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I don’t envy the frontbench. They inherited an appalling economic legacy, with public debt at almost 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a bond market traumatised by Liz Truss, and potentially a global trade war. At the same time, after 14 years of Austerity public services are desperate for investment, and households continue to struggle
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The Food Foundation are working to transform UK food policy. I was grateful to have the chance to discuss my Private Member’s Bill with them on their latest podcast looking at the case for free school meal auto-enrolment.
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Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution Jim McMahon OBE MP officially opened the Crawley Innovation Centre in a ceremony yesterday [8 April] as part of a wider visit to Crawley. Following the opening, the Minister joined a tour of Crawley’s key areas of regeneration and development on a hydrogen fuelled Metrobus double
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Following an adjournment debate in Parliament on Monday 31st March secured by Natasha Irons MP, Labour MPs are calling for a fresh assessment of the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS). The Brighton Main Line remains the busiest, most congested and complex part of the UK’s rail network. The lack of capacity at East Croydon station
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Last week was a pivotal week in Labour’s mission to create an NHS fit for the future, with the decision to dissolve NHS England, the QUANGO responsible for running the National Health Service in England. Instead, the NHS will return to direct democratic control for the first time since 2012, the last year in which
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Introduction of major new legislation for the water sector will deliver the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade. The Water (Special Measures) Bill hands new powers to regulators to ban bonuses and impose tougher penalties for law-breaking, including imprisonment for water bosses. The Labour Government has introduced major legislation to crack down
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Every young person deserves the chance to thrive, no matter their background. Yet, for too long, many young people in Crawley and across the UK have faced a lack of investment in the support services that are crucial to their development. This failure to meet their needs has left many young people struggling to access
Peter Lamb for Crawley 