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On Thursday, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, we witnessed the most overt demonstration of the return of antisemitism to a country whose massacre of its Jewish population 835 years ago saw the first use of the term ‘holocaust’. The circumstances leading up to the terror attack are still unclear, but what is not…
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This month marks the start of a major package of support introduced by the Labour government to help families with the cost of living and ensure every child gets the best possible start in life. This includes the government’s landmark expansion of 30 hours’ funded childcare which will save parents up to £7,500 a year,…
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A cross-party collective of Parliamentarians have thrown their support behind a newly-revived All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) focused on the wellbeing of UK people. The APPG on Wellbeing Economics is run by, and for, Members of the Commons and Lords, and will draw upon academic experts as well as leaders in business and civil society to…
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Peter Lamb, Labour MP for Crawley, has welcomed that the Labour government that will give millions of homeowners across England and Wales stronger rights and protections over their homes. Leaseholders are required to pay a service charge to cover the upkeep of shared areas in their building, however in too many cases they are left…
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I cannot claim that the announcement this week came as much of a surprise. Quite apart from the announcement back in February that the Secretary of State was ‘minded’ to approve, debates around a new runway at Gatwick have been ongoing in one form or another throughout almost my entire 14 years as a local…
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Peter Lamb, the Labour MP for Crawley, has welcomed the Labour Government’s £2.05m investment in West Sussex transport, better connecting residents to jobs, education, and public services. The new funding for highways authorities gives councils the power to improve local public transport and to launch schemes that will boost growth and prioritise the transport options…
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Following approaches from several constituents who have endured harrowing crimes and have waited years for their cases to go to trial, I approached the Justice Secretary to see what can be done to ensure justice is now delivered.
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Today, local community groups and representatives came together I’m Crawley for Crawley Unity Day. Condemning the forces which aim to divide us and proclaiming our wish to work together for the good of our town.
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Transport is a major part of Crawley’s economy, not only because of the airport and wider aviation industry, but as a major logistics hub. I asked the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology about the work being done to develop sustainable transport technology, to safeguard the future of our local economy.
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As part of the debate on the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill, I set out why I could not vote for the bill, on the basis of the Chagossians’ right to self-determination.
Peter Lamb for Crawley 