Justice Minister visits Putney

Earlier this evening, I had the pleasure of hosting Bridget Prentice MP, Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, who came to address a meeting of Putney Labour members at Putney Library.

Bridget, as well as being a long-serving Minister, has been East Lewisham's MP since 1992 and was a councillor in Hammersmith & Fulham before her election to Parliament, so knows our patch pretty well.

Dozens of local members turned up to listen to Bridget talk about her ministerial duties, which include getting young people more involved in their community and engaged with politics, which is an issue close to my heart in Putney. Bridget also talked about national politics, and the importance of areas like Putney for Labour - she is just the latest senior Labour figure who I'll be bringing to our constituency to raise local issues with.