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Matthew Pennycook MP

@mtpennycook

Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich | Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Email: matthew.pennycook.mp@parliament.uk

📍 Charlton, South East London🔗 www.matthewpennycook.com📅 Tue Feb 17 12:31:49 +0000 2009

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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Wed Sep 09 19:23:47 +0000 2026
Congratulations to Sagal Abdi-Wali - Labour’s candidate for Holborn and St Pancras.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Wed Sep 09 16:09:34 +0000 2026
This Labour Government is standing up for British values.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Wed Sep 09 15:09:21 +0000 2026
A pleasure to deliver the keynote address at this year’s Housing Community Summit in Liverpool. Over the past 26 months, this Labour government has laid the foundations for a renewal of social and affordable housing. The steps we’ve taken have made a real difference with affordable housing starts up 26% last year and the highest number of social rent starts since 2010/11. There is lots more to be done to finish the job we’ve started and ensure councils and housing associations, alone and in deepening partnership, can flourish and play their full part in meeting housing need across England.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Tue Sep 08 15:02:06 +0000 2026
This hugely complex sanctions regime coordinated and announced alongside 12 different nations was done to coincide with a by-election apparently.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Tue Sep 08 20:03:55 +0000 2026
In a difficult and dangerous world, a decade on from Brexit, there is a risk that Britain loses the confidence to lead and stand up for its values. I’m not prepared to let that happen. It is more important than ever that Britain stands for something. We have called for years for a two-state solution in the Middle East, but we must recognise that those words are meaningless unless we back them up with action. For too long, we have been hesitant to act, fearful of being accused of being anti-Israel. Today we are announcing carefully judged, targeted steps that are not aimed at the Israeli people, but at the unacceptable policies of the current Israeli government. The suffering of the Palestinian people is a scar on the conscience of the world. Innocent Palestinians, including children, continue to be killed in Gaza. And there is still a humanitarian crisis, with far too little aid getting in. The scale of destruction is hard to comprehend. More than 70,000 people lie dead - at least 20,000 of them children. Families and communities have been torn apart. Millions displaced. And the population of Gaza is now penned into just one third of the territory. I know that people across the UK feel very deeply about this issue - and so do I. Before I became Prime Minister, I said our country’s response had been too slow and simply not good enough. That’s why I committed to changing the government’s approach. I will not stand by as the horrific suffering continues to grow and the prospect of a two-state solution - the best hope for peace and stability in the region - comes under attack. More settlements have been approved under the four years of this Israeli government than in the previous 20 years. The UN has reported more than 1,500 incidents of settler violence so far this year, aimed at driving out Palestinians. And the situation is growing worse, fast. The Israeli government has now approved 104 new settlements since it took office in December 2022, and ahead of the October elections in Israel, it is allowing tenders for the construction of the E1 mega settlement to go ahead. This would cut a swathe through the heart of the West Bank - snuffing out the hope of realising a two-state solution. It cannot be allowed to happen. That’s why we are announcing a new package of tough measures to put pressure on the Israeli government: First, we will ban the trade in goods with illegal settlements in Palestine. Second, we have formally changed the view of the British government to say for the first time that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful - independent of, but in line with, the conclusion of the international court of justice. And third, we will sanction individuals and companies that support, facilitate or profit from illegal settlements. That includes any businesses or investors that take part in the construction of the E1 settlement. In addition, we are announcing a new package of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza. We are taking these steps because it is the right thing to do. I have condemned the monstrous terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 in the strongest possible terms - and continue to condemn Hamas. However, it does not justify the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza or the West Bank. The measures we are taking are about targeting illegal settlements and increasing the pressure on the Israeli government to change course. We are not imposing sanctions on Israel as a whole, which would punish the Israeli people, many of whom disagree with their government’s position. The Israeli people are not responsible for the actions of their government. And nor is the Jewish community in the UK. Blaming British Jews for the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is wrong, plain and simple. And it is antisemitism, plain and simple. I met the representatives of the Jewish community just last week. I know the fear they live with day by day. My government will stop at nothing to ensure they are safe and to stamp out antisemitism in every part of our society. The measures we are announcing today are about protecting the only solution that could see the Israeli and Palestinian people living side by side in peace and security - something that people up and down the UK desperately want to see. The government I lead will keep working with our partners around the world to keep that hope alive.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Tue Sep 08 12:45:29 +0000 2026
The UK will stand up for what is right.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Tue Sep 08 14:15:07 +0000 2026
Watch my parliamentary statement on Israel and Palestine in full:
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Tue Sep 08 14:12:57 +0000 2026
The situation in Palestine is a moral emergency. This Labour Government will not stand by.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Tue Sep 08 11:27:51 +0000 2026
I'm proud England remains one of the world's top-performing education systems and I want to thank the teachers whose dedication makes this possible. I don’t want to stand still on the back of it. I want excellence everywhere, for every child, in every part of the country. The best systems don't choose between academic and technical excellence, or engagement in education. They do it all - strong academic standards, alongside high-quality vocational and technical education, and a sense of belonging and purpose in the classroom too. So we'll build on what works and go further: more pathways into study and work, equipping young people with the tools and opportunities to shape their own future.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Sun Sep 06 12:31:03 +0000 2026
Green Party deputy leader linked to property lets despite opposition to landlords https://bbc.in/3SzSssi
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Fri Sep 04 14:55:48 +0000 2026
📢In the Committee’s final evidence session on new towns on Tuesday, the Minister for Housing, Matthew Pennycook MP, said that construction on three new towns will begin by the end of this Parliament
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Thu Sep 03 18:54:39 +0000 2026
This scandal goes right to the top of Reform UK. It's time for answers @Nigel_Farage.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Tue Sep 01 20:54:01 +0000 2026
The UK is continuing to provide all the help we can to those affected by the devastating floods on the Nepal-China border.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Mon Aug 31 17:47:26 +0000 2026
Today, we honour the memory of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, and stand with the family, friends and Heaton Park community who continue to live with the immeasurable pain of their loss. As we remember them today, we also reaffirm our commitment to confronting antisemitism wherever it is found. We will not allow hatred to drive people from their communities, to make them afraid to live and practise their faith freely or to divide our country.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Sun Aug 30 11:00:00 +0000 2026
5 facts about the Renters' Rights Act: 1. Landlords can’t evict tenants through no-fault evictions - they need a valid reason. 2. No bidding wars - landlords can’t ask for more than the advertised rent price. 3. Landlords can only ask for a maximum of one month’s rent upfront. 4. Landlords can’t just say no to pets - they must consider tenants’ requests and can’t unreasonably refuse. 5. Fixed-term tenancies are banned. Rolling tenancies give more flexibility. Find out more at: http://gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-the-renters-rights-act/guide-to-the-renters-rights-act
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Sun Aug 30 06:59:16 +0000 2026
The Prime Minister and I are clear that people responsible for taking a life, or for appalling crimes against children, should be kept behind bars for longer.  We are also going to build the cells we need and put offenders under much tougher controls when they leave prison.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Sun Aug 30 09:14:32 +0000 2026
As it should be. #cafc
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Sun Aug 30 05:07:18 +0000 2026
'What I did in listening to PC Harper's family and victims all over the country.. is basically spent the summer turning over every single stone In an exclusive interview with #BBCBreakfast Prime Minister Andy Burnham said two of the killers of PC Andrew Harper will not benefit from the early release scheme from prison - as well as anyone convicted of all forms of manslaughter, death by dangerous driving and causing or allowing the death of a child https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr4wd81pdpo
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Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook · Sat Aug 29 15:58:05 +0000 2026
How early is too early to get excited Charlton fans? 🤔 #CAFC #BBCFootball
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