On the doorstep in Isleworth with @ruthcadbury.bsky.social. Fantastic reception for Labour, even among residents who wouldn't normally vote Labour, following the conclusion of the long-running campaign to save Park Road Allotments. We also spoke about plans to tackle ASB and litter in the area.

Trafalgar Square is transformed today for the St George’s Day Festival. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Celebrating English culture with a free afternoon of live performances and street food, this family-friendly event has something for all ages. www.london.gov.uk/events/st-ge...

Really pleased to see the Government are renewing the women's health strategy & making changes to improve women's experience on the NHS. I've heard from so many women locally who've been let down and faced huge waits for care so these changes are much needed. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Great to see London Mayor Sadiq Khan putting funding back into youth clubs so every Borough has a late night youth club. It's sad but not surprising to see the Conservatives criticise this announcement after they cut the funding to so many youth clubs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I had a wonderful Tooting welcome yesterday when I went over to support the @wandsworthlabour.bsky.social team, ensuring @jackmayorcas.bsky.social and Lizzie Dobres are elected to Wandsworth Council in the crucial swing ward - Trinity.

In case anyone in Hounslow gets a cold call from Reform UK.... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

We must get off the fossil fuel rollercoaster. I have lived through 3 oil shocks in my life; these cause recessions, inflation & huge instability across the globe. This week I've written for the Hounslow Herald about why we need to get off this rollercoaster. hounslowherald.com/ruth-cadbury...

These are shocking comments. “That was a tragedy. It was a failure,” ...but he doesn’t believe the current regulatory regime is proportionate. “Sadly, you know, everyone dies in the end. It’s just how you go, right?” he says'' www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/excl...

I am really pleased the Government are increasing funding for the BBC world service. It's so important and this funding supports facts based journalism across the world at a time when anti-democratic regimes are threatening democracy & human rights. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Violence and intimidation against women and girls have no place on our railways. The rail industry and British Transport Police have published a new joint strategy to strengthen enforcement, improve prevention and invest in better protection for everyone. 👇 www.raildeliverygroup.com/viawg

Cllr Jagdish Sharma, the first Asian Mayor of Hounslow and a huge trailblazer has sadly passed away. I served as his deputy leader on the council & saw first-hand his kind, civic minded leadership of Hounslow. I have written a slightly longer tribute to Jagdish www.ruthcadbury.org/post/tribute...

We have today taken the first formal step to honouring our manifesto commitment to build the next generation of new towns. Building on the work of the New Towns Taskforce, we are seeking views on the draft programme and its seven proposed sites 👇🏻 www.gov.uk/government/c...

Really pleased that the House of Commons will be debating our report on Transport Accessibility for Disabled People this Thursday 26th March. This comes off the back of our report 'Access Denied' which explored the huge challenges & fixes needed to make our public transport truly accessible.

This is a horrific antisemitic arson attack on a community service in Golders Green. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

''There has been a clear increase in hateful and bigoted comments, including comments which question the rights of British Muslims to take part in public life'' I have written about Ramadan & my reflections & concerns about the harmful rhetoric we are witnessing. hounslowherald.com/ruth-cadbury...

This is the very real impact that the actions of the United States, Israel & Iran are having. Soaring gas & oil prices will have a huge impact across my constituency & the UK. Many hospitality businesses like Cafes & pubs are particularly hit by energy costs... 1/7 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I am pleased that the Government have listened to the concerns raised by UK creatives, trade bodies, unions, parliamentarians & many others about the copyright reforms. I wrote to the Government about this last year as it would have impacted so many locally. www.uktech.news/ai/uk-rolls-...

I really enjoyed appearing on Green Signals & getting to talk about Rail Reform, my life as Chair of the Transport Select Committee & how we hold Government + industry to account. I really enjoyed getting to have such a relaxed and hopefully informative discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sku4...

Very welcome to see the announcement about extra support for those who use heating oil to warm their homes. With a large number of house boats in my constituency I've asked the Department for Energy & Net Zero about the support for those who use red diesel & other sources for heat.

Really pleased to see among other things Ed Miliband and the Government have announced that plug in solar panels will now be available. 1.5 million germans have Balkonkraftwerk- or balcony solar panels. They're cheap & save households lots of money. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Horticulture Week reports as Hounslow becomes the first borough in West London, and one of the first in the country, to introduce a Right to Grow policy. Now community groups can take over unused land and garden it.

I wish I could say that I was surprised that a senior reform politician is saying that they wouldn't rule out using British Troops on the Ground in Iran. Is this a party that we want in power?

In Hounslow people of all faiths and backgrounds live, learn and work next to each other. The U.K has much stronger outcomes around equal opportunities, racial harmony and integration than other European countries. I asked how the Government will ensure this remains the case.

A really important graph from @stephenkb.bsky.social newsletter this morning. Military action in the Middle East is causing energy prices to surge & unlike the 2022 spike oil is also surging in price. We have not seen any clear explanation about how this conflict will end...

I fear that the actions we are seeing in Iran risk repeating the mistakes that we have seen from successive interventions, including the 2003 Iraq War. See my full statement below, including on why international law matters and the impact this conflict will have.

An interesting article from @jim.londoncentric.media at London centric. As an MP I have noticed more & more content that is clearly designed to spread fear & disinformation. www.londoncentric.media/p/school-war...

I've published a slightly long statement on Iran, the rules based international order, the legacy of the Iraq War & the situation we find ourselves in. We should be aware that the events this weekend will shape UK politics & our economy in a deep way. www.ruthcadbury.org/post/stateme...

To tell a positive story about how scrutiny & parliament can work. I was approached by a constituent about the poor experience women face when approaching their GP about the menopause- I then did a short call for examples on social media & received a number of case studies.

Really good news- this is only possible because we have a Labour Government that if focused on the affordability crisis & focused on investing in clean & green domestic energy here in the UK. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...

This was a really good event and a genuinely interdisciplinary discussion of the implications and policy responses to demographic change. Thanks to @hounslowcouncil.bsky.social & University of West London. www.linkedin.com/pulse/hounsl...

A rather shocking admission that Reform's head of policy sees a 'limited but important'' role in undoing the sexual revolution- is this undoing our abortion reforms? Undoing the liberalisation of divorce law? Limiting access to contraception?

Today marks the 4th Anniversary of Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine. Despite the Kremlin's attempt to bring down Ukraine, it remains a sovereign, independent, and democratic country defending democracy and freedom against Putin’s authoritarianism. #StandWithUkraine

What would a Reform Government do? Now they've pledged to undo Labour's common-sense reforms which would stop unfair rent rises, end no-fault evictions & let tenants have pets. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

It's really positive news that the UK is having to spend less to service our debt. The Governments approach to investing more in our infrastructure (such as $45b for Northern Rail), carrying out planning reform & investing in clean & green energy is all helping. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The BBC World Service plays an invaluable role at a time when the world is more dangerous & more divided. It offers a trusted & much needed voice from conflict zones around the World. I've written to the Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper urging the Government to act to keep its funding.

''I’ll see rainbow flags everywhere. These are basically transnational, rootless, cosmopolitan ideologies that wholly repudiate the kind of national spirit... that could hold a nation of many ethnicities together.” This is a quote from James Orr... who Nigel Farage appointed this week.

One more thing to add- as an MP I have always posted a message for Ramadan on social media (as I do for Christian, Hindu & Jewish holy days) and yet this year we've already received at least 4 offensive comments. The return of the type of racism that I can remember in the 70s is really concerning

A short 🧵 This is a really good article & shows the challenge MPs face. I received over 2,000 emails last month in our casework system; this covers 'campaign emails', personalised emails (often asking for my view on something) and people getting in touch who needing my team's support.

The measles outbreak is really serious. The map below shows the challenge in London & the different vaccination rates by borough but it's clear that the vaccination rate across London is below where it should be. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

I welcome this clear denouncement that the Foreign Office have made of Israel's attempts to seize control of the Ibrahimi Mosque & other areas of the West Bank. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...

Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.

The Railways bill is the biggest reform to our railways since the 1990s. It's a huge chance to make rail travel more accessible, more affordable & more reliable, and equally to power growth across our regions. Earlier this week the committee published our report into this bill.

Like buses, our two reports into Railways have come at once! This week the Transport Committee has published our two reports; one into ending 'boom and bust' in the rail investment pipeline & another report into the railways bill. You can read below 👇 committees.parliament.uk/committee/15...

Big upgrades are coming to London transport. New trains for the Bakerloo, Piccadilly, Central and Elizabeth Lines, more DLR trains and modern trams for South London. This is how we keep the city moving and give Londoners the reliable network they deserve.

A lot of constituents have been in touch with me about the Governments changes to ILR to let me know their concerns. To those impacted (or who know those who are impacted) please do take part in the consultation. www.gov.uk/government/c...

As someone who was in local Government it is sadly too common for opposition parties to claim that there is a magic hidden pot of money which councillors/officers have simply ignored. The reason councils of all stripes have had to increase council tax is because the funding model is broken.

I'm glad to see that my question to the Prime Minister at Liaison Committee (and his answer!) triggered this Substack piece howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/there-aren...

A thread 🧵 I am frustrated that a constituent of mine, and thousands of other across the country are being impacted by ongoing delays with the civil service pension scheme. This seems to be a long legacy of outsourcing not working & tells a story about the British State.

I know that we need to do more to reduce the number of people dying and being seriously injured on our roads. With the Government recently launching an ambitious road safety strategy we've launched an inquiry to examine these plans. 👇 committees.parliament.uk/committee/15...