Keith presents aHUS Petition to Parliament
Warm welcome for play area revamp
First Mango Festival in Leicester a great success!
Keith helps plant bee meadow in Rushey Mead
Keith revisits Peggy Taylor to check improvements in her house.
Keith launches Leicester Landmark Heritage Project
Education Secretary Gove marks official opening of Krishna Avanti school with Keith
Keith opens outdoor gym in Netherhall Park
Keith opens sweet shop ‘Sweetilicious’ on Melton Road
Keith checks progress of Scouts Hut renovation
Keith pledges to help elderly resident
Bring and buy sale for Mrs Taylor a success!
Leicester’s John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John sing duet for Allan Gratrix’s 75th birthday
Keith revisits scene of attack in Southey Close
Keith opens a new branch of Solar Style
Keith meets constituent hurt in unprovoked attack
Keith meets residents and parents concerned about traffic at Thurnby Lodge Primary School
Keith’s sponsored bike ride raises over £2000 for local youth facilities!
Keith visits fire-damaged Catherine Junior School
Keith meets rising star of Indian football Brandon Fernandes.. Again!
Keith holds public meeting with residents and traders on Green Lane Road
Keith attends start of Diwali celebrations in Leicester
Keith meets residents concerned about road safety in Evington
Keith meets with residents concerned about changes to benefits
Keith celebrates biometric visa centre success
Keith joins protest in Parliament Square at closure of Glenfield Ecmo Unit
Keith launches bike ride to raise money for Thurnby Lodge youth facilities
Keith joins march against closure of Children's Heart Unit at Glenfield
Keith welcomes Indian High Commissioner on first visit to Leicester
Keith meets with residents on Green Lane Road
Keith celebrates 40 years of Ugandan Asians in Leicester
Keith discusses plans for St Paul’s Catholic School
Welcome.
Thank you for visiting my website. Here you can find information about my local activities on behalf of the people of Leicester East as your MP and my work as Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee. I welcome all comments and suggestions about issues in Leicester East. If you are a constituent and have a problem you think I may be able to help you with, please don't hesitate to contact me. You can do this directly through the website, where you will also find details of my offices and how to book a surgery appointment.
With very best wishes,
Rt. Hon Keith Vaz MP
Keith met with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on her historic visit to the UK. The Burmese pro-democracy leader addressed both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall; an honour usually reserved for Heads of State. Keith said: … Continue reading
At the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday Keith met with His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama, who was the Head of State of the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan Government in exile) until his retirement … Continue reading
Keith celebrated his 25th anniversary in Parliament. He was first elected as MP for Leicester East in June 1987. Aishwarya Rai and her husband, Abhishek Bachchan came to London for the 25th anniversary celebrations and took part in a dinner … Continue reading
On a recent visit to Paris, Keith met with Harlem Desir, Member of European Parliament and number two in the French Socialist Party at their headquarters to discuss the new government and its future programme.
I wish to send my heartfelt congratulations to our Queen on the 60th anniversary of her reign. May she gloriously reign for many more years to come!
Keith recently met with the local unit of the Sea Cadets in Leicester. Pictured is Ian Dix and Kim Marshal-Nichols of the Leicester Sea Cadets and Councillor John Thomas
Rt. Hon Keith Vaz MP, Chairman of the Committee said: “Progress has been made and we are pleased that the Home Office has accepted our previous recommendations on procurement. If it is to find £1.8bn savings it will have to … Continue reading
Keith met with Brigadier General Perez, the head of the Anti-Narcotics Unit in Columbia to discuss recent developments in the fight against drugs in Columbia. Keith initially met with the Brigadier General in March whilst the Committee were visiting Columbia.
Keith addressed Chief Constables at the Association of Chief Police Officers conference in Manchester last Thursday. He urged ACPO to make its voice heard over government changes to the Police Service. He called on Chief Constables “to rise to the … Continue reading
Keith and members of the Home Affairs Select Committee met with the Portuguese Ambassador, Joao de Vallera to discuss drugs. The Home Affairs Select Committee, which Keith chairs, is currently undertaking an inquiry into drugs. As part of this they … Continue reading
