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Work to install lifts at Luton station set to begin after years of campaigning

February 9, 2026 Newsdesk 2

Work to install lifts at Luton train station is due to begin this week, Luton South MP Rachel Hopkins has confirmed, in a major step forward for accessibility at one of the town’s busiest transport […]

Rachel Hopkins MP
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Luton MP launches petition to tackle pavement parking as new council powers come in

January 27, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton MP launches petition to tackle pavement parking as new council powers come in

Luton South MP Rachel Hopkins has launched a petition calling on the council to make full use of new powers to tackle pavement parking following recent changes to national enforcement rules. Ms Hopkins says inconsiderate […]

Rachel Hopkins MP
Art

Luton MP welcomes £1.5bn arts funding pledge

January 23, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton MP welcomes £1.5bn arts funding pledge

A Luton MP has welcomed a major government announcement that £1.5billion will be invested in cultural organisations over the next five years, saying the funding will help open up access to arts and culture “for […]

Rachel Hopkins MP, pictured in another debate
News

Luton MP backs new road safety strategy aimed at cutting deaths

January 8, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton MP backs new road safety strategy aimed at cutting deaths

Road users across Luton and South Bedfordshire are set to be affected by a new national road safety strategy, the first such plan introduced in more than a decade, as the government looks to tackle […]

Luton Town Hall
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MPs hail £139m funding windfall for Luton ‘after years of cuts and decline’

December 22, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on MPs hail £139m funding windfall for Luton ‘after years of cuts and decline’

Luton MPs have hailed a £139million funding boost from the government, with one saying it will mark a turning point for the town after years of constrained budgets. Luton Council is set to receive the […]

Rachel Hopkins MP, pictured in another debate
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MP hails East-West rail push as a major opportunity for Luton’s future

December 4, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on MP hails East-West rail push as a major opportunity for Luton’s future

The ambitious expansion of East West Rail (EWR) — a keystone of the government’s newly relaunched Oxford‑Cambridge growth corridor — has been spotlighted by local MP Rachel Hopkins as a game-changer for Luton’s economy, employment […]

Rachel Hopkins MP. Photo by House of Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Luton Council leader and MPs hail “a major step” towards ending child poverty

November 27, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Council leader and MPs hail “a major step” towards ending child poverty

The abolition of the two-child benefit cap announced yesterday by Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been hailed by Luton Council as a turning point for many of the town’s poorest families. From next April the scheme […]

Bridget Phillipson MP, The Secretary of State for Education pictured speaking in the House of Commons. Photo by House of Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Education Secretary hails ‘real impact’ of free breakfast clubs in Luton schools

November 21, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Education Secretary hails ‘real impact’ of free breakfast clubs in Luton schools

The Education Secretary has praised the early success of the government’s new breakfast club scheme in Luton, saying it is already making a tangible difference for families, seven months after its launch. The programme was […]

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Luton MPs launch public survey to decide how £1.5m Pride in Place funding should be spent

November 3, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton MPs launch public survey to decide how £1.5m Pride in Place funding should be spent

Luton’s two Members of Parliament have launched a public survey asking residents how the town’s £1.5million share of the government’s new Pride in Place fund should be used. The money, announced last month as part […]

Rachel Hopkins MP
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New renters’ rights law passes with promise of greater security for tenants

October 28, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on New renters’ rights law passes with promise of greater security for tenants

In what Luton MP Rachel Hopkins hailed as a landmark victory for private renters, the government’s new legislation banning “no-fault” evictions has received Royal Assent. Many renters have long felt vulnerable to sudden eviction, abrupt […]

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