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Karen Buck MP

The actions taken by Israeli's naval commandos on Tuesday have been rightly condemned. I was personally appalled by the loss of life associated with the attack on a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu has argued that his troops were acting in self-defence yet there was nothing on board those ships that constituted a threat to Israel's security. While I also condemn the violence perpetrated on Israeli commandos by the more extreme activists, to call this "pre-planned violence" as Israeli spokespeople have is simply disingenuous; what did Israeli commandos expect after taking… » Read more

Over the course of the last week I received several thousand messages urging me to do what I could to help build a progressive coalition and take forward reforms to the voting system.

Naturally, whilst delighted with my own result, I am disappointed that Labour lost the election and that the Lib-Dems have entered into coalition with the Conservatives. All political parties are, to some extent, coalitions in themselves, spanning a range of views, and it is always possible to find some areas of agreement. However, I do not believe that most… » Read more

On Thursday I was deeply honoured to be elected to serve the people of Westminster North as their Member of Parliament.

As I said during the election campaign, I will work tirelessly to serve the people of Westminster North, a parliamentary constituency covering the wards of Abbey Road, Church Street, Harrow Road, Maida Vale, Bayswater, Lancaster Gate, Queen's Park, Little Venice, Regent's Park and Westbourne.

There are lots of pressing issues we need to tackle and we will face many challenges, as well as opportunities, in the months and years ahead but… » Read more

It has been another great week on the campaign trail for Karen Buck and her team.

We've had hundreds of activists working across the ward and have been out over the last week in Maida Vale, Regent's Park, St. John's Wood, Queen's Park, Lancaster Gate and Westbourne.

A highlight of the last week was the youth voter event held on Sunday at Westminster Academy with the Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet including the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband. At the event we heard about… » Read more

In Parliament I have fought for dozens of causes dear to me including better childcare, raising the wages of those on low-incomes, tackling climate change and highlighting the suffering of the people of Gaza.

I work as part of a team wherever possible but I've never been afraid of voting against the government when my conscience dictated.

That is why I voted against the Government over its decision to participate in the invasion of Iraq. I felt at the time (and still do)… » Read more

Current best practice guidance from the Electoral Commission suggests that Parliamentary Candidates should make a clear statement regarding any relevant interests they hold.

In accordance with that guidance and in the format prescribed, I have completed the declaration to comply with the best practice recommendations.



Declaration of Interests form

Name of candidate Karen Buck

Constituency: Westminster North

Political party: THE LABOUR PARTY

Date of publication: 16/4/10

CATEGORY RELEVANT INTERESTS
(a) Other paid jobs and whether I intend to continue to hold them, if elected

None - did have a column for Regeneration magazine,… » Read more

Karen Buck MP has been chosen for a second successive year as the Child Poverty Action Group MP of the Year for her work campaigning on behalf of low income families and children. C

PAG will present her with a certificate in recognition of this work on Thursday afternoon.

Meanwhile, The Institute of Fiscal Studies, Britain's leading independent economic think-tank, have weighed in to the debate on social inequality and unemployment - a key theme being used by the Conservatives. The IFS have pointed out that the record on youth unemployment was no better, and on poverty and… » Read more

Treasury Minister Sarah Macarthy-Fry today visited the Rainbow centre in Queen's Park to announce extra money for Child Trust Funds for families with disabled children.

Families with disabled children face many barriers - not only do much loved children with disabilities involve extra costs, caring for them also often limits their parents ability to earn. Karen said: "I warmly welcome this development and the additional recognition of the needs of disabled children. I urge constituents to make sure that if they have not… » Read more

Karen put her name to the following letter published in the Guardian yesterday:

"The Conservative party's calls for immediate cuts to the economy have been met by a growing chorus of criticism, warning that this risks sending the economy back into recession (Report, 8 March). The government was right to stimulate the economy with a variety of measures last year and so offset some of the worst effects of the recession. Yet, as some of the world's leading economists have pointed out, the fragile nature of the recovery means that fiscal stimulus is still required. However, according to the IMF,… » Read more