Prime Minister Changing But Constituency Work Continues

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Report back from Andy Slaughter, MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick

Andy Slaughter (right) with children from the Good Shepherd Primary School in masks they had made

July 17, 2026

As we await the change of Prime Minister, expected on Monday, constituency work has remained busy and Parliament has been very busy in the run up to the summer recess.

I attended a surprise retirement party for Jana Hassan, who has run the Harmony nursery in White City for the past quarter century.  Hundreds of former and current pupils and parents turned out to thank an exceptional teacher and leader. 

Andy Slaughter (right) with Jana Hassan of the Harmony Nursery

For school arts week, the Lyric Theatre took arts projects into 22 local schools.  I went along to the Good Shepherd Primary School to see the year five pupils making masks, and very good they were too.

Last week, I met the representatives of Street Hub, whose members work together to make sure the new development at Olympia is good for residents as well as visitors and the local economy.

At the request of a constituent, I went to a Sarcoma UK event to find out more about sarcoma, a rare but often fatal type of bone cancer. 

Andy Slaughter at a Sarcoma UK event

A burst water main on Acton Lane caused a loss of supply and low pressure for many parts of W3, W4 and W12 on Tuesday. Water supply has been reinstated to all properties, and I am pleased to hear repairs are expected to be completed by Monday or Tuesday.

In Parliament I spoke in two major debates – on the Immigration and Asylum Bill and the Hillsborough Bill, both of which have wide-ranging implications for the justice system.  On Friday, the Justice Committee published a major report on Legal Aid highlighting the gaps in provision that mean millions of people with legal complaints have lost access to justice.

I supported two private member’s bills promoted by colleagues, one on mental capacity assessments and one on controlling Airbnb-style lets where these cause nuisance or reduce housing supply. I also met the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, to talk about his annual report on prison conditions

Best wishes,

Andy

andy@andyslaughter.com

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