We asked the town's leaders for their response to the news that M&S will close it's Bedford store in May. Both the Mayor and MP described it as a 'blow to the town'
‘The Government response is an epic failure of political management’ says Bedford & Kempston’s Mohammad Yasin MP
Monthly Column
I want the government to succeed in fighting the biggest crisis in peacetime history, to save lives and protect livelihoods.
As an Opposition MP, it felt important to provide constructive support to the Government, only challenging...
Breaking news: Mohammad Yasin MP reselected to run for Labour in next general election
Paul Hutchinson
Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin has been unanimously re-selected as Labour's candidate for the next General Election. Party members from across his constituency...
It’s great to be back in Parliament to get on with raising the concerns of the people of Bedford and Kempston. It’s not going to be easy. When the...
Bedford MP asks PM for urgent investment in Primary Care after Cater Street Surgery goes into Special Measures
Erica Roffe
In Parliament today, Mohammad Yasin, the MP for Bedford and Kempston asked the Prime Minister about urgent funding for GPs after a doctor’s surgery in...
Coronavirus has claimed nearly 650,000 jobs since March. Sectors that were already struggling, like retail and hospitality, have little resilience to...
The watering down of workers' rights, standards and environmental protections was at the heart of my concerns over Brexit. Just weeks after our final ties with the EU were severed and my concerns are already being realised...
“After huge personal sacrifice by Bedfordians there is light at the end of the tunnel” says MP
Monthly Column
It’s sad that we end this darkest of years in Tier 3 restrictions after so many months of huge personal sacrifice and disruption to our way of life...
Mohammad Yasin attends Bedford RMT picket lines same day as Sam Tarry sacked by Keir Starmer
Fay Barrett
Mohammad Yasin visited striking RMT worker picket lines in Bedford yesterday, the same day that Labour front bencher Sam Tarry was sacked by Keir Starmer for attending a London protest...
“We will have a test track and trace operation that will be world-beating, in place by 1 June” promised the Prime Minister on 20 May...
Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin has been forced to defend not signing a letter denouncing the decision to readmit Chris Williamson to the Labour Party. In a tweet last week...
Bedford & Kempston MP challenges Prime Minister over return of inpatient mental health beds
Erica Roffe
For the third consecutive week, Mohammad Yasin, the MP for Bedford and Kempston, has addressed Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions...