Responding in full to the Chancellors Budget on Wednesday 26 th  November Ruth Cadbury MP has said,   “This budget invests money into our public services, will grow our economy, and will tackle the big issues facing our country, such as child poverty.   With so many families struggling locally, I’m pleased that this Budget was razor-focused on making life more affordable. The Government has removed levies from energy bills, which will reduce bills by £150, frozen NHS prescrip

Ruth Cadbury MP has welcomed the Government’s new plan to increase the levels of support given to veterans across Hounslow and the UK. Over 3,000 veterans in Hounslow are set to benefit from a transformational new Veterans Strategy and new investment in Armed Forces housing.   As part of this plan, £27 million in government funding has been announced for local bids to increase the network of wraparound services in recognised VALOUR centres. This new funding will allow local a

IN THE COMMONS in November   The Transport Secretary launched the review of the airports national policy statement , covering just the third runway at Heathrow .   I challenged her  on the implications of the expansion on the UK’s legal climate commitments, on the need for rail access into the airport from the south, and on the cost increases to airlines and thus passengers.  She partially addressed one of those issues in her response to me     At Cabinet Office Questions I r

Ruth Cadbury MP attended two Remembrance events   over the past week: one at St Philip & James in Whitton for Remembrance Sunday, and then on Tuesday, 11th November at the Osterley War Memorial.  At both events, Ruth laid a Parliamentary wreath,  while volunteers laid her wreaths at the services Heston, Hounslow, Brentford, and Isleworth.   Speaking in full after these events, Ruth said:   “This year marks 107 years since the guns fell silent on the Western Front. Remembrance

Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, has hailed today as a ‘great day for renters’ as the new Renters Rights Bill becomes law.  This bill gives extra protections for the 100,000 residents living in rented accommodation in the Boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond, as the Renters Rights Bill has officially receives Royal Assent and becomes law.  This is delivering the biggest reform of renting in over forty years.   More than eleven million private renters across E

Conference Season . I was in the hall for the Prime Minister's speech, to hear his positive vision for our country - one that is tolerant and open, determined to get back on its feet after almost 15 years of public sector cuts and economic mismanagement. He reminded us of the work the Government has started only just over a year of being back in office; tackling family poverty, standing up to racism, investing in our children’s future and improving the rights of working peopl

Brexit has put huge costs on small businesses in Hounslow.

A third runway at Heathrow means more noise and more congestion for West London, while also putting the UK behind in its important goal to reduce emissions. Yesterday in Parliament I responded to the Governments announcement of a National Airports Review, in the context of a third runway at Heathrow. As Chair of the Transport Committee I am looking forward to scrutinising these proposals. As a constituency MP I will continue to make the case that Heathrow could be better, an

‘‘I was horrified by the attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester yesterday.  This took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish Calendar, and comes when Jewish people up and down the country will have been attending synagogue.   My thoughts are with the victims and their families, and I know that this will be an extremely difficult time for them and for the whole Jewish community here in the UK.   I know that the Prime Minister chaired

Patients in West London are benefitting from access to quicker care with the new Government, with over 38,000 extra appointments...

Ruth’s statement   ‘‘I fully support and welcome the decision by the UK Government to recognise the State of Palestine. This is an important moment that recognises the historic rights of the Palestinian people to form their own, independent state that successive United Nation resolutions have affirmed and which the House of Commons voted for in 2014.   This is a decision which sees the UK join over 140 other nations around the world in recognising Palestinian statehood. The U

Earlier this month Ruth Cadbury MP attended a walk about in Hounslow Town Centre with local police officers to talk about anti-social...

IN THE COMMONS in July:   In the Chamber I asked the Government Minister to condemn Israel’s plans, illegal under international law, to...

In July One year of a Labour Government,   and in the last month alone we have seen a slew of announcements from Ministers demonstrating...

Ruth Cadbury MP has welcomed that the Government will be putting over 450 new neighbourhood police on the streets of London over the next...

Tomorrow (Friday 4th July)  I’m abseiling down ChelWest Hospital 😬to raise funds for WestMid hospital’s new diagnostic centre:...

In May It’s been 10 fantastic years May 7th marked 10 years since I was first elected as Brentford & Isleworth’s Labour MP - definitely...