National Articles - Rupa Huq MP

‘We must introduce buffer zones to stop the harassment of women outside abortion clinics’

Read our full comment piece at Politics Home. Bernard Jenkin MP and I are bringing forward an amendment the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill today that aims to put a stop to the harassment and intimidation of women outside family planning clinics. Our amendment would establish buffer zones around…

Rupa Huq MP slams Tory mayoral candidate for ‘victim blaming’ girls in comments on domestic violence

This news appeared in The Guardian. Rupa Huq, Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton, said the comment was victim blaming. “Someone with Bailey’s hard right attitudes should simply never have the opportunity to lead a city that counts more than 4 million women and girls among its population,” she…

Telegraph op-ed: LTNs have left women feeling unsafe

This opinion piece first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph. The death of Sarah Everard has rocked the nation and an outpouring of grief and anger has ensued. It’s also been a cathartic moment for many. For me, it brought back memories of a nasty knife mugging in my twenties that left me…

House Mag: The book that changed my life

This article first appeared in House Magazine.

Guardian opinion piece: Is Theresa May really the only Tory willing to hold this prime minister to account?

This opinion piece originally featured in the Guardian. It pains me to say it but Theresa May is right. Who would have thought that the Maybot, who parroted meaningless platitudes, such as “Brexit means Brexit” and “strong and stable”, could think outside the box. But her analysis, in today’s Daily Mail, of…

Rupa Huq MP: ‘The Government should be shouting from the rooftops about Vitamin D’

This comment piece first appeared in the Evening Standard. With three coronavirus vaccines now tantalisingly in sight but out of reach to most of us outside the 80-plus age group while a new variant spreads like wildfire through the capital, people understandably want out of endless lockdowns and crave a…

Observer Magazine: Does Vitamin D Combat Covid?

This feature appeared in the Observer Magazine.

Rupa Huq MP: The sound of the suburbs is now one of revolt

This comment piece first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph (22 November 2020). To gain consent, it’s essential to properly consult. A referendum after the trial period would be the fairest way of ensuring that all residents have their voices heard. #LTNRef

Rupa Huq MP convinces Government to recommend Vitamin D

Read the full story in i News. In a joint statement Ms Huq and Mr Davis said: “It is brilliant news that Matt Hancock is encouraging people to consider taking Vitamin D supplements and has accepted there are no downsides to taking it. It is also encouraging the government is…

Ministers to examine benefits of Vitamin D following meeting with Rupa Huq MP

This news featured in the i. “The Government is to examine the potential benefits of Vitamin D to ward off Covid-19 following pressure from MPs.” Good to see the Government is now looking into this properly following my meeting with Matt Hancock and David Davis on Wednesday. It’s common sense…

Telling the public to take vitamin D would save lives, Rupa Huq says

This column featured in The Times. News articles about Rupa Huq’s forthcoming meeting with the Health Secretary appeared in i News and the Evening Standard. As the nights draw in, government sloganeering gets more and more mysterious: “Check, Change, Go” has replaced “Get Brexit Done” and the latest wisdom to…

Rupa Huq MP calls on Rishi Sunak to extend furlough scheme to protect jobs

I have recently received a number of emails and letters from constituents who are anxious about the prospect of losing Government support once the furlough/self-employment income support schemes end this Autumn. I have therefore written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, to make clear that the only way…

Rupa Huq MP urges Gavin Williamson to resign amid A-level results chaos

This news featured in the Sunday Mirror. Rupa Huq MP has today called for Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to resign if he does not U-turn in the wake of the A-levels results debacle. Huq said: “Gavin Williamson is completely out of his depth. This discredited individual who clearly knows nothing…

Commons Diary July 2019

Protesters Make Stand After Attack on Muslim Women

Scrap Costly ‘Get Ready for Brexit’ Campaign, Say MPs

Home Office Must be Stopped from Running Fees Racket

Huq Questions Johnson on Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants

Constituency Matters August 2019

Constituency Matters June 2019

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