Thank you Thursday, 30 May, 2024 As Parliament has now dissolved, I want to say that it has been the honour of my life to serve as your Member of Parliament for the last 14 years. I thank my constituents in Hendon for electing me on four occasions. At the last election, I received 26,878 votes, the highest number of votes for any candidate in the constituency since 1935. I have worked tirelessly to bring together the diverse... Westminster News
Belgian court sentences Iranian diplomat to 20 years for bomb plot at rally attended by Hendon MP 4th February 2021 An Iranian official has been found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on a rally that was attended by British MPs, including Hendon MP Matthew Offord... Reports
Matthew votes to keep increase in Universal Credit 19th January 2021 A vote on a Labour motion to continue financial support to people who are claiming Universal Credit was supported by Matthew. At the beginning of the lockdown... Westminster News
Matthew welcomes Government action to restrict future ground rents to zero 11th January 2021 Matthew has welcomed the Government’s announcement that action will now be taken to reform English property law, through the introduction of the Commonhold... Westminster News
Statement on post-Brexit Trade Deal with the EU 24th December 2020 I am pleased that the UK government has finally concluded our negotiations with the EU on our future relationship and we have secured an excellent deal for the... European News
Matthew continues fight to free leaseholders from fire safety remediation costs 18th December 2020 Matthew has met ‘virtually’ with representatives of UK Finance and separately with the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) and the Institute of... Local News
Lest We Forget 8th November 2020 The coronavirus pandemic and the second lockdown have not prevented Matthew from laying a wreath at the Hendon War Memorial. Whilst the lockdown has prevented... Local News
Matthew is MO Bro MP! 1st November 2020 Matthew has signed up to support the Movember campaign to highlight men’s health issues. Globally men die an average of six years younger than women. This is... Local News
In remembrance of Brian Gordon 10th September 2020 "It is with great sadness that I learnt of the death of Brian today. The decision to postpone the Annual General Meeting of Barnet Council, where Brian was to... Local News
Latest figures demonstrate the scale of Government support for people and businesses in Hendon 7th August 2020 Matthew has welcomed new statistics showing the huge Government support to individuals and businesses in Hendon. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the... Local News
