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We are pleased to announce that the new Labour MP for the Aylesbury constituency is Laura Kyrke-Smith.
Laura lives in Buckinghamshire, with her husband and children. She’s a charity leader with a strong track record of successful campaigns, bringing her drive and experience to Labour’s campaign for Aylesbury’s future.
During the General Election campaign, Laura said:
“Aylesbury and its surrounding villages are brilliant places to live, work and visit. But Aylesbury has been let down by 14 years of Conservative government. Public services are on their knees. The NHS is stretched to breaking point. Our streets no longer feel safe. Our rivers are polluted and residential roads are at risk of floods. Hard-working people, who deserve so much better, have been left wondering how to pay their energy bills and feed their families.
Labour is the change that Aylesbury needs, and I am determined to make that change happen. I will fight for improved health services, for affordable housing and childcare, and for better job opportunities. I want everyone in Aylesbury to feel safe and I want to protect our environment. I will put the people of Aylesbury first and fight for a brighter future for everyone.”
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"At least 42 Palestinians have been *killed* whilst trying to feed their starving families. It's an affront on all of us, on our shared humanity, and on basic principles of human dignity and respect"
This week our MP Laura Kyrke-Smith for Aylesbury stood in parliament to ask the Middle East Minister a question on accountability during these atrocities.
Laura is also one of very few MPs who has been to Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank and spoken with the people there. She's met with NGOs, humanitarian organisations and so, is one of very very few in Westminster to see first-hand the violence and suffering inflicted by the IDF and the devastation left behind.
She says,
"I've been completely heartbroken by the reports of Palestinians being shot at while trying to access aid in Gaza. I can't get out of my head the sorrow of a young boy next to his dead mother, shown on Channel 4 yesterday.
The denial of food and water to starving people in Gaza is a clear violation of international humanitarian law. It's an affront on all of us, on our shared humanity, and on basic principles of human dignity and respect.
Today I asked Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP whether he agrees that there has to be full accountability for these atrocities." ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you Laura….me neither
Anything to remember D-Day local Labour?!
Our MP Laura Kyrke-Smith for Aylesbury has written for the latest edition of Village View, Watermead's quarterly magazine.
"In the column, I've written about how honoured I was to attend the VE Day celebrations at the Discover Bucks Museum, including meeting Margaret Wilkins, a remarkable veteran who served at Fort Southwick in Portsmouth, tracking submarine movements in the Channel.
I've also touched on the work I have been doing as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs."
You can read her full piece here 👇📰
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I am delighted to write for the Summer edition of Village View as your Member of Parliament for Aylesbury and the villages.
I have continued to be out and about across the villages I represent over the past few months, meeting residents and attending engagements.
On 8 May, our communities came together to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. On 3 May, I was honoured to join His Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, veterans, serving sea cadets and many others at the VE Day celebrations at the Discover Bucks Museum.
It was a very moving ceremony to remember those who we lost and those whose lives were changed forever by the Second World War. I spoke about how the values that they fought for - our freedom and our community - continue to shape Aylesbury today.
I met Margaret Wilkins, a remarkable veteran who served at Fort Southwick in Portsmouth, tracking submarine movements in the Channel. I also enjoyed the celebrations, including wonderful music from Ellesborough Band, singing from Wendy Bartlett and the guess the number of poppies game!
Thank you to the organisers, including Aylesbury Town Council and the Aylesbury branch of the Royal British Legion.
In Parliament I have continued to champion the interests of Watermead residents. Earlier this year, I was appointed by the Prime Minister to be a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed MP.
In this role, I am supporting our Government to deliver on priorities close to my heart and to those of Watermead residents: clean rivers and lakes; ambitious nature recovery; and a roadmap to a zero-waste economy.
I am pleased our Government is bringing forward action to tackle fly tipping. Last year, there were more than 4,000 incidents of fly-tipping in Buckinghamshire. I have been working with Thames Valley police, who are increasing patrols in affected areas, but it is not enough.
Ministers have now launched a rapid review to slash red tape blocking councils from seizing and crushing the vehicles of waste criminals. Councils currently have to bear the significant cost of seizing and storing vehicles but under new plans, being considered by Ministers, fly-tippers will cover this cost, saving councils and taxpayers money.
Any criminals caught transporting and dealing with waste illegally will face up to five years in prison under new legislation. The Government is making available £69 billion to council budgets across England – a 6.8% cash terms increase – and bringing forward the first multi-year funding settlement in a decade, to help fund key responsibilities like tackling fly-tipping.
Finally, I'm really proud of my Labour colleagues Lindsey Poole and Matthew Clayton, who stood in Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead ward in the recent Buckinghamshire Council election.
Their passion and commitment really shone through and I'm grateful to everyone who supported them. Unfortunately I won’t get to work alongside them as Councillors but I know they will continue to be dedicated champions for the ward.
We need change locally. From housing to SEND, from social care to potholes and pavements, Watermead residents raise their frustrations with me regularly.
I remain committed to working with Councillors of all parties to serve residents and improve our town and villages for the better.
As always, I am here to listen and to help you. The best way to reach me is on [email protected].
I am also sending out a regular E-newsletter to update residents on my work.
You can sign up for the mailing list via my website, www.lauraforaylesbury.org. Thank you.I'm really pleased to have written for the latest edition of Village View, Watermead's quarterly magazine.
In the column, I've written about how honoured I was to attend the VE Day celebrations at the Discover Bucks Museum, including meeting Margaret Wilkins, a remarkable veteran who served at Fort Southwick in Portsmouth, tracking submarine movements in the Channel.
I've also touched on the work I have been doing as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
You can read the full piece here 👇📰
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I am delighted to write for the Summer edition of Village View as your Member of Parliament for Aylesbury and the villages.
I have continued to be out and about across the villages I represent over the past few months, meeting residents and attending engagements.
On 8 May, our communities came together to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. On 3 May, I was honoured to join His Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, veterans, serving sea cadets and many others at the VE Day celebrations at the Discover Bucks Museum.
It was a very moving ceremony to remember those who we lost and those whose lives were changed forever by the Second World War. I spoke about how the values that they fought for - our freedom and our community - continue to shape Aylesbury today.
I met Margaret Wilkins, a remarkable veteran who served at Fort Southwick in Portsmouth, tracking submarine movements in the Channel. I also enjoyed the celebrations, including wonderful music from Ellesborough Band, singing from Wendy Bartlett and the guess the number of poppies game!
Thank you to the organisers, including Aylesbury Town Council and the Aylesbury branch of the Royal British Legion.
In Parliament I have continued to champion the interests of Watermead residents. Earlier this year, I was appointed by the Prime Minister to be a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed MP.
In this role, I am supporting our Government to deliver on priorities close to my heart and to those of Watermead residents: clean rivers and lakes; ambitious nature recovery; and a roadmap to a zero-waste economy.
I am pleased our Government is bringing forward action to tackle fly tipping. Last year, there were more than 4,000 incidents of fly-tipping in Buckinghamshire. I have been working with Thames Valley police, who are increasing patrols in affected areas, but it is not enough.
Ministers have now launched a rapid review to slash red tape blocking councils from seizing and crushing the vehicles of waste criminals. Councils currently have to bear the significant cost of seizing and storing vehicles but under new plans, being considered by Ministers, fly-tippers will cover this cost, saving councils and taxpayers money.
Any criminals caught transporting and dealing with waste illegally will face up to five years in prison under new legislation. The Government is making available £69 billion to council budgets across England – a 6.8% cash terms increase – and bringing forward the first multi-year funding settlement in a decade, to help fund key responsibilities like tackling fly-tipping.
Finally, I'm really proud of my Labour colleagues Lindsey Poole and Matthew Clayton, who stood in Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead ward in the recent Buckinghamshire Council election.
Their passion and commitment really shone through and I'm grateful to everyone who supported them. Unfortunately I won’t get to work alongside them as Councillors but I know they will continue to be dedicated champions for the ward.
We need change locally. From housing to SEND, from social care to potholes and pavements, Watermead residents raise their frustrations with me regularly.
I remain committed to working with Councillors of all parties to serve residents and improve our town and villages for the better.
As always, I am here to listen and to help you. The best way to reach me is on [email protected]. I am also sending out a regular E-newsletter to update residents on my work. You can sign up for the mailing list via my website, www.lauraforaylesbury.org. Thank you. ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy PRIDE month to all those in Aylesbury who are a part of, or who are good allies to, our LGBT communities.
Aylesbury Labour stands strongly for the rights and equalities of all who live in our town, and a free and equal society cannot exist without true inclusion and equality for the LGBT community.
Our very own executive committee features members of the community, each in prominent, active and effective positions. So when we say we stand strongly, that comes from the top of our local party.Happy Pride Month! From all of us at the Labour Party. ... See MoreSee Less
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We said we'd fight the big water companies who pollute our waterways, and we meant it. There must be clean water for all of our nieghbours and citizens, and we cannot let greed and a soft touch be "business as usual"
A HISTORIC fine handed to Thames Water. More to come.Under the Tories, water companies got away with polluting our rivers, lakes and seas.
With Labour, the era of profiting from failure is over. ... See MoreSee Less
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Laura Kyrke-Smith for Aylesbury has said
"I'm delighted that Stoke Mandeville Hospital will be receiving funding to support essential maintenance fixes."
She goes on to say
"Patients and staff deserve to be in buildings that are safe, comfortable and fit for purpose.
Through our Government's Plan for Change, we will make our NHS fit for the future."
Read more about this week's announcement here:
www.gov.uk/government/news/patients-and-pupils-to-benefit-from-school-and-hospital-repairsI'm delighted that Stoke Mandeville Hospital will be receiving funding to support essential maintenance fixes.
Patients and staff deserve to be in buildings that are safe, comfortable and fit for purpose.
Through our Government's Plan for Change, we will make our NHS fit for the future.
Read more about this week's announcement here: www.gov.uk/government/news/patients-and-pupils-to-benefit-from-school-and-hospital-repairs ... See MoreSee Less
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From the desk of our MP Laura Kyrke-Smith for Aylesbury -
#S.E.N.D #transport #education
"I have been contacted by a number of parents with special educational needs and disabilities in Aylesbury constituency who have been affected by disrupted school transport services.
The anxiety and stress this has caused for them and their children is unacceptable.
Today I've written to Cllr Thomas Broom, Bucks Council's Cabinet Member for Transport.
Alternative transport arrangements must be put in place as soon as possible. This cannot be allowed to happen again." ... See MoreSee Less
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Yesterday, our MP Laura Kyrke-Smith for Aylesbury supported the "Better Buses Bill" which does what it says on the tin — Keeps our local bus routes active, improves accessibility AND takes the best ideas from around the country to give everyone an easy, safe and effective method of transport
"Many of you have shared with me how much you and your loved ones rely on buses to stay independent, get to work, and navigate Aylesbury and the surrounding villages.
Today, I supported the Better Buses Bill in Parliament. It would:
🚌 Give local councils more control over routes and services
🔁 Make it easier to introduce franchising models like Manchester’s
👥 Protect vital local routes from being cut without warning
♿ Improve training for staff on accessibility and safety
And locally, I’m still pushing for better connections within Bucks and neigbouring counties. Because everyone deserves buses they can rely on."This Labour government is delivering better buses. Our plan to fix 14 years of failure under the Conservatives means:
✅Routes protected
✅£1 billion in funding
✅Passengers supported
Delighted to join Simon Lightwood MP, Liam Conlon for Beckenham & Penge, Julie Minns & Kate Dearden MP for Halifax to celebrate the second reading in the Commons of our Buses Bill today. ... See MoreSee Less
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I was pleased to support Aphra Brandreth MP's Private Member's Bill on Livestock worrying, which has cross-party backing.
Livestock worrying is an important issue: according to the NFU - National Farmers' Union, farm animals worth an estimated £2.4 million were severely injured or killed by dogs in 2023, up by nearly 30 per cent on the previous year.
The Bill would give the police the powers to respond to livestock worrying in a more efficient manner, ensuring the collection of evidence is more effective and, in the most serious of cases, lead to the seizing and detaining of dogs to reduce the risk of further attacks.
It would also broaden the scope of legislation to incorporate livestock such as alpacas and llamas, as well as widening the enforcement area to include roads and paths.
I’m delighted that the Bill has now passed committee stage. It's a win-win for dog owners and for farmers, and will do so much for animal welfare. 🐑🐕🦺 ... See MoreSee Less
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Read what Laura Kyrke-Smith for Aylesbury and 2 other Bucks Labour MPs have said regarding the standards, following an inspection of Bucks Council's children's services.
"The welfare of children comes before party politics. We are committed to working with Bucks Council to ensure that Buckinghamshire’s children’s services reach the highest possible standards." ... See MoreSee Less
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