On Wednesday 8th July Ruth Cadbury MP Met Lisa, a local constituent and a Cancer Research UK volunteer who has been working to raise awareness about how we can improve the diagnosis of cancer. Cancer Research UK are working to 'unlock Cancer breakthroughs' focusing on improving research, and Ruth is supporting an application to a hold a debate on this in Parliament on the need to make sure we fix the hurdles facing researchers who want to work in the UK.

Two weeks is a long time in politics! As we know the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announced he would be resigning - with a new Prime Minister set to enter office later this month (assuming that we don’t have a leadership contest) I had hoped that Keir would remain in office but he has listened to voices across our party, the cabinet and the country and decided to step down. I believe in doing so he has put the stability of our country first. I believe that as Prime Minister

Ruth Cadbury MP has written to the City Minister Rachel Blake asking the Government to lift or modify the £450,000 LISA Cap. The full text of the letter can be seen below. ''Dear Rachel, I am writing to you in regard to the Lifetime ISA (LISA) and the Government’s recently launched consultation. I welcome that the Government are committed to reviewing the LISA as I believe that there is a strong case for reforming it in order to benefit young people who are seeking to get on

Ruth Cadbury MP has welcomed the Government’s announcement of reforms to allow ‘plug in’ solar panels to be used by households across England. Plug in solar panels, which are widely used in countries such as Germany, allow individuals to put solar panels on balconies and shed roofs and then plug them directly into the mains in the property and powers the property. Plug in solar panels have undergone a thorough safety review by Arceio Limited which found that they are safe,

‘‘Keir Starmer is a man of decency and integrity, and I am sad to see his announcement today that he will be resigning as Prime Minister once a successor has been elected as leader of the Labour Party. Keir has put the stability of our country first and avoided what could have been a divisive leadership election. I wish Keir, his wife Victoria and his children well. The sacrifice they have all gone through for this job should not be forgotten. I know that constituents will ha

Ruth Cadbury MP has welcomed the news that more children across West London can now access mental health support in Schools. Nearly six million children and young people across the country, including a majority in West London can now access mental health support in their school or college – giving them the tools and support they need. There has been an increase of around 800,000 more pupils than last year who have been able to access new mental health Support Teams, who are

From September 2026 new reforms mean student finance will be available for retraining later in life and shorter courses, for the first time in its history. West Thames College in Isleworth is one of first 130 universities and colleges approved to offer new bite-sized courses, with applications opening this September. The change means people across Hounslow can gain qualifications over time, instead of facing the choice between a three-year full-time degree or nothing, opening

THE NATIONAL PICTURE Following the English council, Scottish Assembly and Welsh Senedd elections, I joined over 100 Labour MPs in a letter to Keir Starmer saying he should remain as Prime Minister. The election results were clearly poor for the Labour Party, and I felt that our party needs to listen and take serious efforts to fix the problems behind these poor results. But I felt it was not the right time to change Prime Minister because the events in Iran, the war in U

Ruth Cadbury MP has welcomed the announcement that the Department for Education will provide extra funding for improvements on three local school- Brentford School for Girls, Heston Community School and Lampton Academy. This funding is part of the £450 School Condition Improvement Fund 2026-2027, the results of which were announced at the end of May this month. This funding is part of the Governments efforts to re-invest funding into school buildings and to ensure schools a

COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS In Hounslow, I am pleased Labour has held the council with a majority. Reform gained seats for the first time and the Tories gained seats in the centre of the borough. For constituents living in Whitton ward in Richmond, the Lib Dems won every seat on Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council. Image credit: Hounslow Elections 2026 ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS Jewish communities in North London, Manchester and elsewhere are under attack every week. Ele

Over the past day a number of people have emailed and messaged me to ask about my thoughts on the Prime Minister.I support Keir remaining as Prime Minister and I was one of the 100 MPs who signed a letter which said this. The local election results both across London and across England were clearly poor for the Labour Party. It is important that we reflect on this, listen and take serious efforts to fix the problems that were behind these poor results. However, I do not belie

I am running a Westminster Insight Day to bring local young people to Parliament to learn more about our politics and democracy. I previously ran one over the February half term and received overwhelmingly positive feedback - 100% of attendees said that they would recommend the Insight Day to a friend. The day will give young people an opportunity to learn about Parliament as well as contribute to my work as an MP and gain first-hand experience of Westminster politics. Please

Young people in the Boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond are set to benefit from a major new £30 million investment in youth services, as the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launches the landmark ‘Youth Lates’ programme to bring high-quality youth clubs back into every community. The programme will deliver at least one late-night youth club in every London borough, giving young people safe spaces to go after school, in the evenings and at weekends — with access to activities, mento

International Women’s Day enabled us to celebrate and be grateful for the contribution to local and to national life of so many amazing women. With Seema Malhotra MP, I hosted an event in Hounslow where we recognised the achievements of around 40 local Women. And, in Westminster, the Speaker hosted the annual 100 Women in Westminster celebration. War in Iran: I welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement confirming that the UK is not going to get dragged into the wider c

I am deeply saddened to hear about the death of Councillor Jagdish Sharma, MBE. Jagdish was a friend and a long serving colleague of mine at Hounslow Council. He was a giant of Hounslow politics and made a huge contribution to our local life. He was the longest serving councillor and served with distinction in both Hounslow Heath and Hounslow West wards. Jagdish was first elected in 1974 as a councillor and became the first Asian Mayor of Hounslow in 1979. He then went on to

It is with great sadness that we learned that Cllr Junue Meah passed away this past weekend after a short illness. As well as being Hounslow's Deputy Mayor, Junue also owned the popular Spice of India restaurant on Whitton High Street, and was the Deputy General Secretary of the UK Bangladesh Caterers Association with which he had long been involved. My deepest condolences to his family and colleagues. The Middle East: As I write we are several days into the horror of missil