Rachel Reeves - From Bromley, For Bromley

I'm Rachel Reeves and I am a local campaigner running to be your strong, local voice as Bromley & Chislehurst's next Member of Parliament. I was brought up in Bromley and know our local community inside out. I believe that as your elected MP, my job is to represent you to the powers-that-be, not the other way around.

I won't ever forget my roots or be scared to ask the awkward questions if I am elected at the by-election on Thursday 29th June. I was also runner-up in last year's general election, knocking on the doors of thousands of local homes and ensuring I was in direct contact with you.

If elected I pledge to:

Neighbourhood Police & Safer Stations: Always campaign for more Neighbourhood Police teams and widely publish their phone no. and email. Pressure for CCTV and staff at all train stations

Knife Crack-down: Support five-year sentences for carrying knives and stopping the sale of knives. Back laws for local schools to scan for knives

ID Cards: Support ID cards to help our security and beat benefit fraud. Back investment in tough immigration controls

Contract with YOU: Run monthly surgeries and coffee mornings across Bromley & Chislehurst; widely publish my office contact details; run web-based MP inquiry service; hold annual St George's day event

Our belief is that these positive, forward-looking plans will make a real difference to people's lives - whereas both the Conservatives and Lib Dems have repeatedly opposed Labour's funding of YOUR neighbourhood police teams. Conservative-controlled Bromley Council has cut YOUR local public services.

Please feel free to contact me and my Action Team on 020 8460 0626 or by clicking here if you have your own ideas about how we can improve our lives here in Bromley and Chislehurst. Labour has a fighting chance of winning this by-election so please do support me.

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