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
The Home Affairs Committee, chaired by Keith Vaz, published a report last week criticising the lack of progress made by the UK Border Agency in effectively controlling immigration to the UK. In the second of what is intended to be a … Continue reading
In his role as Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee Keith Vaz met today with police officers from over 40 forces to discuss the future of policing as part of a Police Federation meeting in the House of Commons. … Continue reading
Keith helped deliver a petition that ECPAT UK has been running with The Body Shop UK since July 2010 to Number 10 Downing Street today, alongside fellow MPs and Martine McCutcheon. The petition is calling on the UK Government to … Continue reading
Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party, visited Leicester yesterday. He met with Keith and Jon Ashworth, Labour Candidate for the Leicester South By-election, as well as the Vice Chair of De Montfort University, Dominic Shellard. He then took part in an unscripted Question and … Continue reading
Global cricketing icon Kapil Dev was bowled over with hundreds of people bringing traffic to a standstill on Leicester’s famous Belgrave Road when the star drove through with Leicester East MP, Keith Vaz. Cricket fever was in the air again … Continue reading
A petition calling on the government to keep the Education Maintenance Allowance was presented to the House of Commons by Keith Vaz. Mr Vaz is concerned by recent research from the University and College Union suggesting that almost 70% of … Continue reading
Plans for a supermarket chain to move onto the Walkers Tyres site onMelton Road were blocked by local councillors last week. Keith attended the Council’s Planning Committee meeting alongside local councillors John Thomas and Rashmi Joshi who spoke passionately on behalf … Continue reading
Keith met with new Gateway Principle, Suzanne Overton-Edwards last week. Whilst at the state of the art new college he discussed the impact of losing the Education Maintenance Allowance to students in Leicester. The Principle confirmed that 75% of students … Continue reading
Keith expressed his delight at the new Hrithik Roshan wax work figure at Madame Tussauds museum in London. He attended the unveiling of Hrithik Roshan wax work figure at Madam Tussauds in London on Thursday. Hrithik became the fifth Indian … Continue reading
It was that time of year again…Keith was joined by Leicester City Football Club’s very own mascot, Filbert the Fox, to switch on the official Christmas lights at the Merlyn Vaz Centre. The Merlyn Vaz tree is lit every year in … Continue reading
