Uncategorised - Catherine West MP

Decent homes for everyone

The UK currently faces a housing crisis. Since 2010 we’ve seen a steep drop in investment for new affordable homes; billions of pounds cut from housing benefit; inaction on short-term lets; soaring rents in the private rented sector; and significant cuts to funding for homelessness services. Housing is consistently the…

Safer streets

Violent crime has shot up over recent years at the same time as devastating Tory and Lib Dem austerity has seen 21,000 police officers taken off UK streets, 760 youth centres closed and schools at crisis point. Boris Johnson’s promised new officers won’t even replace those lost. In Parliament, I’ve…

Shadow Foreign Minister (Europe & Americas)

Since my appointment as the Shadow Minister for Europe & the Americas in April 2020 I have been working tirelessly with my colleagues on Labour’s front bench to hold this Government to account for their foreign policy, and to provide a robust defence of the values and norms which Labour…

Stop and Search – Met Commissioner’s response to my letter

Tackling the climate and environment emergency

Labour’s efforts saw the UK become the first Parliament in the world to declare a climate change emergency. Sadly there is no sense that Boris Johnson’s Government is treating this emergency with the urgency it needs and the gap between our emissions reduction goals and the Government’s policies to meet…

Sign my petition: Save our Barclays

Problems with the Parliamentary Phone Network

Unfortunately there are intermittent issues with the phones in Parliament at the moment, which may prevent you from getting through to my office. If you require assistance, please email [email protected]

Christmas emergency contact information

If you have an urgent issue over the Christmas period, here are a number of organisations that may be able to help you: Haringey Council Out of Hours Emergency: 020 8489 0000 Shelter Housing Advice Line: 0808 800 4444 Shelter Emergency 0808 1644 660 Samaritans: 116 123 Police (non-emergency): 101…

“The heart of education is the education of the heart”

The Heart of Education is the Education of the Heart Good evening St Thomas More, it’s always a pleasure to be here in this wonderful school community, a jewel in the Wood Green community crown. I will focus my remarks on two things this evening: freedom and empathy. This October…

Speeches from Stop the Rise of the Far Right Meeting

Closing remarks by Bibi Khan, Wightman Road Mosque: “It really causes me great concern that we have to hold a meeting about stopping the rise of the far right. What does that say about the deterioration in the decades of hard work for community cohesion of our country. It is…