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Transport secretary addresses Parliament about fatal train crash

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Blake Stephenson MP at the Houses of Parliament

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Blake Stephenson MP speaking in the House of Commons

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Clockwise from top left: Central Bedfordshire Council, Luton Borough Council, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson at a family hub in Bedford, Bedford Borough Council

Councils respond to scrapping of two child benefit cap

Blake presenting No.14 with their winner certificate

No.14 Ampthill crowned Mid Bedfordshire’s Best Independent Business in local MP’...

New estimates from the Office for National Statistics' Annual Population Survey show 12.1% of people aged 18 and over in Bedford were smoking cigarettes between 2020 and 2024

One in eight adults in Bedford still smokes

Robert Simpson

Bbiomedical scientist helps put MPs in the hot seat during visit to Westminster
A biomedical scientist from Bedford visited Westminster this week to take part in a special ‘reverse’ committee event in Parliament.
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The average private rent in Bedford reached £1,148 per month in the year to September – up 9% from £1,056 a year prior (Graphic: Pixabay)

Rent in Bedford rises 9% in past year

Maternity services at Bedford Hospital were under the spotlight in Parliament today (3/9)

MP seeks answers amid concerns over future maternity care at Bedford Hospital

Blake Stephenson MP speaking at a local farmers' roundtable he organised in Gravenhurst with Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore

OPINION: My first 12 months as Your MP

Blake Stephenson MP speaking in the House of Commons

Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson marks one year in parliament with strong lo...

Britain is facing a swimming crisis - 9m adults don’t know how to swim

Blake Stephenson MP proposing his Bill in the House of Commons

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Bedford & Kempston MP Mohammad Yasin

Bedford MP votes against legalising assisted dying - but bill is narrowly passed

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Uni of Beds staff meet MPs in bid to save jobs

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Park home owners go to Parliament over 10% commission rule

Schools may soon only be able to require families to buy three branded uniform items

How school uniforms rules could change for four million pupils

Kneecap have already courted controversy in the United States over the stance regarding Palestine and performances at Coachella 2025.

Kneecap videos under review for inciting violence against local MPs

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Funding boost from government to help smokers in Central Bedfordshire quit

Katie Brett and Lorraine Beavers with a photo of Sasha Marsden.

My sister was murdered after fake job interview: MP backs Sasha's Law

The House of Commons' Education Committee took a deep dive into the effects of screen time on children last year

11 ways phone use impacts children, from school to mental health

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Work on Wixams station could be halted if Universal theme park goes ahead

Conservative MPs met with FirstPort's management in the Houses of Parliament

Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson calls out 'rip off fees' in meeting with Fi...

Blake Stephenson MP speaking about Universal in the House of Commons

Negotiations 'going well' on Universal Theme Park In Bedfordshire as local MP Bl...
Blake Stephenson, the Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire, is continuing to push the Government to secure investment for a brand new Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire.
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Demand soars for active home education resources amid government debates

Campaigners both for and against turn out as MPs prepare to vote on the proposed assisted dying bill in Parliament.

Countries that have legalised assisted dying as MPs vote on bill

Katie Brett is campaigning again to keep David Minto in prison and to change the lenient sentencing appeals law. Inset: 'Evil' David Minto

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If passed the bill means that terminally ill adults in England and Wales who have six months to live will legally have the choice to end their life.

Assisted dying bill UK: What is the proposed law?

Kim Leadbeater MP to introduce bill to legalise assisted dying.

Watch: Kim Leadbeater MP formally introduces assisted dying bill

Protester speaks at winter fuel cuts rally.

Watch: Rally against winter fuel cuts held outside Parliament

A report by the Institute for Government has provided recommendations for how devolution can be completed across the whole of England by the end of the current Parliament

Recommendation to bring devolution to areas including Luton and MK

A report by the Institute for Government has provided recommendations for how devolution can be completed across the whole of England by the end of the current Parliament

Recommendation to bring devolution to areas including Luton and MK

Philippa Fleming. Photo supplied by candidate.

"I want to stop deprivation" says Green Party candidate for North Bedfordshire

Ben Foley. Photo supplied by candidate.

Gaza one of Bedford's biggest issues says Green Party candidate

There were 5,369 residential property sales in Bedford in 2022. Of these, 702 were leasehold properties, while 4,667 were freehold (Pixabay)

Here's how many people bought leasehold properties in Bedford

Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4.

Watch: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces July 4 General Election

MP returns to Parliament following sepsis quadruple amputation.

Watch: MP returns to Parliament following sepsis quadruple amputation

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Former bank could be turned into restaurant and shop after nearly £300k grant

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Westminster Bridge terror attack: Police remember victims 7 years on

Mohammad Yasin MP

OPINION: Bedford people will be 'worse off' says MP as he responds to Budget

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East West Rail CEO and mayor Dave to be quizzed by transport committee next week
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Concerns have been raised over cuts to BBC local radio services

Moving BBC Concert Orchestra out of London 'didn't make sense'

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MP calls for action to end misery of unadopted roads on new housing estates

Idris Elba stands in front of an installation of over 200 bundles of clothing representing the lives lost to Knife crime in the UK as he calls on the Government to take immediate action to prevent serious youth violence at Parliament Square on January 08, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Don't Stop Your Future)

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Watch moment Wilko boss tells MP she 'let down' staff and shoppers

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New MP reacts to being part of history “not once, but twice in a week”

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Fines to be issued over Covid-19 lockdown-busting Tory HQ party

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Breaking SNP MP defects to Tories after claiming 'toxic and bully treatment'

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Breaking Anti-Brexit protester Steve Bray ‘wrestled out’ of Tory conference

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