Articles by Sadiq Khan MP
Sadiq Khan MP
I remember...
I remember crumbling schools, huge hospital waiting lists, cuts in policing and unemployment higher in Tooting 12 years ago than it is now.
What do you remember? [...]
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Potholes...
PotholesWe all hate potholes. They're extremely hazardous to cyclists and motorbikes, damage cars and make our roads look ugly. Bizarrely, they also seem to have replaced kissing babies as the 21st century politician's photo-opportunity of choice, as the very funny ‘Glum Councillors’ website shows… So it is with a sense [...]
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MP's pay
MPs payYesterday morning’s papers had a fair bit of coverage on the 1.5% pay rise that has been recommended for MPs by the Senior Salary Review Body.Like last year, I won’t be accepting this pay-rise, or an increase in my Ministerial salary. At a time when many people in Tooting [...]
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Warm Front
I’m in an upbeat mood this afternoon. There was good news on the economy this morning, which showed that the economy actually grew more than originally thought at the end of last year, spring is in the air (well, it’s sunny at least…) and I’ve had a really productive day [...]
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A new way of voting
We're currently between votes on
the government’s Constitutional Reform Bill, which will guarantee a
referendum on a new voting system for MPs early in the next parliament.Last
week I talked about the lack of trust in politics, and the measures the
government was taking to help clean politics up and make politicians
more accountable to [...]
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Tooting residents quiz Douglas Alexander on International Development issues
I've had a really great
evening with many members of our local community in the House of
Commons, where we found out from Douglas Alexander, the International
Development Secretary, some of the things we (the government) are doing
to reduce poverty around the world. Not only was Committee
Room 15 packed out (with some standing [...]
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Your Freedom Pass: safe under Labour
There have been a lot of worried people contacting me about a supposed threat to Freedom Pass funding in London.
First of all I’d like to assure you in no uncertain terms that the Freedom Pass is not under threat. Anyone who says otherwise is being deliberately misleading. I am afraid [...]
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Haiti Earthquake Appeal
I realise many of you have already donated to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal, but if you haven't, please do.
Examples of what donations will go to include: • £25 for a kit of household essentials. • £50 for a food pack to feed a family for a fortnight. • £100 to [...]
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Freedom passes not under threat
A number of local residents have contacted me recently regarding the future of the freedom passes.
My letter to the Wandsworth Guardian, which was printed yesterday, outlines the truth of the situation (freedom passes are fully funded and not under threat!). If you have any questions about this please get in [...]
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Recruiting a parliamentary assistant
I'm recruiting a part-time parliamentary assistant (details below).
If you think you've got what it takes send in your CV and covering letter by noon on Monday 14th December (and not a minute later!).
Parliamentary Assistant (2-3 days per week)
Working
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Update on postal strikes
Hopefully most of you will have now heard the good news, that an interim agreement has been agreed between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU). The agreement means that postal workers will work as normal during the Christmas period - something that I am sure will be welcomed [...]
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Against the odds...
This video was shown before Gordon's speech at party conference in Brighton. Thought people might be interested in seeing it.
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Postal problems - an update
Dear all,Following the recent difficulties that many constituents have been experiencing with postal strikes in Tooting, Streatham and Wandsworth, I've now been given an update from Adam Crozier's office (he is the Chief Executive of Royal Mail) on the current situation. Royal Mail workers returned to work today in the [...]
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Postal problems in Wandsworth
I have recently been contacted by a large number of my constituents regarding their growing concern at the state of postal services within the constituency, following the numerous postal strikes that have recently taken place. This issue is affecting people on a number of levels including; delays in getting letters [...]
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