October has been a busy month both in Parliament and in Hammersmith and Chiswick, have a read of my newsletter to find out more about what I've been up to👇
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Today at 11am, we pause to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
For our tomorrow, they gave their today.
We will remember them.
Today, we honour all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. And we give thanks to all those who have served, and who continue to serve, to defend our freedom today.
Now and always, we will remember them.
We've marked #RemembranceSunday at Shepherds Bush Green's war memorial with a parade and service to honour our Armed Forces.
Those joining H&F Deputy Mayor, Cllr Brown, for the ceremony included representatives from the Armed Forces community, Scout groups and faith leaders.
Yesterday, on Remembrance Sunday, I laid a wreath at Shepherds Bush War Memorial. A very moving service to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in service to our country.
Last week’s Budget gave British families and businesses much-needed breathing space for today.
But what does that actually look like for you?
Over 20 million households will receive £100 to help with your energy bills. We’ve also extended the £50 VAT cut on electricity until July 2027 and are scrapping unfair gas standing charges.
If you drive, we’ve extended the 5p cut to fuel duty to July 2027.
If you’re working hard on the National Living Wage, you’ll get a pay rise of £910 a year from April.
If you’re saving for your first home, our Your First Home Scheme will help 70,000 people onto the property ladder.
If you’re a pensioner living on the State Pension, you won’t pay a penny of income tax.
If you’re a new parent, we’re extending parental pay to more than 160,000 more mums, dads and partners, including the self-employed.
And at the supermarket, we’ve cut tariffs on more than 100 everyday products, from baked beans to chocolate.
These are our choices. These are Labour choices, putting you first.
🚨BREAKING: Chancellor John Healey announces standing charges on household gas bills will be scrapped and up to 20 million households will receive £100 to help with their energy bills this winter.
In his first 100 days as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has been tackling the long term problems that have been ignored for far too long and giving people vital breathing space on the cost of living.
The road is traffic-free, and the transformation is underway.
A momentous day for London as our plans for Oxford Street become a reality.
And this is just the beginning ⬇️
🚨NEW: Today, Andy Burnham is hosting the first-ever Rough Sleeping Summit at Downing Street, bringing together businesses, charities, housing providers and local leaders to mobilise the resources, expertise and commitment needed to deliver lasting change.
Congratulations to the newly qualified @GovernmentLegal solicitors and barristers!
Solicitor General Andy Slaughter KC MP joined the qualification event, saying "Good legal advice isn't about finding reasons why government can't act. It is about finding the best way it can."
Strengthening the fight against economic crime.
Speaking in the House yesterday, Solicitor General Andy Slaughter KC MP, outlined how the government is determined to make the UK a hostile environment for economic crime.
There was a full house of both the Irish and Chiswick communities for the 2026 WB Yeats Lecture by Irish author and journalist Fintan O'Toole, who shared dazzling insights about the great poet whilst bridging his relevance to the Irish perception of today.
It was great to have a strong turnout of VIPs including Andy Slaughter MP and acclaimed Irish actor Ciarán Hinds, who narrates the self-guided walk around key Bedford Park places relating to the Yeats family, which starts at the 'Enwrought Light' sculpture outside @StMichaelsW4, where the lecture took place.
For those who missed out on a ticket, you can by Fintan O'Toole's new book 'We Don't Know Ourselves' from Everybody Reads.
Thank you @YeatsBedfordPk's @CLDallat and @AnneMarie_Fyfe for a marvellous evening!
@hammersmithandy
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