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People are feeling the pinch, they’ve been feeling it for a long time and I’ve written before about what is being done to generate economic growth, and the challenges. Unfortunately, America’s chaotic war with Iran, supported by Reform and the Conservatives, has made these challenges far worse. The Government is working to tackle the impact…
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I spent last weekend in Forge Wood, speaking with residents about the issues which matter to them. As with every other part of Crawley, you get a real mish mash of topics: highways issues, policing matters, and challenges accessing local services. Yet, in Forge Wood, one issue comes up most of all and that is…
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Peter Lamb, Labour MP for Crawley, has written to Ofcom Chief Executive, Dame Melanie Dawes, calling on her to do everything in her power to protect men and boys from “manosphere” influencers online, by setting out guidance for platforms to monitor and guard against the specific harms faced by boys and men online. In November…
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Like most Crawley commuters, rail fares are one of my biggest areas of expense, and that cost has grown significantly over recent years. When the Conservatives came to power in 2010, a season ticket from Three Bridges to London cost £2,804. By the time they left office the cost had almost doubled to £5,388, an…
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Peter Lamb, Labour MP for Crawley, and Natasha Irons, MP for Croydon East, have jointly called on the Government to provide a renewed commitment to rail works necessary to prevent the town’s main rail link to London from running out of space by 2030. Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate, Crawley’s MP highlighted the critical…
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This week, I was delighted to welcome Torsten Bell, Minister for Pensions, to Crawley to open the newly refurbished home of The People’s Partnership. The company, which has been based in Crawley since 1963, was first founded by the trade unions and building federations as ‘Buildings & Civil Engineering’ to provide employment insurance for construction…
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utomated technology could transform policing, enabling detection and prevention of crime and anti-social behavior on an unparalleled scale, but restrictions on evidence prevent this being fully realised. A point I raised with justice ministers in the Commons.
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An impromptu speech in Westminster Hall on the importance of the Government supporting rail capacity improvements at East Croydon for the benefit of both Crawley and the national economy.
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In 2024, Labour inherited a National Health Service broken by years of under-investment and under-ambition. The Darzi Review and 10 Year Health Plan for England created a roadmap for saving our NHS which the Government has now been working on for 20 months. In that time we’ve seen one of the biggest ever drops in…
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Peter Lamb, Labour MP for Crawley, is proposing that former service personnel to find out if they are entitled to a deferred Armed Forces Pension, especially those who left the military before qualifying for an immediate pension. According to the Ministry of Defence, more than 15,000 pension benefits remain unclaimed, with many with shorter periods…
Peter Lamb for Crawley 