Archive for year: 2026
Health Secretary visits Wood Green
I was pleased to welcome the Health Secretary to the Wood Green Community Diagnostic Centre this week. The visit came as new data showed that, despite the busiest winter on record for the NHS, waiting lists have fallen to their lowest level in three years.
Community Diagnostic Centres like the one in Wood Green play an important role in helping patients access tests and scans more quickly, reducing pressure on hospitals and helping people receive diagnoses and treatment sooner. It was a great opportunity to highlight the valuable work being done locally to improve healthcare services for residents.
Read more about the data here: NHS England » NHS waiting list continues to fall despite record winter
Unsafe Housing Issue Resolved
Last month, a constituent contacted me to report a leak in her ceiling, causing considerable water damage to her home. I was deeply concerned to hear that her housing association had made no effort to repair the leak.
The situation was causing great distress for my constituent and forcing her to take time off work to monitor the leak. I contacted the constituent’s housing association requesting action be taken to fix the leak and repair the damage it had caused. Following this, contractors visited her home to begin repairs. Her housing association has also offered her deserved compensation for the distress she experienced.
This is just one example of how I can support constituents with casework so do not hesitate to contact my office with concerns you might have.
Cyprus Statement
Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, please read my statement on the situation in Cyprus.
London Jewish Forum
This week, I invited the London Jewish Forum and local Jewish leaders from our constituency to join a roundtable in Parliament. It was an opportunity to discuss the deeply concerning rise in antisemitism and how this is impacting the community.
I was grateful to hear their perspective and experiences, and to learn what more I can do to support Southgate and Wood Green’s Jewish community. I will be raising all of their concerns with the police, particularly around safety outside schools.
I stand in solidarity with our local Jewish communities and believe that hope, resilience and unity will always be stronger than hate and fear.
New Southgate Coffee Morning
This week, I hosted a coffee morning for residents in New Southgate, to discuss their concerns about crime and antisocial behaviour in the local area. We were joined by the police and local councillors.
It was a lovely opportunity to connect with constituents of Southgate and Wood Green and have a real conversation about the issues they care about. These included:
-repeated parking on double yellow lines
-suspected money laundering
-overflowing public bins
In response to the issues raised at the meeting, I have contacted the relevant public bodies and look forward to updating my constituents on the action taken.
If you live in the New Southgate area and want to raise any similar issues, please email me at bambos.charalambous.mp@parliament.uk.
Cyprus APPG Briefing
In response to the situation in the Middle East, Stephen Doughty MP, the Minister for Europe, sat down with members of the APPG for Cyprus today to brief us on the Government’s action on Cyprus and the UK’s Sovereign Bases.
In response to the situation in the Middle East, Stephen Doughty MP, the Minister for Europe, sat down with members of the APPG for Cyprus today to brief us on the Government’s action on Cyprus and the UK’s Sovereign Bases.
I was grateful for the opportunity to discuss the cooperation and coordination of the UK with the Republic of Cyprus in keeping Cyprus, active British personnel, their families and British nationals safe. I was also pleased to receive confirmation that RAF Akrotiri is not being used for any defensive action and the US is not operating from Akrotiri.
I would like to offer reassurance to my constituents that the Government has taken all necessary measures to protect the security of Cyprus.
Advice for constituents stranded in the Middle East
The FCDO is providing support to British nationals in the Middle East.
Please register your presence in the region at http://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/ or call the advice line on +44 (0)20 7008 5000.
Please follow FCDO travel advice: Foreign Office travel advice updates – GOV.UK
