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On Thursday 17 October 2019, Boris Johnson’s minority Government was defeated for the 9th time. I voted in favour of an amendment to the Business of the House motion that the House shall sit at 9.30am on Saturday 19 October 2019 to debate the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
I responded to a Business of the House motion on Thursday 17 October 2019 that the House shall sit at 9.30am on Saturday 19 October 2019 to debate the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan, spoke at a meeting in Parliament on Thursday 17 October 2019, which I attended . We heard first hand about the ongoing situation of how the lives of the people in Kashmir are being affected.
There are no policies for the people, so the Government want to rig the next general election. Requiring voter ID will disproportionately affect people from ethnic minority backgrounds and working-class voters of all ethnicities. The Government only want votes for the few.
Lal Haveli restaurant is a fantastic restaurant in Walsall on 1 Midland Road, Walsall, WS1 3QQ.
The High Commissioner for Bangladesh, Saida Muna Tasneem accepted my invitation to visit Masjid-E-Usman on Mount Street on Sunday 13 October 2019. Her excellency attended with the Assistant High Commissioner Mr Nazmul Hoque who encouraged people to contact the High Commission directly. There is a 24/7 helpline.
On Sunday 13 October 2019, I arranged for the High Commissioner for Bangladesh, Saida Muna Tasneem, to visit a new mosque which is nearing completion on Cook Street in Darlaston. I am pictured above with the High Commissioner and Nahid Ahmed.
I was delighted to attend the third British Bangladeshi Business Awards at The Bingley Hall in Birmingham on Thursday 9 October 2019. The Awards are organised by Desh Foundation UK which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Desh Foundation UK was founded by Mishbaur Rahman in 2009 as a small local community-based organisation to encourage business