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REPRESENTING Keeping in
touch -
I don't just call at

OUR COMMUNITY
election time!

Since my election as
your MP, I've been
out and about

ALL YEAR ROUND

knocking on doors,
holding my advice
surgeries, visiting
local schools and
community groups
and attending local
events.
Tackling burglary and crime, defending NHS services, supporting Keeping in touch with
our schools and dealing with the housing crisis are my priorities you is important to
me, because it
This is my third annual
directly informs my
report as your MP and I work on your behalf
continue to love every part and helps me to
of my job supporting local prioritise the issues I
residents and representing raise in Parliament.
our community.
Since the local
These are remarkable and elections this year,
worrying times in politics. we've had some great
With so much uncertainty Labour councillors
around, I have kept my
focus on the issues that
elected in
matter locally. I see through Aldborough,
my casework the Barkingside, Clayhall,
consequences of cuts to Fullwell, Hainault,
our police, the housing Churchfields and
crisis and pressure on NHS South Woodford.
and local council services. They're determined
to tackle lots of local
This report provides an issues that we all care
overview of my work locally about.
and nationally. Feel free to
be in touch about issues
that matter to you or if you Please do keep in
need my support. You're touch with me. I'm
my boss! here to help. We may
not always agree, but
you'll always know
where I stand.
Campaigning to save King George A&E - read more inside!

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Sadiq Khan is investing in additional police officers, but he's swimming against the tide of Tory cuts

Working with London's

Mayor to tackle burglary
This has been my top priority this year following a spike in crime across our community

I've made tackling rising
crime my priority this
year, working with Mayor
of London Sadiq Khan,
who has invested in
additional police officers
for our community.
Government cuts to
Police budgets are
having an impact on
rising crime. London has
been hit harder than any
other part of the country
- losing £700 million from
the Metropolitan Police
budget with a further
£300 million set to
follow.
Operation Mexico, the
dedicated Police
operation put in place to
tackle burglary, has
delivered some fantastic
results - burglary levels in
Redbridge have fallen
sharply during the last
six months - but I'm not
complacent.
I keep in regular
communication with the
Police about burglary, Sadiq Khan is putting
anti-social behaviour, additional officers on our
knife crime and gang streets, but he is
crime. I recently swimming against the
convened a meeting with tide of Tory cuts. The
the Police and local Government should cut
authority about gang crime, not the police.
crime and drug dealing in
the Borough, particularly
affecting young people.

Wes Streeting MP - Standing up for Ilford North


Talking to front line NHS staff with Ilford South MP Mike Gapes
Defending our local
NHS services - now
and in the future
Since my election as your MP, I have
fought consistently to save the A&E at
King George Hospital - organising
rallies, a demonstration and a 10,000-
strong parliamentary petition.
We won a review of the original
closure decision and we were told that access, mental health - including
the A&E closure plan would no longer children's mental health - and care for
be going ahead. With changes in
senior personnel at our local NHS
Trust and at the NHS Clinical
Commissioning Group, I am not
complacent. I have met with the new
team and look forward to seeing their
plans for the future King George
Hospital - including an A&E service - to
reassure the public about the
direction of travel for our local
hospital.
More generally, I am deeply concerned
about the state of local NHS services.
Although we have seen some
considerable improvements thanks to
the hard work of our dedicated NHS
staff and leadership, it has been a case
of 'two steps forward, one step back'.
Our local Trust has gone into financial
special measures. I receive large
numbers of complaints about people
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struggling to get access to see a GP. I
am worried about the impact of cuts
in funding to social care for adults.
Issues I've raised in Parliament during
the last year include funding,
recruitment, cancer treatment, GP
the elderly. I regularly meet with senior
leaders in the local NHS, the Council
and patient groups.
''I am relieved that
the original plan to
close King George A&E
isn't going ahead, but
I'm not complacent
about the future.''
Supporting local
community events
I'm always out and about at community events.
Here are some highlights...
I'm proud to be a patron
of the Fairlop Heritage
Group. Their annual
remembrance event is
always a poignant
commemoration.
Fairlop Remembrance
Fairlop Waters
I joined Cancer Research
UK at their shop in
Barkingside to support
their stand up to cancer
campaign - including
delicious cake!
Stand up to cancer
Barkingside
I joined the Mayor of
Redbridge at St Peter's
Church for their
spectacular annual
flower festival.
St Peter's Flower Festival
Aldborough Hatch
Year in numbers...
Helped almost 8,000 residents
• My small, but brilliant, casework team work hard
to help residents and I review each case
personally
Spoken in 96 debates in Parliament
• Well above average among MPs and on a range
of local, national and international issues
Delivered 50,000 newsletters
• I keep in touch throughout the year through
newsletters, as well as regular updates on my
Facebook page
Knocked on 10,000 doors
• I have a great team of volunteers and we're out
in all weathers knocking on doors to listen to
residents' feedback
17 Labour councillors elected
• Following the local elections there are 17 brilliant
Labour councillors across Ilford North. I also work
with opposition councillors wherever possible
 MP Annual Report
Supporting our local
schools to succeed
With pupils at Gearies (top), Coppice (below left) and Gilbert Colvin (below right) primary schools budgets. In particular, I
For peace, democracy
and human rights
I can't pretend to solve the
world's problems alone,
but I do try to be a voice
for peace, democracy and
human rights - especially
on issues that matter to
people locally.
During the past year, I've
Wes Streeting MP - Standing up for Ilford North
spoken up in Parliament
about the Rohingya
refugee crisis and ongoing
atrocities in Myanmar, the
humanitarian crisis in
Yemen, illegal settlement
expansion and
demolitions of Palestinian
homes in the West Bank,
We have great schools,
but Tory cuts are biting
I regularly visit our local raise school funding in
schools to talk to pupils Parliament on a regular
about democracy and to basis. I am also pressing for
listen to teachers, funding to refurbish some of
governors and pupils our older school buildings.
about what's happening
Education had a
in education.
transformational impact on
my own life - allowing a
Our schools have been council estate boy from
achieving fantastic Stepney to make it to the
results, turning out young House of Commons. I am
people well-equipped for passionate about making
work or further study, but sure that every child gets the
I share head teachers' best start in life.
concerns about the
impact that Government
cuts are having on school
''I am
am concerned by larger
passionate
class sizes, fewer subject
choices, more expensive
school trips and fewer about making
staff - including support
sure that every
for children with Special
Educational Needs.
child gets the
Please rest assured that I best start in life''
raise school funding in
Parliament on a regular
the humanitarian crisis in
Gaza and the persecution
of Christians.
I've also spoken up about
the appalling actions of
our own Government
towards the Windrush
generation.
Remembering
Kaleigh Lau
(2010-18)
I'd like to thank everyone in the community who supported
my bravest young constituent, Kaleigh Lau, in her battle
against DIPG - a rare brain tumour affecting children.

Team Kaleigh raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to

help Kaleigh access life-extending treatment, creating
memories that her family will treasure forever. We're going
to take up Kaleigh's challenge to find a cure for DIPG. That
would truly be a fitting legacy for Kaleigh and her
wonderful family.

I've been a leading voice campaigning for a Brexit deal that protects our economy and jobs

Brexit: people should

decide on final deal
We're just months away
from leaving the
European Union.
Whether you voted Leave
or Remain, we should all
be worried about the
state of the negotiations
and where this leaves
our country.
The Prime Minister
couldn't even get
agreement with
members of her Cabinet.
At this stage it is hard to
see how she will be able
Ray Lodge pupil Kaleigh Lau to secure a deal that
makes our country security and on issues like
stronger, safer and better scientific research and
off. tackling climate change.
As a member of the It is now clear that the
House of Commons promises made by the
Treasury Committee, I've Leave campaign cannot
been campaigning for a be delivered.
deal that protects jobs
and the economy, That's why I believe that
arguing that we should people should be given a
be part of the European say on the final deal. Find
single market and out more at
customs union. I believe www.peoples-vote.uk.
that we should also
maintain strong co-
operation on defence and

Standing up for local

cabbies
As chair of the All Party Parliamentary
Group for Taxis I've kept issues facing
the trade on Parliament's agenda,
building cross-party support for
London's iconic black taxi industry.
I secured a Budget commitment to
scrapping vehicle excise duty
supplement for the new electric taxi
and I've pressed for reforms to cross-
border hiring, a cap on private hire
vehicles in London and a definition of
plying for hire in law.
At the time of writing, we're expecting
to hear from the Government about
their proposed actions in response to
the report we published on the future
of the taxi industry last year.

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My Hosting a Big Iftar
average in Parliament with
week
During the past
Speaker Bercow
three years I've
found there's no
such thing! I was proud to host Parliament's first-ever Big Iftar
with Speaker Bercow as chair of the All Party
I'm usually in Parliamentary Group for British Muslims.
Parliament from
Monday to
Wednesday - raising The Big Iftar was the pinnacle of a whole year of
questions to activity for our cross-party group. We launched two
ministers, taking part reports - 'A Very Merry Muslim Christmas' and 'Faith
in debates on issues as the Fourth Emergency Service' - to raise
that matter to local
people and meeting awareness of the enormous voluntary and
with a range of charitable contribution that Muslims make to life in
external Britain.
organisations. I sit on
the House of We also launched a major inquiry into Islamophobia
Commons Treasury
Committee twice a in Britain, with the aim of coming up with a statutory
week, questioning definition that can be used by Government. I have
people like the also condemned Boris Johnson and other
Chancellor and the Conservatives for Islamophobia within the
Governor of the Bank Conservative Party and supported calls from
of England about the
economy. Baroness Warsi, the Muslim Council of Britain and
With Speaker Bercow, hosting Parliament's first ever Big Iftar
others for an independent inquiry.
I live locally and work
out of my
constituency office on
Thursdays and Parliament commemorates 1984 Massacre
Fridays, meeting
residents, visiting
schools, community I continue to work closely with our
groups and Along with other MPs, I signed a book
of remembrance for victims of the local Sikh community by supporting
businesses and
seeing people who 1984 Golden Temple massacre, which community events and supporting
need my help at my saw many thousands of Sikhs the Atam Academy.
advice surgery. I murdered, beaten and abused. As a
usually go out I've also supported the campaign to
knocking on doors at member of the All Party Parliamentary
the weekend and Group for British Sikhs, I continue to ensure that Sikhism is properly
attend weekend support calls for an inquiry into recorded on the next census as an
events. It's definitely a Britain's role in the dark events of that ethnicity, not simply as a religion.
six day a week job - I year.
try to keep my
Sundays for family -
but sometimes I work

Supporting Avanti Court pupils' campaign for

seven days a week! I
love what I do so I'm
not complaining!

The costs of running

Hindu secondary school in Redbridge
my office are Avanti Court is a great primary school and Sikh secondary schools, I am
published. The term
'expenses' is slightly in Barkingside with a Hindu ethos, supportive of a new Hindu secondary
misleading as the which welcomes pupils from all school.
£147k spent on staff backgrounds. The pupils there receive
goes directly on outstanding results and I visit the In Parliament, I'm a member of the All
salaries for my
casework team and
school regularly. Party Parliamentary Group on British
researcher and £32k Hindus and enjoy visiting local temples
spent on my office So when the School Council invited me throughout the year to mark
goes directly on rent, in to discuss their campaign for a important festivals.
IT, printing and Hindu secondary school, I was only
stationary etc. It
certainly doesn't go too pleased to listen. I was really
into my pocket! impressed with the case made by the
pupils. Given we have Christian, Jewish

Wes Streeting MP - Standing up for Ilford North

 Wes Streeting MP - Standing up for Ilford North

Campaigning for
disabled people
Support for disabled people
just isn't good enough

We've had some real indignity and work

success on disabled capability assessments
transport locally. The and poor decision
Mayor of London agreed making that leaves
to fund step-free access disabled people living
at Newbury Park and below the poverty line.
South Woodford Getting people into
stations. Redbridge decent, accessible
Council has agreed to housing is also a major
place a greater emphasis challenge.
on disability access in
regeneration schemes Ultimately, we need a
and has re-opened change of Government
public toilets, which help to fix our broken system,
people with a range of but in the meantime I do
conditions. my best to help in
individual cases. With the local Guide Dogs (above), Transport for All (bottom left) and community roundtable (bottom right)
But in my casework, I see
evidence of disabled ''I do my best to
people being badly let help in
down. Social care cuts
mean that people aren't individual cases.
getting the full level of
support they need. I've
The system is
been to the Department completely
for Work and Pensions to
complain about the
broken.''

Calling out
antisemitism
This has been a truly
terrible year for the Labour
Party's relationship with the
Jewish community. I can
only apologise for the
appalling state of affairs.
As your MP and co-chair of
the All Party Parliamentary
Group on British Jews, I
have been fearless and
uncompromising in calling
out antisemitism at the
highest levels of the Labour
Party and our failure to
properly address it.
Locally, I have been
supported on this issue by
Ilford North Labour Party
and I am proud that
Redbridge Council adopted
the IHRA definition on
antisemitism without
reservation. I've enjoyed
working closely with Jewish
schools and community
groups.

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