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20th August 2019

Back to 60 Campaign – Salford City Radio Interview

Last week, I spoke to Salford City Radio about my campaign to achieve justice for 1950’s women. These women have had their state pensions deferred twice by stealth, for the meanest state pension in Europe – all under the false premise of equality and longevity. For most of their lives,

26th July 2019

Faisal Rashid MP backs ‘damning’ Disability Benefits Consortium report at parliamentary launch

Faisal Rashid, MP for Warrington South, recently attended the parliamentary launch of a report from the Disability Benefits Consortium, which considers the impact of welfare changes on disabled people. According to the new research, changes to the welfare system over the past ten years have

20th June 2019

Faisal delivers letter to Number 10 asking for an end to cuts in children and young people’s services

I recently delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street calling on the Prime Minister to end cuts to services for children and young people. Despite being the 6th largest economy in the world, 3.7 million of our children currently live in absolute poverty. This is absolutely disgraceful. Councils up

29th May 2019

Faisal Rashid MP welcomes Therapy Dogs Nationwide to Parliament

It was great to welcome Therapy Dogs Nationwide at Parliament earlier this month. This charity which is managed entirely by volunteers, focuses on bringing in Therapy Dogs which have been found to have all round benefits for people into hospitals, hospices, residential homes, prisons, care

9th May 2019

Faisal speaks on the Government’s failure to protect free TV licences for over-75s

Watch my full speech here: https://www.facebook.com/FaisalRashidMP/videos/660669511059165/ By failing to protect the free TV licence for over-75s, the Government are shamefully breaking their own 2017 manifesto pledge. Earlier this year I issued a consultation on this issue through which many

21st March 2019

Faisal supports #Backto60 Campaign

Proud to support the #Backto60 campaign on behalf of all #WASPI women impacted by this Government's unfair deferral of state pensions.

31st January 2019

Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign (WASPI)

In January I wrote to 1950s-born women in Warrington South to provide an update on the action being taken to try to address the injustice that women born in the 1950s have experienced following the Government’s decision to accelerate the rise in the state pension age. In Warrington South

29th January 2019

Faisal welcomes news that Halliwell Jones Stadium is set to host three Rugby League World Cup men’s group games in 2021 and the Physical Disability League World Cup

Faisal Rashid, MP for Warrington South, has welcomed the news that the Halliwell Jones Stadium will host three men’s group games at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup and the entire Physical Disability League World Cup. Faisal had backed Warrington’s bid to host part of the Rugby League

18th October 2018

Faisal Rashid MP hosts coffee morning for Warrington South 1950s-born women affected by changes to the State Pension Age

14th March 2018

Faisal pledges support for NSPCC’s ‘Are You There?’ Campaign

When children and young people take the brave step to contact mental health support, it should be available to them at any time of the day. That is why I am supporting the NSPCC’s ‘Are You There?’ campaign calling on the Government to ensure Childline services are available for every child, at

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