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
Leicester East MP, Keith Vaz has condemned the violence witnessed in Leicester city last night. Keith said: “I strongly condemn the violence of groups of youth in Leicester last night. The damage this senseless criminality has caused will not be … Continue reading
The Home Affairs Select Committee has been recalled for an emergency meeting on Thursday to consider terms of reference for an inquiry into the recent riots. Rt. Hon Keith Vaz MP, Chairman of the Committee said: “I and members of … Continue reading
Keith wrote to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding a petition he received from Leicester East constituents. They were concerned about the Indian death penalty law which a Mr Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar faces. Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State … Continue reading
Keith met Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho on Saturday, when his team played Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. The game attracted a record 31,188 fans. Although Real Madrid won 2-1, Mourinho said that he believed that the Leicester … Continue reading
Yesterday Keith met with Mitch Winehouse, father of the singer Amy. They discussed his initiative to improve residential rehabilitation services for young people as well as found a centre for the performing arts. When Mitch gave evidence to the Home … Continue reading
At the request of year 9 students Jasmin Sahota and Tanisha Patel, Keith Vaz visited their school, Soar Valley College today to support their Send My Sister to School campaign. The students have been working on the campaign in order … Continue reading
Last week Keith met with Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. They discussed issues of diversity and minority rights.
Last week Keith met with Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jnr to discuss Tamil issues and the UN Report on the final days of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Congressman Jackson has now signed US House Resolution 177 expressing support for the … Continue reading
Keith met with Congressman Steve Chabot, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Middle East and Assistant Secretary Janet Sanderson, from the US State Department last week to discuss the current situation in Yemen. They covered a wide range … Continue reading
Last Thursday Keith met with Congressman Peter King, Chair of the Homeland Security Committee, at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Keith Chairs the Home Affairs Select Committee, which fulfils a similar role in the UK to the Homeland Security Committee … Continue reading
