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An evening with Welsh National Opera
- 14/02/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsAn excellent recital was held at No 11 Downing Street on Thursday 13 February 2025 by kind permission of the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP the Chancellor. The setting was one of the rooms at No 11 where we heard from Soprano Natalya Romaniw, violinists, David Adams Kitty Cheung, Viola players Dunia Ershova and Barry
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Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Second Reading
- 10/02/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On 10 February 2025 the House of Commons debated the 2nd Reading of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. The Border Security and Asylum Minister, Dame Angela Eagle DBE highlighted in November that, during the first half of 2024, small boat crossings reached their highest point on record, with over 200,000 cases stuck in
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Valerie Raises Crime Issues with Police and Crime Commissioner
- 08/02/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News
On 7 February 2025 I invited Simon Foster, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the West Midlands and Phil Dolby, Chief Superintendent, to discuss crime in Walsall and Bloxwich. We made 2 visits to areas which have seen issues with ASB and drugs. Many constituents have been concerned with reports of murders, violent crimes, antisocial
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Valerie Welcomes Police and Crime Commissioner to Poppyfields Estate
- 08/02/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News
On 7 February 2025 I invited Simon Foster, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the West Midlands to the Poppyfields estate, which includes Grand Junction Way, Duchess Road, Britannia Road, Patriots Close and Royal Scot Road. Constituents had told me of their concerns about burglaries, street lighting and the parking on Match days at the
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Letter condemning comments on removal of Palestinian People from Gaza
- 05/02/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On 5 February 2025 I and 66 other MPs and Lords, co-signed a letter by Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP to David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary. The letter condemned President Trump’s comments on 4 February 2025, announcing plans to take over Gaza, forcibly resettling the Gazan population in the process. In the wake of the establishment