Matthew has led a Parliamentary delegation to Cyprus. The London Borough of Barnet has many people of Greek Cypriot heritage and the Council is also twinned with the occupied town of Morphu.

Matthew is calling on Hendon’s small shopkeepers to enter the Best Small Shops Competition, celebrating the creativity of small shops and the central role they play in their local community. The Best Small Shops Competition is open to any small shop operating in the UK.

'Whilst it is still too early to say why this incident occurred, the police are treating it as a terrorist attack and the thought of terrorism remains at the forefront of many people's minds. "What we do know is that the police and security services were instantly on the scene, removing the dr

Matthew joined other volunteers with Thames21 and Tideway London in a clean up of the Thames river and saw for himself how much rubbish and waste ends up in the water.  It is estimated that each year over 18 tonnes of plastic bottles end up in England's largest river along with 55m t

Matthew has praised Mill Hill East Jewish Community and Mill Hill East Church for their efforts in promoting interfaith dialogue in the local area following his attendance at an interfaith community fun day which attracted over 130 people.

Matthew joined Robert Halfon, and Chair of the Education Select Committee, on a visit to Middlesex University to see their new partnership with London’s Capital City College Group (CCCG) in action. Leaders from Middlesex University London and London’s CCCG called for barriers to lifelong learn

As Chairman of the APPG on Explosive Threats, Matthew has launched a report on assistance to victims of explosive violence. The report contains recommendations to the Government on how to better help victims of explosive violence across the globe.

Matthew is urging his constituents to get involved with the RLSS UK’s Drowning Prevention Week campaign in a bid to prevent summer tragedies.  More than 700 people drown in the UK and Ireland every year and many more have near drowning experiences, sometimes suffering life changing injuri

Attending a counter-protest to the annual Al-Quds Day rally, Matthew has repeated calls for the full proscription of the Hezbollah organisation.  The annual rally was marred by the display of Hezbollah flags and anti-Semitic comments over the state of Israel and Matthew has also urged the Gove

Matthew is backing a life-saving appeal from Cancer Research UK for more NHS cancer staff. He was joined by campaigners in Westminster earlier this week at the launch of the charity’s new campaign ‘Shoulder to Shoulder Against Cancer’. For 70 years the NHS has been at the forefront of fighting can