be established without justice.

Sad news. David was a brilliant journalist, who used his role to uphold standards in public life & seek justice for the voiceless. His campaigning support in recent years for the Waspi women was an example of journalism at its principled best. Condolences. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/27/davi...Mostrar mais

Sad news. David was a brilliant journalist, who used his role to uphold standards in public life & seek justice for the voiceless. His campaigning support in recent years for the Waspi women was an example of journalism at its principled best. Condolences. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/27/davi...Mostrar mais

The Israelis have consistently targetted & brutalised health workers.Dr Al-Rantisi is yet another example. It is a brutal, torturing, murdering regime & yet the UK still sells it arms & our government & courts imprison protesters who seek to halt the sales www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/isra...Mostrar mais

The Socialist Campaign Group of MPs has set out a programme of policies aimed to stimulate the debate on the policies needed by an incoming Labour leadership. “Manifesto to Save Labour” tribunemag.co.uk/2026/06/the-manifesto-to-...

I am inviting local residents in the Heathrow Villages & West Drayton to join me at a public meeting to discuss the Government’s consultation on proposals for a 3rd runway at Heathrow at St Mary’s Church in Harmondsworth at 7 pm on 9th July. Please do come along.

Now the inevitable has happened the first step of any new leader needs to be the restoration of the broad church approach to our party’s politics, in which the views of the full range of traditions, left, right & centre, are respected & engaged with. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckger03mrl0tMostrar mais

The economic argument for a 3rd Runway falls apart on the government’s own figures. An expensive white elephant that will inevitably demand a public subsidy with the excessive costs falling on taxpayers shoulders. Just drop it & let’s move on.

Visited Hayes Town Chapel summer fete & listened to a wonderful talk by John Lodge on the history of the Chapel & its role in the community since 1788.

Let’s all get real. Keir Starmer’s support even in his own cabinet has collapsed & he’d be humiliated in a leadership election.Streeting has even less support & is in a puerile self promotion exercise. The priority now is the construction of an effective radical policy pr…Mostrar mais

I have been campaigning with colleagues for a number of years to secure better treatment for sufferers of brain cancers & so I spoke in a debate on this on Monday. I’ve been inspired by members of our local community, who work so hard to raise funds for the Brain Cancer Chari…Mostrar mais

The government’s latest documents reveal that Rachel Reeves’ 3rd Runway plan is economically, environmentally & on health grounds a non runner with the risk of an HS2 style scale of abortive costs & burdens on taxpayers. www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/1...Mostrar mais

Makerfield was a tremendous victory because it stopped Reform in its tracks. The progressive Left united to defeat the divisive politics of the Right. The next step is to re-establish the broad church of the Labour Party. youtu.be/dLwh8EO1D8s

The government has published its consultation document on the expansion of Heathrow Airport with a 3rd runway. The consultation ends on 1st September. I will be convening meetings for local residents over the next fortnight to discuss the issues involved and how we can respond.

The scale of the cuts to journalism at the BBC threatens the station’s ability to report the news & provide the expert analysis of the issues our community faces both here and across the globe. It’s a huge mistake. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-responds-to-fi...Mostrar mais

Congratulations to PCS union on this landmark insourcing win, bringing 2000 members back into the civil service; workers in catering, security officers, cleaners, porters, engineers, plumbers, electricians, receptionists & more. Well done Fran Heathcote, Gen Sec. @pcs_union

Stop the Civil Service Pension Crisis: Bring Pension Administration Back In-House | Megaphone UK www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-ci...

In today’s debate on brain cancer I highlighted the shocking analysis by Brain Cancer Justice of the staff shortages dealing with this virulent cancer. I have urged the Health Minister to bring forward an immediate workforce strategy to address the lack of staffing & training…Mostrar mais

Parliament should reverse the decision to proscribe Palestine Action urgently before we see large numbers of elderly people in particular being dragged before our courts. Classifying protest through direct action as terrorism brings Parliament & our judicial system into disre…Mostrar mais

ALT B: Returning to Each Other - Palestine and Lebanon | White Kite Collective | Bush Theatre www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/alt-b-returnin...

Attending the Famous Punjabi Mela at Hayes Football Club. Brilliant music of a wide range of genres. Mela is on all day. Come and join us.

Superb critique of the degeneration of the World Cup under the current FIFA regime. @jeremycorbyn www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun...

Scale of sentences on the 4 young people who took direct action against the arms supplier to Israel is truly shocking. To impose years of imprisonment for protesting to save lives in Gaza is unjust, especially sentencing on terrorist grounds they were never convicted of by a jury

If there is to be a debate around the leadership of the Labour Party & the future direction of the party & government I would recommend that this strategy should the starting point. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun...Mostrar mais

Second member of Keir Starmer’s cabinet to resign in a month. Despite a huge Parliamentary majority there is a remarkable instability about this administration that, if it isn’t addressed soon, could render the government paralysed by lack of leadership www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgqeg09p3p1tMostrar mais