Richard Burden MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Britain - Palestine, responding to the news of Scarlett Johansson's resignation as a Global Ambassador for Oxfam, said:
My New Year Newsletter gives an update on national issues from rising rail fares to foodbanks and further education, as well as my ongoing campaigns on MG Rover and rip off phone rates. There are also updates on my local activity over Christmas and news of exciting upcoming events that I am hosting in the constituency. I hope you enjoy reading this month’s update, and remember you can also sign …
News that Del Singh has been killed in an attack in Kabul has been devastating for me, as it has been for so many of his friends in the UK and around the world.
This is a snapshot of an article by Andrew Sparrow entitled “Britannia Unhinged – young Tory right set out their stall”, which was published in the Guardian on the 9 October. Please click to zoom in on the comments made by Parliamentary Candidate for Northfield, Rachel Maclean:
This week, in preparation for Holocaust Memorial Day, I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment in the House of Commons.
The Holocaust Memorial Day provides us with a crucial reminder of the importance of commemorating the millions who were affected by the Holocaust and other genocides. I want to encourage as many people as possible in Northfield to mark HMD on the 27th.
To coincide with the New Year – a time when many people have recently made weight-loss resolutions – this week is National Obesity Awareness Week. Unfortunately, obesity increases the risk of developing a number of serious diseases, including diabetes – and the rate of diabetes is much higher here in Birmingham than elsewhere in the UK. That's why I'd encourage you to come along to Sainsbury's …
I was Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield between 1992 and 2019 and a former Shadow Transport Minister. I now chair Healthwatch in Birmingham and Solihull, and the West Midlands Board of Remembering Srebrenica. I also work as a public affairs consultant. I am an effective community advocate and stakeholder alliance builder with a passion for human rights. I am a trustee of the Balfour Project charity and of Citizens Advice Birmingham, and a former Chair of Medical Aid for Palestinians.