Politics was happening at The Gate!

On the morning of the 21st June around 11am, we were visited by the current MP for Hammersmith and Fulham, Andy Slaughter. Later in the day, around 2pm, we were visited by the MP candidate for the Green Party, Naranee Nuthra-Rajan. Sadly none of the other parties responded to our invitations.

The Gate attendees wanted to discuss benefits, transport and safety in the community, so we prepared questions around these topics. We recorded the discussion for an episode of our Gate Kicks radio programme. After the candidates left we talked about what they said.

The Green candidate was good because she had an easy-to-read manifesto. On benefits, she said that people who are unwell shouldn't be forced to work. The Labour MP wasn't very clear on benefits or what they would do to improve them but he did say that the current system wasn't good.

Neither candidate had a good answer for how to improve the accessibility of transport for disabled people although the Green candidate did say she will help us to get in touch with the Greens on the London Assembly to talk about transport issues. Andy Slaughter also helpfully said he would put us in touch with other MPs for people who don't live in Hammersmith in Fulham.

Thanks to Andy Slaughter and Naranee Nuthra-Rajan for coming! It was a lively and energising day of conversation and we all agreed it felt like politics was happening at The Gate.