Latest News | Faisal Rashid MP for Warrington South

18th June 2019

Faisal responds to Warrington Borough Council’s Local Transport Plan Consultation

Please take your time to read my response to Warrington Borough council’s Fourth Local Transport Plan (LTP4). It is a well thought, logical, comprehensive, meaningful response. To read my full response, (Click here) Faisal Rashid MP – Local Transport Plan (LTP4) Consultation Response

17th June 2019

Faisal responds to Warrington Borough Council’s Local Plan Consultation

I have tried my best to cover all the issues in draft local plan on behalf of my constituents. It is well thought, logical, comprehensive, meaningful response. It is 24 pages response so take your time. Please read my full response to Warrington Borough Council’s Proposed Submission

Faisal calls on the Government to introduce free bus travel for those under the age of 19

I am aware that for many people, especially those who are younger, bus services are a lifeline. The Government has stated that it recognises that public transport is of particular importance to young people. Yet, it has no plans to implement a national bus concession for young people. I have

10th June 2019

Second Year Review

It’s hard to believe that now two years ago, I was elected to serve as Warrington South’s MP. It has been a huge honour to represent the town and it’s a privilege I will never take for granted. It has been a busy and eventful two years, locally and in Parliament. Brexit has dominated in […]

‘Faisal speaks on the importance of improving Trade Union access to workplaces’

Working people in the UK can thank our trade unions for fighting to give us the minimum wage, parental rights, holidays and sickness pay. Yet I have spoken to countless trade union officials who tell me that, despite the widespread desire for improved rights and conditions at work, efforts to

‘Faisal continues to pressurise the Government to scrap the Mersey Gateway toll’

I recently spoke in Parliament and reiterated how it has long been time to scrap the Mersey Gateway toll. At the end of the day, the people of the whole region are affected immensely and it is unfair to ask the public to pay those tolls when that bridge has been untolled for decades. I […]

30th May 2019

Coffee morning at Lymm Methodist Church

Earlier this month I visited Lymm Methodist Church and spoke with constituents on a range of issues, including a variety of local concerns raised and also the work the ‘Challenging Injustice’ group do with Universal Credit, Legal Aid review and Windrush. It was great to learn of the

29th May 2019

Faisal chairs the BRI & CPEC APPG – ‘Britain Brexit and the BRI

Earlier this month, I chaired the most recent meeting of the BRI & CPEC APPG: ‘Britain, Brexit and the BRI’. As we prepare to leave the world’s largest single trading bloc, I asked our panel: how should post-Brexit Britain respond to the world’s biggest ongoing infrastructural project,

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

21st May 2019

Faisal Rashid MP meets Warrington South school pupil Samuel Hands

Faisal Rashid, MP for Warrington South, recently invited local school pupil, Samuel Hands, to his constituency office to discuss Samuel’s concerns about litter. During the visit Samuel showed Faisal a poster he made highlighting his concerns about litter in the town – posing the

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