Opinion: City Airport’s nod to Lithuanian residents
Polish airline LOT is new at London City Airport, flying to Warsaw and Budapest. At the beginning of May, it added a new destination: Vilnius, capital of Lithuania.
East Ham MP Stephen Timms says the recognition of Palestine remains controversial
The House of Commons voted by 274 votes to 12 this month in favour of recognising Palestinian statehood. I was pleased MPs had the chance to debate this important issue, and voted in favour. I received around 1,000 emails on the subject – one of the largest postbags I have ever had. But recognising another country is a matter for the Government, not for Parliament. Ministers made it clear after the vote that they would not be recognising Palestine any time soon.
East Ham MP Stephen Timms claims Tory conference has scared the poor
I spent a day in Glasgow during the referendum campaign. It was disturbing. Most voters I spoke to wanted to stay in the UK, but I met quite a few who didn’t. The main reason? They didn’t want a Tory Government. One said to me: “Who wants to be part of a country where the next Prime Minister could be Boris Johnson?”
East Ham MP Stephen Timms wants more done for young jobless
We still have more than 800,000 young people unemployed in the UK and a rate of youth unemployment almost three times the overall rate. Yet it emerged last week that the government’s flagship youth unemployment initiative has been scrapped. What is going on?
East Ham MP Stephen Timms wants more done for young jobless
We still have more than 800,000 young people unemployed in the UK and a rate of youth unemployment almost three times the overall rate. Yet it emerged last week that the government’s flagship youth unemployment initiative has been scrapped. What is going on?
East Ham MP Stephen Timms fondly remembers Alec Kellaway
I joined the Labour Party when I left college, got a job and moved to Newham in 1978. I found myself a member of the Little Ilford branch, and attended my first meeting soon after the 1979 General Election.
East Ham MP Stephen Timms says that Tech City will create the jobs of the future
East London has a large, youthful population. Where are the future jobs for young people going to come from?
East Ham MP Stephen Timms says the economic recovery must benefit everyone
The statistics say we now have - at last - an economic recovery. The Sunday Times has reported, in its annual Rich List, that the wealthy have become much better off in the past year. But what about everyone else? The average household is £1,600 per year worse off since the last election. What will it take for the recovery to put an end to Britain’s cost of living crisis?
East Ham MP Stephen Timms says fashion mustn’t cost the lives of workers
Last month was the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster. A factory in Bangladesh which was making clothes for sale in the UK collapsed. 1,129 workers died. Almost 3,000 others were injured. Clothes made in the factory were for well known British brands including Lee Cooper, Gap, Matalan, Store 21 and Primark.
East Ham MP Stephen Timms says fashion mustn’t cost the lives of workers
Last month was the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster. A factory in Bangladesh which was making clothes for sale in the UK collapsed. 1,129 workers died. Almost 3,000 others were injured. Clothes made in the factory were for well known British brands including Lee Cooper, Gap, Matalan, Store 21 and Primark.
