Visiting the Newspaper Library at Colindale , Matthew saw for himself the 28 miles of shelves, 693,000 bound volumes and parcels and 500,000+ reels of microfilm as well as the work to digitise the collection to enable better public access.
Matthew visited the original Abbey Mills Pumping Station in East London to take part in a sewer tour and discuss Thames Water's plans to construct a new 'super sewer'.
Matthew addressed the annual Rally for Cyprus in Trafalgar Square. Accompanied by Barnet's Mayor Lisa Rutter, Cllr Brian Coleman, Charles Tannock MEP, Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers, Sir Alan Meale, Jim Sheridan and former MPs Ian Twinn and Tox Cox, Matthew told the assembled crowd ...