I want to keep delivering for Bedford and Kempston. To do so I need your help. If you can contribute big or small to my re-election campaign fund please donate here:

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Today Labour have announced our plan for better buses. I know from hearing from so many residents that public transport is a real concern. Our plan will give every community a say over their buses with vital routes created and saved across the country. 🚍

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Around 153,000 people in the UK have Parkinson's, and everyone’s journey is different. Today is #WorldParkinsonsDay , and I am proud to support the #Parkinsons community. For info & support visit Parkinson's UK or parkinsons.org.uk.

Thank you to residents of The Limes for having Councillor Zara Layne and I at your coffee morning. It was lovely to have the opportunity to answer your questions and to hear from you about what you want to see us working on.

As we mark the end of Ramadan, I wish everyone celebrating in Bedford and Kempston this evening a very joyful, healthy and peaceful Eid-Ul-Fitr 2024. #EidMubarak #Eid2024

Rachel Reeves has set out Labour's plan to clamp down on tax avoidance and to close the loopholes in the government's non-dom plans. With the money that raises, Labour will fund our plans for the NHS, dentistry, and breakfast clubs for primary schools.

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On Thursday I paid a visit to the Dental Care Centre in Bedford to meet with representatives from Community Dental Services CIC.

I met Chief Executive, Helen Paisley and Chief Operating Officer, Glen Taylor, for a tour of the clinics and the Training Centre.

Yesterday Councillor Caroline White and I visited “Not Another Jungle”, a new shop which has opened in Bedford Town Centre. It’s always nice to welcome new businesses to our town and I’d recommend checking them out.

A great place to pick up your first or next houseplant. 🪴

Thank you everyone who joined our Super Saturday campaign session in Riverfield Ward. The message on the doors is clear, people are tired of the Conservative stagnation we have seen and want a change. That change starts with John Tizard this May 2nd and with a Labour Government.

Busy start to the weekend with two drop-in surgeries in Bedford & Kempston. Thank you Cllr Masud for letting me join you.

It was great to speak to constituents about local issues like the proposed Universal Studies development.

Thank you to all who said hello 👋

I met with Emily of the National Farmers Union (NFU) for a wide ranging discussion including on: food security, supporting small farmers, the importance of minimising the impact from farming on water quality, and animal welfare. National Farmers' Union

This morning I had the pleasure of meeting with Mayor Giuseppe Ruggiero of Foiano Di Valfortore in the Italian province of Benevento who was visiting Bedford.

We have such a wonderful Italian community in Bedford.

Want to be part of the change this country needs? Join me this Saturday in Riverfield Ward to speak to residents. If we want a change in Government we have to campaign for it and holding Bedford and Kempston as a Labour seat will be crucial.

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A reminder that the deadline for nominations for The NHS Parliamentary Awards closes on 19 April.

I can make one nomination per category in my constituency but would need time to process the nominations so please send nominations to me by the 15th April.

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Over the last couple of days I’ve been out with local Councillors delivering letters and speaking to residents about Labour’s plan to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.

Residents are clear that they feel less safe today than they did 14 years ago. That has to change.

Over the Bank Holiday weekend I had the pleasure of being invited by Seema Grantham to an event celebrating the fantastic work of the Hope Foundation to support some of the most disadvantaged children in the world today. Thank you to Seema and everyone involved in the charity.

Thank you, ⁦⁦Mohammad Yasin MP⁩ for backing me to become the next Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire. I welcome your support especially for my mission to restore effective community policing. On 2 May, you can vote for change and for a PCC who is on your side.