It was great to visit Reading Buses to see the new fully electric 26 service.

Click below to find out more about this route:
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My weekly update including:
- Support for vulnerable young people
- Campaigning for Gurkha pensions
- Promoting access to sport

UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027 Thousands across the UK set to benefit from re-opening of the historic Erasmus+ programme

I am delighted that local students will benefit from the Labour Government agreeing the new Erasmus Plus scheme from next year, this will offer a wide range of exciting opportunities to study in the EU to local young people.

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Important news about a new hospital in today's Reading Chronicle.

Free monthly bike check-ups return to Reading town centre | Reading Borough Council News Dr Bike back in Broad Street for free bicycle maintenance and minor repairs on first Thursday of the month Free adult cycle training and bike maintenance workshops also on offer

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Schools in knife crime hotspots to get targeted support Schools in high knife crime hotspots to get targeted support to divert children away from crime.

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My weekly update, this week as Parliament is in recess I have been working on a number of local community projects.

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Good to talk to residents today with my colleague, Liv Bailey MP, and our Battle Ward team, council candidate, Pratikshya Gurung and councillors, Wendy Griffith and Amjad Tarar.

Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) Reading Borough Council

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I’m backing Reading Borough Council’s new Public Space Protection Order to tackle anti-social behaviour in our town.

The PSPO gives council and police more powers to deal with aggressive begging, street drinking, the anti-social use of e-bikes & scooters, and dangerous dogs.

Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing up for working people | Keir Starmer Day one rights to statutory sick pay and paternity leave begin on Monday, and that fits the pattern. From my own life, I know people’s anxieties, and I will respond, says UK prime minister Keir Starme...

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Wishing you a Happy Easter from all of us at the Labour Party

Wishing a very Happy Easter to everyone celebrating today.

Find out more about the Department for Education’s consultation on SEND reform here:
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It was a privilege to listen to teachers, parents, and students at Hartland High School alongside the Schools Minister Georgia Gould and my colleague Yuan Yang MP to discuss SEND support and new investment in the Reading area.

Applications open for discounted cross-pavement EV charging | Reading Borough Council News New initiative will allow up to 400 Reading households to benefit from on-street EV charging from their property £202,000 government funding allows Council to offer discounted installation of gullies ...

You can learn more about the scheme here:

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As more residents move to electric vehicles it’s vital that those without off road parking have a reliable charging solution. That’s why I am pleased to see that Reading Borough Council has launched a scheme for discounted cross-pavement EV charging.

Post offices are vital to local communities, which is why I have been calling for the Post Office to recruit a new postmaster to resume the service in Caversham Heights. Please complete my survey if you haven’t had a chance yet at: mattroddamp.com/caversham-he...

My weekly update including:
📚 Visit from the Schools Minister
💷 Pension campaign for Gurkha Veterans
🚨 Reading's new Public Space Protection Order

Our Gurkha veterans have served Britain with distinction and we owe them a debt of honour.

I spoke about the need for a fair deal for Gurkha veterans who retired before 1997 who are on lower pensions.

I raised the issue of fly tipping, which I know is a concern for residents across Reading, and praised work by Reading Borough Council to tackle this problem.

You can learn more about the Love Clean Reading app and reporting fly tipping at www.reading.gov.uk/waste-and-re...

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For more information about the PSPO please visit: www.reading.gov.uk/pspo

I welcome Reading Borough Council’s new Public Space Protection Order which comes into force across the town today, giving the council and police new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour like street drinking, aggressive begging, dangerous use of e-bikes and scooters, dangerous dogs and fouling.

I'm pleased the Government is taking action to reduce smoking and vaping - to protect young people and help smokers to give up.

I welcomed plans to encourage enforcement, giving councils the power to reinvest fines from shops which break the law to help pay for local enforcement.

Reading MP tests new electric bus from 17-strong fleet Reading Central MP Matt Rodda has test-driven a brand new electric bus during a visit to Reading Buses’ Great Knollys Street depot.

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My weekly update including:
🚗 Road safety at the Last Crumb Junction
💻 Children's safety online
💧 Flood prevention