Andy Love MP

Welcome to my website

I'm Andy Love, the Labour and Co-operative Party Member of Parliament for Edmonton. I hope that this site provides you with some useful information about me and the constituency I represent, as well as local news and updates on the work that I am doing in Westminster and photos from some of the events that I have attended.

If you live in Edmonton you can find out how to contact me by phone or email, and how to arrange an appointment to see me at one of my regular advice surgeries.

There is also a link to my blog, which I update as regularly as I can. Please feel free to leave me a comment and let me know what you think of it.

Enjoy the site!

Boundary changes

As you may be aware, the Boundary Commission has put forward a set of proposals to reduce the number of constituencies and MPs from 650 to 600.  In Edmonton their proposal means joining parts of our existing constituency with parts of Chingford.

It is a move that would put our sense of community at stake as our constituency would be permanently divided in two by the Lee Valley, over a mile of reservoirs and industrial estates, as well as a high-speed railway line.  It also risks short-changing the constituents of both Edmonton and Chingford as there would be just one Member of Parliament who would have to split his time between two completely separate areas.

Members of the public are being invited to have their say on the proposals until 5 December 2011.  If you would like to take part then please click here.

Expenses

Included in my website is a section about the Parliamentary Allowances that I claimed between 2004 and 2008, including all of the documents that I submitted to the House of Commons authorities. You can see the full details of these by clicking here.

In May 2010, responsibility for administering expenses was handed over to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), and they regularly publish information on all of the claims made by Members of Parliament.

To visit their website and search for details on MP's expenses claims click here.




Constituency Map

Ponders End
Jubilee
Lower Edmonton
Edmonton Green
Upper Edmonton
Haselbury
Bush Hill Park
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Desperate times call for ...
Two weeks ago, when the labour market statistics were published, I didn't have time to write a post about unemployment in Edmonton, but the situation is too dire to ignore so I thought it was necessary to revisit those figures here.From January to... (read more)
Are you the new George Osborne?
Assuming you haven't been living on the moon since May 2010, you'll know that I'm not too keen on George Osborne as Chancellor. I have a whole raft of reasons why and, were I to be in his shoes, I would be making very different economic decisions.... (read more)
More flip-flops than on a sunny day in Cornwall
You may remember back in November I wrote here about the Government's proposals to halve the frequency of MOTs ("unnecessary red tape," as they called it), and the understandable outcry there was as a result from those worried about road safety -... (read more)
A bit of a list...
A considerable number of people, at the start of the new year, make a list of resolutions; their goals and hopes for the following 12 months. Many of the items on those lists fall by the wayside early on, and, right about now, at the end of January, (read more)
Remembrance
Last Friday was Holocaust Memorial Day and, on Thursday evening, in advance of the day itself, I joined in with Enfield Council's remembrance event at the Dugdale Centre.As ever, the day and the events surrounding it are very poignant, not only in... (read more)

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Andy Love MP applauds achievements of Nobel Peace Prize winner

Edmonton MP Andy Love last week welcomed Tawakkul Karman, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, to London in an event he chaired in Parliament on behalf of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding (CAABU) to celebrate her outstanding achievement.
Andy Love MP says numbers missing from electoral register undermine legitimacy of new boundaries

Edmonton MP Andy Love has expressed his concern over the recent revelation by the Electoral Commission that almost twice as many people as they first estimated are likely to be missing from the electoral register.
Andy Love MP signs Age UK pledge to reduce winter deaths

Edmonton MP Andy Love has joined the fight to save lives this winter by signing the Age UK pledge – part of their ‘Spread the Warmth’ campaign.
Andy Love MP renews calls for Minister for Older People as petition goes to Downing Street

Edmonton MP Andy Love has renewed his calls for a dedicated Government Minister for Older People after the Grey Pride petition, which he signed up to, was taken to Downing Street with 137,000 names on earlier this month.
Andy Love MP urges action to tackle dangerous dog problem in Edmonton

Andy Love MP is urging the Government to act to strengthen powers to tackle dangerous dogs in Edmonton after being contacted by concerned constituents worried that attacks are increasing locally.
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