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Matt Western MP

Matt Western MP

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Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington

The collapsed China spy case was a regrettable incident: lessons must be learnt for the future
Home affairs
By Matt Western MP
The collapsed China spy case was a regrettable incident: lessons must be learnt for the future
After nearly a decade as an MP, I was shocked at the collapse of the prosecution of two men accused of spying on MPs for China.
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Environment
By Matt Western MP
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Worries over falsified fire certificates are compounding home owners' misery
UK’s race to net-zero threatened by shifting EV targets and infrastructure challenges
Environment
By Matt Western MP
UK’s race to net-zero threatened by shifting EV targets and infrastructure challenges
As the UK pushes toward a 2050 net-zero target, electric vehicles are key to cutting emissions. Matt Western MP, chair of the Electric Vehicle APPG, explains how challenges in infrastructure, consumer incentives and shifting government policies threaten that progress
Bus drivers’ working hours can be the difference between life and death
Transport
By Matt Western MP
Bus drivers’ working hours can be the difference between life and death

Labour MP Matt Western writes ahead of his parliamentary debate on ‘Local bus drivers' working hours’ which he says is “in the interests of public, passenger and driver safety”.
Bus drivers are working unsafe hours – leaving the public at risk
Transport
By Matt Western MP
Bus drivers are working unsafe hours – leaving the public at risk

Two people lost their lives when a bus crashed into a shop in Coventry. Our laws around the working hours of bus drivers are clearly not keeping the public safe, writes Matt Western