Hello and welcome to my website. My name is Barry Gardiner and I am the Labour MP for Brent West.

To get in touch with me please email barry.gardiner.mp@parliament.uk

LATEST NEWS

Statement: Attack on kenton synagogue

The hate-filled attack on the Kenton Synagogue is the latest in a series of disgusting attacks on Jewish buildings. But these are more than attacks on buildings they are calculated attacks on the whole Jewish community, designed to destabilise and instill widespread fear. This is the very definition of terrorism.

I am grateful to the police for their swift response and for the arrests they have made in relation to some of the other attacks, but I believe it is vital that the Met police does treat these as terrorist attacks not simply as criminal damage.

I also would ask that the Home Affairs Select Committee examines the involvement of foreign actors and the ease with which they are able to launch such attacks. For too long London has been regarded by some hostile regimes as a safe base from which to operate and where money can be laundered.

That British Jewry lives under the dark shadow of antisemitic hatred is something which sadly we all have come to understand, but must NEVER come to accept. I pay tribute to the work of the CST and to the security personnel at Kenton who are always there to greet those of us who visit and to ensure the safety of the whole congregation.

In the London Borough of Brent we like to pride ourselves on the multicultural nature of our community and the harmony between all those from different faith and cultural backgrounds. But good community relations have to be worked at. They are not built on the simple toleration of the views of others. They are built on respect for our different traditions and the robust challenging of hate speech towards anyone wherever we encounter it. It is up to us all to call out the low level abuse and intolerance, because we all know that these are what facilitate and enable the escalation of a climate of hatred and violence.

barry questions the environment secretary on the water industry

On Tuesday 10th March, Barry questioned the Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds, about the government’s proposals for what they call a ‘once-in-a-generation’ reform of the water sector.

community meeting 18/03/26

Residents can join Barry and other community leaders at 6.30pm on 18th March 2026 at St James Church, Alperton, to discuss the recent crime and violence around Ealing Road and Sudbury, and the actions being taken by authorities.

bARRY’S INTERVENTION FOLLOWING US AND ISRAELI STRIKES IN IRAN 02/03/26

On Monday 2nd of March, Barry intervened in the Prime Minister’s urgent statement on events in the Middle East. You can see Barry’s intervention and the Prime Minister’s response below.

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Campaign responses and petitions

I receive hundreds of standardised campaign letter emails regarding Government policy and international affairs on just about every domestic and foreign issue. As these emails are sent to me in a template format, please understand that I will only publish a response here as responding individually would take a disproportionate amount of time.

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