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Westminster Week: Thinking it over

Monday

Sarah Coombes MP (West Bromwich/Labour) highlights a flashpoint issue in her constituency, regarding racism against a local Sikh community’s place of worship. An offensive item that was left outside its doors leaves her questioning how the building can be made safe again.

Wednesday

Any talk of war brings up the subject of the funding of our Defence infrastructure. It epitomises the worries of people across the UK who feel exposed to global conflicts and also sense we’re underprepared at the same time. The Iran debacle has not slowed in raising the temperature of conversations across Whitehall and Government (as it usually does), and in Parliament there are signs that it’s an issue at the forefront of many people’s minds too. The only trouble is, who has the right answer?