Visit to Uphall Recreation Ground

Visit to Uphall Recreation Ground

Great visit to Uphall Recreational Ground in Ilford this morning. Impressed by the work of the local council team on composting – I was pleased to take part in their urban composting demo. Learned more about their work with Mayor of London to deliver the much...
Talking clean energy on Jeremy Kyle

Talking clean energy on Jeremy Kyle

I am sorry to say that we are staring down the barrel of a catastrophic climate crisis. Our children might be the first generation to die from climate change, not old age. Renewable energy and a green new deal is the solution. Fracking certainly isn’t, as I...
Confederation of Passenger Travel conference

Confederation of Passenger Travel conference

It was a pleasure to address the CPT National Bus and Coach Conference today. It’s clear that, if we have any hope of driving modal shift and greening our transport networks, the Government must match the ambitions of the bus and coach sector. In my speech I...
Westminster Hall debate on electric Vehicles

Westminster Hall debate on electric Vehicles

The transition to electric vehicles is a huge opportunity for cleaner air, lower emissions and thousands of good, green and unionised jobs. However, the Government must think bigger and bolder! Labour has a plan to drive this transition; it’s time the Government...