To the people of Bedford and Kempston,
I am writing to thank you for re-electing me as your MP. It is a real privilege to serve the people and place that I love so much and has made me who I am.
It was a tight race and I’d like to pay tribute to my opponents for their hard work during the campaign. Politics can be brutal, and it can be very painful for voters and candidates when the result does not go their way.
I recognise this and I know many of you, exhausted by the politics of division and turmoil weren’t sure who or what to vote for last week.
But the result – though bittersweet for me given Labour’s huge losses – is definitive and it has brought with it some peace from the clamour and arguments that have engulfed us for nearly four years.
Now it’s time to heal. We can now move forwards. That does not mean we don’t have battles to fight. The process of leaving the EU will be long and painful. My job is to hold the Government to account throughout the process to ensure the deal we get protects the NHS, citizens, workers and environmental rights.
Locally, I will continue to focus on maintaining and improving services at our hospital. Bringing back in-patient mental health beds is a top priority.
I will also continue the fight for Bedford’s transport It’s been a dreadful few years for rail users and although a Conservative Government won’t deliver the radical reform needed, I will continue to ensure we get the rail service we were at least promised.
Remember that however you voted, I’m here to serve you.
Please get in touch with me and my office with any personal or local issues you think we can help with. Typically, these are issues around benefits, pensions, tax and national insurance, local services, immigration schools or supporting a local campaign.
I am your voice in Parliament, so do get in touch with issues you want me to raise with the Government.
You can also book to see me at the surgeries I run every Friday and please check my website or Twitter account for dates of Saturday drop-in surgeries. I will continue to canvas whenever I get the chance.
I look forward to seeing you at local events or round and about. We all want the best for our town and to do that we must work together.
Yours sincerely,
Mohammad Yasin MP
Website: https://mohammadyasin.org/
Email: office@mohammadyasin.org
Phone: 01234 346525
