Crime figures released recently demonstrate the complete failure of this Conservative Government to protect communities from rising violent crime.

Responding to Home Secretary Amber Rudd's recent statement on increases in violent crime, Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake said:

Tom is taking up the cudgels for Crystal Palace fans travelling to and from Selhurst Station on match days.

Following phenomenal growth on the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) routes, resulting in passenger numbers doubling in just 12 years on parts of the network, Tom Brake MP is supporting the ‘Check Before you Travel’ campaign launched by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). This is raising awareness of the new timetable coming into action in May 2018.

Last month, Tom Brake MP challenged the Police Minister, Nick Hurd MP, during Home Office questions about the threat to policing in Sutton.  Tom raised his concerns following an announcement that police forces in Sutton, Bromley and Croydon will merge. This will lead to police being re-deployed away from Sutton to higher crime areas in Croydon.

With the River Wandle’s brown trout population hit-for-six after SES Water’s pumps failed, leaving trout eggs exposed to the air, Tom Brake convened a top-level meeting with representatives from SES Water, the Environment Agency, and the South East Rivers Trust, as well as Councillors Jill Whitehead and Chris Williams.  

The British Council are seeking exceptional leaders aged 18-35 to join a group of 50 people from around the world in Future Leaders Connect, a nine-day workshop, to learn from global policy experts and inspirational leaders.

Moped crime spiked in January in Sutton according to the latest Metropolitan Police figures.

Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake secured a commitment from the Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner that he will meet representatives of the Ahmadiyya Community - who have a very strong presence in South West London - to discuss abuses and persecution against the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan.

The Stroke Unit at St Helier hospital has completed its transformation after a three-year programme funded by the National Institute of Health Research.