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00:00:09Hello and welcome to Southall TV. You are watching What's Up London with Ravali Faruqi and Namrita Dhingra here. We
00:00:15welcome all our viewers to the show. If you are just tuning in, you can tune in at southalltv.com
00:00:21or facebook.com forward slash southalltelevision spelt out.
00:00:26And the number is, if you would like to call the studio today, because we have a very interesting lineup
00:00:31of programs for you. So if you'd like to call us, the number is 0208-707-3227.
00:00:38Absolutely. And basically, as we discussed last week, we will be talking about more towards election and towards the manifestos
00:00:49and the policies and the pledges of most of the parties. I wouldn't say every party because, funny enough, as
00:00:56we discussed last time, not every party actually is taking part.
00:01:02Especially in West London, the Green Party has kind of pulled out of the race due to, actually, I think
00:01:09it would be a good idea when we will talk about it when we actually get to that subject.
00:01:13But one very important thing which I would like to actually address here is, in today's program, we have basically
00:01:21four very important interviews for you.
00:01:26Different candidates from local areas, they will be talking about their policies, their pledges, and they will basically let you
00:01:33know from their own mouth what they are up to, what they are all about, and what they stand for.
00:01:38I think we've had a very interesting last week. Lots of events have unfolded, and pledges are out, policies are,
00:01:45you know, the manifestos are out, especially from the Tory party, the Labour, and there is, it's been all over
00:01:51the newspapers, articles, magazines, all that kind of sort of thing.
00:01:55Today we are going to try and have a little bit of more, open out these arguments, open out a
00:01:59little, not all of them perhaps, but just perhaps the NHS and maybe a couple of others, and just talk
00:02:05about it.
00:02:06Actually, I am sorry viewers, I will just change to Hindi.
00:02:44And that's one very important point here, Facebook has just changed the world in a way of media and how
00:02:51we actually get our media information.
00:02:55so if you want to comment on anything on this program but whatever we talked about feel free to do
00:03:00so and basically this is a platform which is very neutral and very open for everyone so my advice or
00:03:08my request in a way so that you actually take part as much as you can so if you're making
00:03:15any mistakes or if you're getting anything right then we can actually correct it.
00:03:18Yes, that will be interactive so we can speak in Hindi and Punjabi and Urdu and you can talk about
00:03:26it.
00:03:26Please please take advantage of this process.
00:03:29We can ask them in any language and we will try to give them a better answer to our reporters.
00:03:35We can ask you a better answer to your next week.
00:03:39So this week has been quite interesting.
00:03:43The last week we told you that we will do this program area-wise.
00:03:49But there is a debate so interesting about the policies.
00:03:52So we thought that we will talk about the same policies this week.
00:04:00We do have some area-wise interviews and policies as well.
00:04:08Basically what the original idea was that we discussed last week.
00:04:11that we are not getting any response from the Conservative Party.
00:04:37In fact, mid-dumps are taking lead in contacting Southall TV.
00:04:43But the good thing about it is that we actually have managed to get one Conservative candidate on the camera.
00:04:51And of course you will hear his views on his policies and his pledges from his own words.
00:04:58But the most important thing which I want to mention here is that we thought we will only be able
00:05:05to cover in one week one West London area.
00:05:09But we have two today.
00:05:11So we will cover two areas for Southall TV.
00:05:15So Southall was a must.
00:05:16So we will start from Southall and then we will move on to Feltham and Heston.
00:05:20And hopefully next week we will have Brent and Hanslow and of course we will try to get the evening
00:05:29side of things as well.
00:05:30Which we have tried to do this week but we didn't get around.
00:05:32We didn't get a chance to actually book any interviews.
00:05:35So we will hopefully bring you those next week.
00:05:37Would you like to start with the interview first?
00:05:39So then we can let our viewers watch it and then come back to us.
00:05:42I think that's a very good idea because first thing is one thing is we talk about it.
00:05:50Second thing is actually they talk about it themselves.
00:05:53So I'm going to start of course from Southall.
00:05:56And I'm going to start with the Conservative candidate.
00:06:00I think that's a very good idea Rowdy.
00:06:02I think you go for it.
00:06:03Yeah.
00:06:03So basically Mr. Doctor.
00:06:06That's what I'm talking about actually.
00:06:08It's Dr. Fabio Conti.
00:06:12We've spoken to him.
00:06:13Our presenter Sarah Santosh interviewed him yesterday.
00:06:18And I think we will let you decide what you think of what he has to say about himself.
00:06:24But before I play you that video, let me apologize in advance for the wind and noise.
00:06:30Because we will met him in a park in Henwell.
00:06:32And they were very windy yesterday.
00:06:34So you may find sometimes wind a bit of distraction.
00:06:38But his point is as clear as anything.
00:06:41So let's hear it.
00:06:42Hello.
00:06:43Here today I'm with Dr. Fabio Conti who is the Conservative candidate for Ealing and Southall.
00:06:48Hello Fabio.
00:06:50Thank you so much for meeting me.
00:06:51It's a pleasure to meet with you.
00:06:52So what are your key policy and pledges that you will be campaigning for in the run-up to the
00:06:58general election?
00:06:59So obviously Southall is a Conservative candidate.
00:07:02Across the country we're all really standing to ensure that Theresa May gets re-elected
00:07:06for the strong and stable leadership that she is promising for this country.
00:07:09Because over the next few years there's some really important things ahead.
00:07:13So Brexit is going to dominate the political discussion over the next couple of years.
00:07:17And we need a leader who is going to lead us into those negotiations and be able to negotiate the
00:07:22best deal for Britain.
00:07:23And then after that to actually implement it and ensure that we follow the right course as we move forward.
00:07:30And the other thing is that within this particular constituency there is a very strong Labour hold on it.
00:07:37So what are you going to be doing personally in order to ensure that people are voting for you on
00:07:43June 8th?
00:07:44I think you're right.
00:07:45I think this constituency has been dominated by one party for 50 years.
00:07:51And it's a real challenge.
00:07:53I think what's important is that we get our opportunity to put our message out there.
00:07:59And Southall is a really exciting and interesting community.
00:08:03It's made up into the real melting pots of the world with lots of people from lots of different places
00:08:07with lots of different backgrounds.
00:08:08And it's about working with these communities, going out there, you know, visiting the religious institutions, for example,
00:08:15talking to people on the doorstep, putting our thoughts across about some of the problems that we have here in
00:08:20Ealing and Southall
00:08:21and Hanwell where we are today in Elthorne.
00:08:23And looking at, you know, how as a community bringing people together, we can solve those problems.
00:08:29And in recent sort of elections, the Conservative Party, they did extremely well.
00:08:34They sort of managed to actually gain some of the Labour seats.
00:08:39And then we had the leaked manifesto from the Labour Party.
00:08:44And initially when it came out, people were starting to sort of change their viewpoint about Labour.
00:08:49They were sort of thinking, well, maybe this could work.
00:08:52So do you think that the Conservative, even though currently in the elections that we had before, they did very
00:08:58well,
00:08:58do you think they can still retain that popularity moving forward?
00:09:02I think what's really important is no one's complacent because no one really knows what's going to happen.
00:09:07You know, you look at recent elections, whether it's the EU referendum last year, you know, the election of Donald
00:09:11Trump, for example, in America.
00:09:12There are things people said that would never happen, and they happened.
00:09:15So, you know, I think you can't trust polls. You can't trust, you know, what, you know, the media often
00:09:20speculate about what's going to happen.
00:09:22And I think what people really need to think about is, you know, you mentioned the Labour manifesto.
00:09:26You know, it's a manifesto that makes a lot of claims, not everything that's costed.
00:09:31And, you know, what people have to think about on the 8th of June when they go to the ballot
00:09:34box is that, you know, over the next five years, who do you want to lead this country?
00:09:38When, you know, the British Prime Minister goes to Brussels to negotiate on the behalf of Britain, who's going to
00:09:43stand up for Britain?
00:09:43Who do you think is going to have credibility and the person, you know, the persistence and the tenacity to
00:09:49get the best deal for Britain?
00:09:51And is that the strong and stable leadership of Theresa May or is that Jeremy Corbyn?
00:09:55I think that's what people need to think about in the ballot box on the 8th of June.
00:09:59And I know I'm sort of going on from that about Theresa May and the Brexit campaign.
00:10:04She has led a very hard hitting Brexit campaign.
00:10:07And I know particularly that some of the other parties are thinking that the way she's going in is possibly
00:10:12not the best way.
00:10:13Do you think that Theresa May is the best leader to take the Conservative Party forward if you win the
00:10:18general election?
00:10:19I think Theresa May is by far the best person to take this country forward.
00:10:23I think what she's shown over, you know, the year or just under the year that she's, you know, she's
00:10:28been leading the party and been the Prime Minister,
00:10:30is that, you know, she's strong and she has a party that's united behind her.
00:10:34You know, you look at the Labour Party today, you know, since Jeremy Corbyn was elected the first time to
00:10:40be leader of the Labour Party,
00:10:41you know, they've had disunity, they've had reruns of their, you know, leadership elections,
00:10:46and he doesn't even really command the support and the authority from his own members of Parliament.
00:10:53So when you actually want someone who's standing up for Britain, actually, who do you want?
00:10:57Do you want someone who can't control or gather the support within his own party,
00:11:01or the leader who has proved over the last year that she'll say what she does, she'll stick to it,
00:11:07and, you know, that she has the strong backing of her party behind her.
00:11:10And I think that's what's really important.
00:11:12You know, and, you know, the credibility moving forward, you know, in those negotiations is crucial.
00:11:17And, you know, you talk, you know, you mentioned about Brexit and Theresa May, you know, leading us through that.
00:11:23I think, you know, I think so far, you know, she said that, you know, you know, initially she campaigned
00:11:28to remain within the European Union.
00:11:30She took on the leadership of this party. She took on the leadership of the country and enacted Article 50,
00:11:36as she said she would,
00:11:37and now is looking for a mandate to deliver on what, you know, on what the British people voted for
00:11:43last year.
00:11:45Okay, brilliant. It's been such a pleasure to meet with you, and thank you so much for taking the time
00:11:50out,
00:11:50because I know you're very busy because you're a doctor as well in the NHS.
00:11:55So I wish you all the best for June the 8th, and I hope it goes well. Thank you very
00:11:59much.
00:11:59Okay, so that was Dr. Fabio Conti on his pledges and his policies. Basically, you know, it's amazing in a
00:12:11way that he's a newcomer, and he is a doctor himself.
00:12:16So I think he maybe sounds a bit different from the usual, I think, conservative candidates. What do you think?
00:12:25I think so, yeah. I'd like to just move this slightly towards the conservative manifesto now, because he was talking
00:12:32about Theresa May as well,
00:12:34and they basically want to increase the NHS spending by a minimum of 8 billion in real terms over the
00:12:40next five years.
00:12:41We can compare this with Labour and Lib Dems, and Lib Dems say that one pence will rise in income
00:12:48tax.
00:12:48Yes.
00:12:49So, I mean, every party has a lot of schemes or a lot of pledges, same, you know, same NHS
00:12:55case,
00:12:56with a lot of waste.
00:12:57I mean, one of them is saying that we will NHS pay scrap.
00:13:03So, you know, pay cap, sorry.
00:13:09That means that we will scrap and they want to have 30 billion extra funding.
00:13:13But this means that the billions that we're talking about, where will we come from?
00:13:21Well, that's the most important one.
00:13:23Exactly.
00:13:23So, how much of our economy will generate over the next 10 years?
00:13:27How much of the market volatility is less and the economy is strong,
00:13:33so these policies can easily be sustained.
00:13:35But in the real world, yeh sab baate nahi hoti hain.
00:13:38Aur yeh sab hamei, you know, we remember karna pata hai.
00:13:42I think the big question here is, is there anyone who's talking about how they're gonna bring their money in?
00:13:49Because I can see, the neighbour is talking about raising 30 billions,
00:13:55and the only thing I can see is 1p rise that Lib Dem is talking about.
00:14:02That kind of making sense in terms of that they're not just talking about spending that much amount,
00:14:07but they're also talking about how they're gonna raise that, that amount.
00:14:10Aur is peh bhi mehre khyaal se kaafi, you know, hunnho ne bataya hai media ne,
00:14:14ke yeh chaate hain ke, you know, they're going to borrow more.
00:14:18Aur problem yeh country ka hai, ke yeh def,
00:14:22the labors and the Lib Dems, inko zyaasti borrowing karke yeh leena hai,
00:14:27in economy sustain karne ke liye, because humari joe economy hai,
00:14:31I mean, jis, jab se conservative aai hai hai power mein,
00:14:34aap sab samajte ho ke hamei sirif austerity,
00:14:37aur lack of funding, matlab, nahi aa raha hai,
00:14:40jitna, you know, aana chahiye.
00:14:42Toh yeh loge kaathe hai ke hum is tarah se policy karenghe,
00:14:45lekin conservative ki policy ek dem alag hai,
00:14:47ya alag ho gi aaghe jake election ke baad,
00:14:51jab yeh policies banenghe.
00:14:52Toh yeh dekhna hai ke abhi kounsa matlab, you know, candidate,
00:14:57kya matlab unka kya each agenda kya hai.
00:15:00Because yaha par doh chizay chal raha hai hai,
00:15:02ek toh matlab, ek toh local level pe chal ta hai,
00:15:04aur ek toh hata hai ke national, johan ke leaders ka raha hai.
00:15:08Toh ek tarah se political fetishism bhi yaha par hai,
00:15:10matlab ke kounsa pledges wahaan se a raha hai,
00:15:13jise ki teresa meh ne 88 page ka manifesto,
00:15:17you know, release kiya hai.
00:15:19Abhi hala hi do-tien din pehle,
00:15:21toh aap samaj sakte ho ke,
00:15:22matlab ke, yeh har party voters ko target kar rahi hai,
00:15:26aur hume yeh batana hai apne diaspora viewers ko,
00:15:30joh yaan par hai, you know, west london me,
00:15:33yaa puray england me, yaa jahaan bhi ho,
00:15:35ke yeh policies, aur yeh matlab ke voting,
00:15:37kis tarah se, kis direction mein,
00:15:40aur kitna important hai, ke hume,
00:15:42joh humaara vote hai,
00:15:43woh ek dam right, ek balance ho weh,
00:15:45matlab, koi toh ho weh,
00:15:47parliament mein, toh, you know,
00:15:48agar ek hi party jite ghi, outright se,
00:15:51toh, matlab, woh log,
00:15:53woh haan, woh hii kar sakenge,
00:15:54aur kenne ka matlab he, ke,
00:15:56joh nova social policy aya hai,
00:15:58jise minne hapko raudi ji abhi bataya tha,
00:15:59programe ke pehle, us ka matlab,
00:16:02it is, meri ko toh,
00:16:03agdam strange hai, ke,
00:16:05they are capping hundred thousand pounds of inheritance,
00:16:08you know, money,
00:16:10if they win,
00:16:11is ka matlab yeh ke, joh humare diaspora communities hain,
00:16:14aur joh joint families mein rehte hain,
00:16:16aur ya toh, you know, unke joh,
00:16:18apne joh humare cultures hain, pakistani, hindu,
00:16:21ya joh bhi humare alag sort of cultures hain,
00:16:23hum a joint family mein rehte hain,
00:16:26it's like a, a very generic kind of decision for everyone,
00:16:29haan, yeh universal policies hain,
00:16:31aur yeh universal policies hain,
00:16:34aur yeh universal policies hain,
00:16:34agar jaa ke kaam karein ghi, ke nahi,
00:16:36yeh pata nahin,
00:16:37lakin yeh sab bathe hain,
00:16:39each one joh, I mean,
00:16:41yeh log kehthe ke, hum pensioners ko target karayin,
00:16:43joh ameer hain,
00:16:44woh sab bathe thik hain,
00:16:45lakin jiske ghar milion pounds hoon,
00:16:47yaa, 1.5 million aaa,
00:16:48ur humare joh community hain,
00:16:49yaa, pur baut hard work yaein,
00:16:51aur matlab, bachchou ke liye,
00:16:52matlab, aagay jaake,
00:16:53future secure ho,
00:16:54lekin abye sab,
00:16:56overtone hooga,
00:16:56matlab,
00:16:57ek dousra financial planning,
00:16:59in logon ko karna padega,
00:17:00toh yeh sab bathe,
00:17:01hum nini kehe sakte hain,
00:17:02ke ab, kya hone wala aagay,
00:17:04elections ke baat,
00:17:05but haan ji,
00:17:06please ap, yeh sab,
00:17:07dhyan dijiye,
00:17:08ke joh ap, dekh rahe ho,
00:17:09padh rahe ho,
00:17:09uske picheh, actually,
00:17:11analysis thoda karna chayye,
00:17:12ke, yeh humare oopar,
00:17:14kis tarah se impact karayega,
00:17:20sarae, sarae, muddeh mein,
00:17:22basically, agar am dekhay,
00:17:23toh, joo, wotar hai,
00:17:25end mein aake,
00:17:26toh, jhehla, wotar ko par hai hai,
00:17:27ji,
00:17:28pressure to wotar pe hai,
00:17:29pressure to wotar pe hai,
00:17:30and especially,
00:17:31when elections are actually,
00:17:33just so, so, so,
00:17:35notice for people to make their mind,
00:17:37people to make their mind,
00:17:38speak in Punjabi,
00:17:39you got such a lovely,
00:17:40Punjabi accent as well,
00:17:41I can't speak on that,
00:17:43sorry,
00:17:43no, that's fine,
00:17:45I'm actually doing English,
00:17:48most of these interviews,
00:17:49there are English,
00:17:51and I was hoping,
00:17:53that these interviews,
00:17:54they can't get the program,
00:17:56and if they would like to add something,
00:17:59or comment on something,
00:18:00so, they will have a chance,
00:18:01otherwise, if they would not understand,
00:18:03okay,
00:18:04one of the things that is important is,
00:18:06especially,
00:18:08that this election,
00:18:10as I said earlier,
00:18:11is one of your most precious assets,
00:18:16before you spend,
00:18:17go out and spend,
00:18:18and stamp,
00:18:19or any,
00:18:19or vote for any party,
00:18:21basically,
00:18:21it's better to know,
00:18:22what they are offering,
00:18:23and,
00:18:23and,
00:18:24and,
00:18:29you have to look down,
00:18:33look deeper,
00:18:34or,
00:18:34you have to see,
00:18:35what exactly going on,
00:18:37in the background,
00:18:37so, I think,
00:18:38there are certain issues,
00:18:39which you just mentioned,
00:18:40the narrative issue,
00:18:41for Asian community,
00:18:42is very important,
00:18:43because,
00:18:44the whole,
00:18:45I think,
00:18:46it's the fourth generation,
00:18:47of Asian,
00:18:47or,
00:18:47actually,
00:18:49as now teenagers,
00:18:51so,
00:18:51their fathers,
00:18:52forefathers,
00:18:53have worked so hard,
00:18:54and,
00:18:55worked their own lives,
00:18:56to actually,
00:18:57build,
00:18:58that,
00:18:59little portfolio,
00:19:00yeah,
00:19:00if you want to call it wealth,
00:19:03they worked hard for that,
00:19:05they worked hard for those properties,
00:19:07so they can leave,
00:19:08and leave those properties,
00:19:09and leave all the money,
00:19:10to the next generation,
00:19:12so,
00:19:12if it's gonna go away,
00:19:13because,
00:19:13I've heard,
00:19:15I can't remember exactly,
00:19:16I think,
00:19:16online,
00:19:17that,
00:19:18some,
00:19:19care,
00:19:20a professional care nurse,
00:19:21who,
00:19:23called one of the radio,
00:19:24radio stations,
00:19:24and,
00:19:25she was talking about it,
00:19:26and she cried,
00:19:27she actually broke,
00:19:27broke down,
00:19:29on the,
00:19:29on the conversation,
00:19:31because she said,
00:19:31once my mother passed away,
00:19:33I'll be homeless.
00:19:35See,
00:19:35these are the things that,
00:19:36I mean,
00:19:37if we are trying to vote,
00:19:38here,
00:19:39that's the other,
00:19:40if we have any candidate,
00:19:42who can vote for us,
00:19:44but,
00:19:44if the government,
00:19:47will not be made or,
00:19:48if we are trying to run,
00:19:49to us,
00:19:51it means,
00:19:52then,
00:19:53we are trying to vote for those.
00:20:08their pledges or policies because they are openly telling us that we are going to do this
00:20:13and that we are going to do it.
00:20:14Already we know about it.
00:20:15So we have to take the precaution now.
00:20:17I think I want to make it very clear at this point that our community, especially Asian
00:20:25community, tends to sometimes vote for people rather than their policies.
00:20:31If this person is running, then we have to vote him.
00:20:36It doesn't matter what policies are.
00:20:40People don't even bother to check that these same policies have changed.
00:20:46If this person is running, then let's vote for that person.
00:20:49And I think it's about time that we need to start looking into.
00:20:53Even those who don't have the first time run or win, especially,
00:21:00they should check that they have done it.
00:21:03Now, if they are offering something new, they are talking about doing exactly the same thing.
00:21:09So if it suits you, and if you say yes, what they are doing is absolutely fine, then go ahead
00:21:14and vote for him.
00:21:14Or if you think that, no, it's not what we originally voted for.
00:21:19Or if this is not what we are looking for.
00:21:21Then, of course, then you need to reconsider your options.
00:21:24So, basically, I think it's fine that I will play another interview for people out there.
00:21:32Because Southall is very important for us because that's where we are, that's where we work.
00:21:43And our West London community, I mean, multi-cultural, a capital, a global capital, West London.
00:21:50I mean, anybody wants to do business from Punjab, for example,
00:21:53Punjabi or England can easily do it in Punjabi.
00:21:56I've seen Pakistan do it too.
00:21:58That's been a very common thing before.
00:22:02It's above and beyond religion.
00:22:04So, basically, our presenter, Sarah Santos, again,
00:22:09she spoke to Southall, I would say now candidate, I was going to say MP,
00:22:17but he's not MP anymore.
00:22:18He's a candidate.
00:22:20So, basically, he has been MP for last, I think, 10 years or so.
00:22:24Okay.
00:22:26Is it Varendra Sharma?
00:22:27Yeah, Mr. Varendra Sharma.
00:22:28He's standing for Southall and Ealing.
00:22:31Southall and Ealing.
00:22:33Basically, Dr. Fabio Conti is actually standing against him.
00:22:37So.
00:22:37So, we'll have a, I mean, that we don't know about it.
00:22:40We just played Dr. Fabio Conti's interview and everyone heard what he had to say.
00:22:48Now, just listen to what Mr. Varendra Sharma is talking about.
00:22:52And I think, in a way, I don't want to be biased here.
00:22:57I don't want to show any affection for anyone.
00:23:00I really don't want to be neutral here.
00:23:02But I have to say, when you see this interview, experience does show that if you've been into the game
00:23:11for long,
00:23:12it does show that, kind of, you know, what you're talking about.
00:23:27Correct.
00:23:28So, let's see what Mr. Varendra Sharma has to say about his policy, his pledges, and then we'll talk further
00:23:34about it.
00:23:35Hello, Varendra.
00:23:36Lovely to meet you again.
00:23:37So, you're representing the constituency of Ealing and Southall.
00:23:41So, what are your key policies and pledges at this time in campaign for the general election?
00:23:47First, it's the party policies, and I'm following those policies, and also then include some local issues.
00:23:55The most important for us is, which is different from the present government,
00:24:01the present government wants to make the election campaign on Brexit issue.
00:24:07We wanted Brexit along with national health services, education, housing, welfare, social care.
00:24:18We wanted to include those policies and the future selection of the society.
00:24:26What kind of society we want to see.
00:24:29So, we want to make those policies together.
00:24:32These are the national policies.
00:24:33Then, the local issues, which working with the local authority and other institutions like the Ealing Hospital,
00:24:42National Health Service locally, Ealing Council, the local police, for grandliness,
00:24:49where there is a crime coming up, making sure that the unsocial element is properly controlled.
00:24:57Children are given the better education.
00:24:59Social services are looked after.
00:25:03The children have the benefit of the better education and nursery classes,
00:25:08working along with the local authorities.
00:25:11So, these are the policies and these are the comparing issues I'm working on with my colleagues and other people.
00:25:17So, I know that you touched on about the local issues that you wanted to work on,
00:25:23alongside the main party policies and pledges.
00:25:27But, we know that Southpaw is a very multicultural community.
00:25:31So, if you were re-elected, how can you ensure that Southpaw maintains that multiculturalism?
00:25:39And how are you going to ensure that the community continues to work together?
00:25:43We have always worked together.
00:25:47I'm in the British politics for 45 years.
00:25:51So, I always maintain that view that we are the British politicians
00:25:56and it should not be looking at any other than the communities living here in Britain to work together.
00:26:05I will make sure that that kind of cohesion is making sure that everybody has equal rights,
00:26:13making sure that everybody has speaking rights,
00:26:16everybody has the opportunities to promote their own faith in their own communities
00:26:22rather than imposing on each other.
00:26:24So, I will be working with the local faith groups, local community groups,
00:26:29making sure that kind of ill feelings are not created,
00:26:32but keep that relationships which we had maintained for over 60 years in West London,
00:26:41particularly in Southall.
00:26:42And how confident are you that you are going to be re-elected as a sort of Labour Party member?
00:26:50I never said that I'm confident.
00:26:54I rely on the support of the public.
00:26:58They have given me a lot of support throughout my political life.
00:27:04I was elected as councillor before,
00:27:08then now a Member of Parliament for over 10 years.
00:27:11So, now I'm as a candidate which I'm sure that I will come back.
00:27:15I have the good faith in the community.
00:27:18I'm also confident that they will look at me,
00:27:22who is accessible, live locally.
00:27:26My children, grandchildren live locally.
00:27:29They go to the local school.
00:27:31So, I understand the difficulties
00:27:34in local families, local parents feel having it.
00:27:41As I said that my grandchildren go to the local schools,
00:27:44so it means that I know the distance of the schools
00:27:47when the brothers and sisters are given the places in the two different schools,
00:27:54how difficult it is to the parents to maintain that one child goes to one school
00:28:01and the other is three miles away.
00:28:03So, I know those difficulties because I have gone through it.
00:28:05And I do raise those issues.
00:28:10Again, the flying tippings in the area,
00:28:14that flying tippings is also an issue which we have to look at.
00:28:18And these issues cannot be addressed on its own.
00:28:21We cannot rely on the local authority alone.
00:28:25It's a partnership between the locally elected members,
00:28:30the E-Link council, along with the public.
00:28:33If they all work together to make sure
00:28:36that flying tippings is not taking place,
00:28:39where the people are throwing the rubbish around is not allowed,
00:28:44how best we can deal with those issues
00:28:47so that we can have a clean environment.
00:28:49And I will be working with the local community.
00:28:52So, that's why I feel confident
00:28:53that my past record of working together,
00:28:57I will maintain that in the future as well.
00:28:59And I wish you all the best of luck for June the 8th.
00:29:01Thank you very much.
00:29:02Thank you very much.
00:29:04This was Mr. Vermesh Sharma.
00:29:07As I said, you can tell the experience back,
00:29:11because he's been into this game for,
00:29:13as you just said in the interview,
00:29:15that he was a councillor before,
00:29:21and I think a couple of times he was councillor,
00:29:23and since then he was MP.
00:29:25Now, basically, he was talking about specific
00:29:30South Pole issues like flight tippings and the schools and all that.
00:29:33So, that kind of shows that, kind of the...
00:29:37He knows that there is a pulse in this area.
00:29:40Yes, exactly.
00:29:41The pulse in this area.
00:29:43Yes, exactly.
00:29:43But I think, you know, Namarata,
00:29:46what important thing for me is,
00:29:49we asked him a question about the diversity of South Pole,
00:29:54and it's a melting point of different cultures.
00:29:58But I have to say, I mean, fair enough,
00:30:01he's been into the game for long, long enough,
00:30:03and fair enough that actually he wins,
00:30:05and he still stands a huge chance of winning again.
00:30:09But the answer he gave sounded a bit...
00:30:15not as specific as the other answers,
00:30:18because he's talking about we always do this,
00:30:20we always combine, but...
00:30:23My thinking is this that...
00:30:24There are no specifics there.
00:30:26I get what you're saying,
00:30:27but my thinking is that the whole media is changing,
00:30:31like, I mean, for example,
00:30:33think about South Pole Television,
00:30:35be asking those kind of questions.
00:30:36So now, they are getting ready,
00:30:39that even our local channels,
00:30:40I mean, our ethnic channels,
00:30:42they can ask questions,
00:30:43they can ask the big media channels.
00:30:45Before, there was nothing like that, right?
00:30:48Before, there was no one here,
00:30:50to talk to them.
00:30:52And there was a disconnect,
00:30:53like, you can understand that
00:30:55our diaspora,
00:30:56our MPs,
00:30:57and Westminster,
00:30:58there was a disconnect.
00:31:00And as I said before,
00:31:02there was a new kind of Indian elitism,
00:31:04here in London,
00:31:06in Westminster,
00:31:08is being cultivated.
00:31:11There are many people,
00:31:12many programs,
00:31:13our Indian diaspora,
00:31:15the Pakistani subcontinent,
00:31:17here.
00:31:18To, it means,
00:31:19these dialogues,
00:31:21these have just been necessary.
00:31:23And this also,
00:31:24these have a new training
00:31:24of opening up.
00:31:25There's a new medium,
00:31:26a new channel,
00:31:27there's a kind of encouragement
00:31:28to the younger generation
00:31:30that people are watching these programs,
00:31:31the younger generation,
00:31:33and they also want to get
00:31:34some public service.
00:31:36So you know,
00:31:37they will then understand
00:31:38How do you respond to the media or what do you need to respond to the media or what do
00:31:41you need to respond to the media?
00:32:14What I'm seeing is, generally Southall communities are very aware of these things now anyway, but what I'm noticing in
00:32:23this election, the communities individually are becoming aware of their own representations as well.
00:32:28For example, I 100% have this information, the Sikh community wants their community of Sikh nations, and because even
00:32:41though, yes, anyone can represent anyone, because it's a British community, but they are now thinking, and it's not just
00:32:49limited to Sikh community, I think Pakistani community is looking into this kind of thing as well, they are thinking,
00:32:56okay, if we have a Sardar, for example,
00:32:58a Sikh community, someone who is born into a Sikh family, someone who is a proper Sikh attire, and understanding
00:33:05of Sikh religion, and if that person goes into parliament, he or she would probably more, be more, as in,
00:33:15inclined towards his own community.
00:33:17You know, hats off to you, Rowdy. You're raising some brilliant points here, and I hope our viewers are getting
00:33:22the message. I'm completely in agreement.
00:33:24I'll give you an example about, you know, we had this Olympic Games here.
00:33:28And I was, you know, one of the volunteers as the games maker, as you call it.
00:33:34And I want to bring it out because we were told that a get-together came to P.T. Ushai.
00:33:41But we were only those organizations.
00:33:44There was no idea that if you are Tamil or Hindu or whatever organization you are going in, there is
00:33:54no synchronization.
00:33:56So this is our motive and our goal, through this channel, through this medium, that we are a solidarity, you
00:34:02know, because we are a balanced community.
00:34:07We are able to solve this medium.
00:34:12Absolutely.
00:34:13The main thing is that even though it is outside the scope of Southall TV, in a way it's allowed,
00:34:22but it still comes in the west side of London.
00:34:25So I would include that, that Tan Manjir Taisi is running from, and I think it's the first time, a
00:34:33Sikh.
00:34:34A British Indian, a British Sikh? Is it a British Indian Sikh? I'm not sure, but yeah.
00:34:39There's a very good chance of being here.
00:34:43Hanjir.
00:34:43He's born there he studied there.
00:34:45So he understands the issues of his community, and the community, at large, as well by his community.
00:34:52And this is something which I'm actually noticing in this election, that the awareness is there, which was not there
00:35:00before.
00:35:00And I don't know if it's a good thing or if it's a bad thing because, again, it's a good
00:35:05thing that actually certain communities are getting, if they win, their communities will be represented in Parliament as well. However,
00:35:13the bad thing is if someone wins in their constituency and kind of put too much effort into their own
00:35:21community and ignore them, that's going to be a problem.
00:35:24I'm so glad that you're bringing out these points on this program today. And this is a very important issue
00:35:30because you know what is public service. Public service is not a community. Public service is not a community. Public
00:35:36service is black, white, untouchable, Dalit, or whatever you are. You are doing a public service for the whole entire
00:35:43community, for the whole location, for the whole area, not by segregating each other. So here, I mean, this is...
00:35:54We do, I mean, there are certain communities, like, for example, I think, actually, in the next interview, you'll hear
00:36:02that we have a Lib Dems candidate from Feltham in Heston.
00:36:09And she's a, again, British, but a Muslim. And she even mentioned that one of the largest population in Hounslow
00:36:18is Muslim. And she said there was no over-representation, especially for Muslim women who, you know, for them to
00:36:24have business opportunities and opportunities of work and all that.
00:36:27So one of, part of her policies is that. So I can, on that, this note, let's hear what she
00:36:33has to say. And then we'll talk about it in further, because I think this is something very interesting happening,
00:36:40and from my point of view, that communities individually are actually looking into having their own representatives in Parliament, which
00:36:48can be a good thing, because those communities will be represented, but at the same time, it can be a
00:36:52bad thing, because this can also mean the other communities will be neglected.
00:36:55But also, to be saying that it affects votes. If you give a general message out, your capture of the
00:37:02voting will be a much bigger net, you'll have a bigger net, basically.
00:37:06So I think, let's hear what Hina Malik from Feltham in Heston, Lib Dems, has to say about her.
00:37:13Sure, go ahead.
00:37:14Hello, so here today, I'm with Hina Malik, who is the Liberal Democrat candidate for Feltham in Heston. Hello, Hina,
00:37:22lovely to meet you.
00:37:23Thank you. So first of all, my first question would be, what are your key policy and pledges that you'll
00:37:28be campaigning for in the run-up to the general election?
00:37:31As a Liberal Democrat, we believe that we need to be investing in our future, in our youth.
00:37:37So, especially fighting against the funding cuts that government has introduced, and it's the biggest funding cuts that people will
00:37:44see for generations.
00:37:45So, the key pledge for this general election, 2017 Liberal Democrat manifesto, was that we will be investing £6 billion
00:37:54in education.
00:37:56And what does it mean for Feltham in Heston?
00:37:58It means that there will be £35 million available extra for the school funding here, that we will be reinvesting
00:38:05into Feltham in Heston.
00:38:08That means 193 more teachers, more resources, because right now, Hounslow, I feel that they have overcrowded classes, and they've
00:38:17been taught by over-stressed teachers, and because of these funding cuts.
00:38:23And I am a passionate teacher myself, and being part of the mainstream education, I have seen the effects of
00:38:32those cuts in the mainstream teaching.
00:38:35We are totally against where the government is putting all their resources or money in building more grammar schools, where
00:38:43we'll think all the children should have quality education.
00:38:46It should not be access to a few, but it should be access to all of them.
00:38:51So, this is what we will be fighting and campaigning for.
00:38:54Okay, and so, at the moment, for your particular constituency, you're up against Seema Mahochra for Labour, and also Samir
00:39:02Jassil for the Conservatives.
00:39:04And this particular seat has been held by Labour for many years.
00:39:09What are your chances of winning, do you think, when you're up against two very strong candidates?
00:39:16I know the fight will be tough, but I believe the Labour has been very complacent in this constituency.
00:39:26They are taking our communities for granted.
00:39:29And because I have lived in this area, and I'm living for the last 20 years, so I have seen
00:39:35there are absolutely no provision made for the youth engagement programs in this area,
00:39:40which I am really passionate about, and I will be campaigning for.
00:39:44And our community women, South Asian women, are completely neglected.
00:39:50There is absolutely no place for them to do the social gathering.
00:39:53And this is a special community need that should have been addressed.
00:39:57And even when I stood as my counsel by election last year, I was campaigning for that.
00:40:02I feel that this is the time the people should make informed choices instead of just voting for Labour because
00:40:10it's a very Labour area.
00:40:12They need to look at the policies and who will be offering them the best, you know, the pleasures, and
00:40:19who will be working hard for them.
00:40:20And then if you put another party candidate in an MP seat, I think that will do really good for
00:40:31Feltham and Huston because you have a Labour council, you have a Labour MP, and they are complacent.
00:40:35You need a strong voice, a person like me, to come and sit on the top and start challenging them,
00:40:41making them work for you.
00:40:42So I'm hoping, I come from a diverse Muslim background, the biggest community in Hounslow is Muslim.
00:40:48It's the first time ever a Liberal Democrat has put a Muslim representation in the community trying to address the
00:40:55need of the biggest community living.
00:40:57I will be working for all communities, rest assured, but I could project the real needs of this underrepresented community
00:41:04in the Parliament.
00:41:05And the other pledge that I will be campaigning for is obviously the investment in NHS right now,
00:41:11because you can see NHS in crisis, because the Labour government did not play their part and they gave a
00:41:18blank cheque to Theresa May to do whatever they liked.
00:41:22And this is why we are in the crisis, whereas we are saying that we will be investing and we've
00:41:28got a proper formula,
00:41:29we will be charging the one penny on the tax for individuals and then we can generate that £6 billion
00:41:37extra funding for NHS.
00:41:40And in terms of my local Feltham and Heston in Hounslow, we will be investing about £18 million into NHS
00:41:48and £6.1 million into the social care.
00:41:52And also we recognise the importance that the mental health needs to be addressed, so an additional £4.2 million
00:41:59funding will be available for Hounslow.
00:42:03And the final one that we have been campaigning from day one, we will be fighting this hard Brexit because
00:42:08we believe it's important to stay in the single market.
00:42:12We also believe that we need to safeguard all European nationals that have been living here who have taken this
00:42:18country as their home.
00:42:19So this is our chance to change the direction of the country. We will, rest assured, fight this hard Brexit.
00:42:26Thank you very much for spending the time with us today and I wish you all the best and for
00:42:30June the 8th. Thank you.
00:42:32Okay, so this was Inna Malik from Lib Dems and she's running from Feltham, Heston.
00:42:38Before we talk about what she said, she's a teacher herself and she's talking about education and NHS is one
00:42:47of the main agenda of us.
00:42:48At the moment we have a caller, so let's bring our caller online. Hello.
00:42:54Hello, hi. How are you?
00:42:55How are you?
00:42:56Yes, I'm good. How are you?
00:42:58I'm very fine. Thank you very much for your program, South Hall TV and thank you very much, Mr. Rodri
00:43:05Farik and Namrata Dayandra.
00:43:07I'm quite delighted you're doing such a program.
00:43:09Hello, hi. How are you?
00:43:09Thank you very much.
00:43:11And can you please introduce yourself to our audience so they know who you are and what your background is?
00:43:18My name is Juliette Macapilla and I'm a community leader or community innovator but I see myself more of a
00:43:26transformer.
00:43:27I'm also a Lib Dem Democrat member and I'm also the diversity champion for the Lib Dem and sitting down
00:43:39on the London Region Executive.
00:43:42Okay. So you were watching the program, right?
00:43:48Yes.
00:43:48You just heard Hina Malik talking about her policies and her pledges. So basically one thing which I noticed very
00:43:55importantly on her interview is that she is talking about representing her community. So what makes you kind of go
00:44:04towards the Lib Dem policies and towards Lib Dem?
00:44:08Thank you so much for that question, Rodri Faruqi. What makes me like and favor the Lib Dem party as
00:44:16an African compared to other parties is, first of all, I feel that liberal Democrats are inclusive and welcoming. What
00:44:26do I mean by that?
00:44:28Yes.
00:44:29Every single time we see them talk about Britain to be tolerant and open and united and also internationally they
00:44:38care about Africa and other places. So they're talking about the pro-EU and so I feel that they care
00:44:47about Europe. For that very reason I feel very proactive with them.
00:44:52They're the only major party that have stood by the award and I feel that I'm quite delighted to be
00:45:01part of them. The other thing that I care about as an African person is my wellbeing within the party
00:45:08and I feel that they're the only one major party that have openly translated how they would be looking at
00:45:19the health and the NHS.
00:45:21So they have made it quite clear on where their stand is. They have spoken about the 1P increase on
00:45:32helping to save the NHS and I think that's a better way approach in terms of how else do you
00:45:41get everybody at the equal space.
00:45:44We see so many NHS privatisation and stuff like that. Do I really want to go private in terms of
00:45:50me going in and getting charged all different prizes in the NHS? So I think we better question ourselves from
00:45:58the bottom of our hearts. Yeah.
00:46:01Okay. So Juliette, one thing actually, as you mentioned that you think that Liberal Democrat is the only one of,
00:46:11I mean from the major party, the only party which is very open to getting other communities and other point
00:46:17of views within their own structure.
00:46:21And Hina Malik said something like this as well. But isn't it kind of a recent thing that's happening now
00:46:27on this election or do you think it was like that before as well?
00:46:31I think that the song or the song or the you can just see, you know, sometimes I think when
00:46:40we analyse things, we can see what they speak about and that is important.
00:46:44And when you listen, there's a party that says Britain now needs more to be open and more tolerant. So
00:46:56for me, as migrants and an African woman in this country, I think that's quite attractive to me because that
00:47:05means that they're saying everybody needs to be open and tolerant.
00:47:11And I think that's really inclusive for everybody. I think that if we look at what is happening in Britain
00:47:19today, where we have a very high pre-exit attitude, which is taking us a different direction.
00:47:25I think we need to be careful with whom we are really voting. And I really kindly, personally favour the
00:47:34Lib Dem at the moment because I feel their stand is quite positioned in a way of saying it is
00:47:40now or never, you know.
00:47:43So I personally would have more drawn into an open, tolerant society. And yes, I hear both sides, but I
00:47:53feel that if you see like, for example, other parties criticising, you know, we've had someone like the UKIP saying
00:48:02that even international aid should be cut, surely.
00:48:05I mean, if aid is cut in 54 African countries, surely, you know, the little money that goes to cap
00:48:15down the social inequality that we've got for all these countries, where has someone, you know, I commented last week
00:48:23and I say,
00:48:23people forget that this United Kingdom was built by the efforts of migrants, you know, and if we're giving back
00:48:32to other nations, that is very important.
00:48:34So the little money that is being shared, or you would say is being distributed, very little percentage, it's nothing
00:48:43compared to nothing of what you can expect.
00:48:46I mean, look at the contribution that migrants really make in this country. It's very important for us to acknowledge
00:48:53that. And who are the best people who are fighting for these democratic values that we are sort of speaking
00:48:59for?
00:49:00I'm not going to say that any other party is standing proactive and saying we need to stay in the
00:49:07EU. The position is straight, you know.
00:49:10So, Julian, basically, on this point, you know, I think what I understand here, you were talking about that, who
00:49:17is better to actually put these points across than the migrant people themselves.
00:49:23And this brings me to the point you were just talking about just earlier, that now I'm seeing this, especially
00:49:28in this election, this awareness of in communities to have their own representation in parliament.
00:49:33So, what do you think about that, sorry, Liberate Democrats are actually open to this idea, or, and if they
00:49:43are, then what do you think in realistic terms that, what are the pros and cons of this idea that
00:49:51people actually, from every independent, individual communities presenting themselves, their own communities in parliament?
00:49:58I believe in good democracy personally, and I believe that if we are to really look at all political parties
00:50:07at this time, I think all of them have got room to improve.
00:50:11And if we are talking on a matter of diversity or promoting diversity, I think that there is room for
00:50:18improvement equally with promoting gender, and that's across the whole world, I think, in terms of looking at how women
00:50:27are sort of like contributing towards political leadership and stuff like that.
00:50:32But again, I come back to the same issues. What are the Africans or the Indian people doing to get
00:50:39more involved in their own political parties or careers that they choose?
00:50:43What parts are you choosing? Do we just sit down there and moan, moan, moan?
00:50:47And I think that is the question that I would be asking more voters to sort of like register by
00:50:53tomorrow, 22nd, because if you don't then register and then vote, which is tomorrow, which is the deadline, and then
00:51:01we come back and we are saying that we are not represented, I think sometimes we also have to take
00:51:06our own responsibility.
00:51:07So if you're asking me about improving political parties, I think there is room for improvement in all political parties.
00:51:17But if you're asking me specifically if black people or Africans or whatever should set up their own political party,
00:51:26if they feel underrepresented, I think that's also something for discussion.
00:51:30But I think that's a good point, actually, that this is something that can be discussed, and then this is
00:51:37something which the communities should decide among themselves.
00:51:41That's a very brilliant point, and Juliet, I'm very, very thankful for you to take part in the program, and
00:51:47especially the one thing which you mentioned, which I was going to mention, kind of at the end of the
00:51:51program, but you have brought it up, which is that tomorrow is the deadline to register for words.
00:51:58So to anyone who hasn't done that, please do so, because as Juliet just said, if you not registered to
00:52:05vote, if you don't vote, then you have no right to complain afterwards.
00:52:08This is just the postal vote, right, for clarity. This is only about the postal vote, but those who are
00:52:13going to the polling stations.
00:52:15The 8th. Yeah, so that you're able to vote on the 8th. And if you don't know how to do
00:52:19it, just go to your local council, just give them a call on your local council, or go to the
00:52:26government's website, and that should give you, it's just like a form for three minutes, and you've got until tomorrow,
00:52:34let's say, don't leave it until 12 o'clock, but you've got until 11.59.
00:52:37So please try and register before 11 o'clock tomorrow.
00:52:41Thank you very much, Juliet, for calling in.
00:52:42And thank you very much to London, your program. I'm really delighted to be in your program, Juliet.
00:52:48Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Bye-bye.
00:52:51Okay, that was Juliet. I think it was an interesting point she raised. And again, I totally agree to this,
00:53:03that if you can't bother to get up and go and register and vote, then yeah, you can't moan either,
00:53:10which is, I think, a lot of our community does, in a way.
00:53:14That's right.
00:53:15Especially youngsters, because it's sort of very funny, actually. I think there's a presenter who actually does these off-takes,
00:53:25and I see high school posts on Facebook, and even though it was kind of a mock, but the point
00:53:32was very valid that, especially our youth, they just not bother. They think, oh, whatever.
00:53:37Right? And, but that's very important that we should, everyone should vote. But before actually we go ahead, I mean,
00:53:43I'm going to bring you that point, but let me quickly mention, Kirt Raj Singh, Rahul Rahim Puriya, Pam Dinsa,
00:53:53Akhtar, Rania Tara, or Ubi Ramgariya, we liked our program, they're watching.
00:53:58So thanks for joining, and if you have any comments, please go ahead and do that, because then we can
00:54:05respond to it straight away as the program goes on.
00:54:08However, if you just feel like just listening to the program, and watching the program, and don't feel like commenting,
00:54:15then basically you can comment later on.
00:54:18And Anwar Ahmed Javed, actually, he's watching from Saudi Arabia, and he's saying, nice, set up. Thank you very much.
00:54:25Thank you very much.
00:54:54I think everybody has got a different agenda here again, so I would say that...
00:54:57I think this is something, issue we cannot cover in the last five minutes.
00:55:01I think we're going to carry on on this next episode, next Sunday, 6 o'clock.
00:55:06But before we go, we have one more video to play.
00:55:10Hina Malik from Lib Dems, running from Feltum and Heston.
00:55:14But last week, we actually, Sarah Santosh again, our presenter, she met and talked to Seema Malhotra, who, again, is
00:55:24being Feltum and Heston MP for last two terms.
00:55:27And it's the third time, I think she's running, sorry if I'm wrong.
00:55:29But, yeah, she's been around for some time in the game, and she's very well-liked, I have to say,
00:55:36in the community.
00:55:37And the work she's done in Feltum, a lot of people actually kind of acknowledge that as well.
00:55:43And now she's talking about Crenford.
00:55:44So let's see what Sheema has to say about her policies and her pledges, what she is aiming to do.
00:55:50Because she is kind of going head to head, like these two women from Feltum and Heston.
00:55:57And she, I mean, of course, 8 June will decide what exactly happened, who exactly succeeds.
00:56:02But here's Seema Malhotra on her policies and pledges.
00:56:05So today I'm here with Seema Malhotra, the MP for the Feltum and Heston constituency.
00:56:12I just have a couple of questions to ask you.
00:56:14So what are your key policies within your constituency in preparation for the general election in June?
00:56:19I think it is very important that people vote Labour on June the 8th.
00:56:23And the reason why for my constituency, firstly, I would start with education.
00:56:28Because a campaign that we've been doing over the last six months has been to call on the government to
00:56:33reverse the cuts to school spending.
00:56:35So children's education has been cut by 8% at a time when the government has also reduced corporation tax
00:56:43for the most wealthy.
00:56:44And what the government has lost in terms of revenues dwarfs that that they have cut from school funding.
00:56:49So I believe, firstly, we've got to put our children and our young people centre stage, because they are the
00:56:54ones who are going to be the future workforce in our community.
00:56:57Secondly, I want to see a facelift for our constituency.
00:57:01Last campaign, I called for the Feltum Master Plan, which is now underway, consulting with residents about the future of
00:57:07Feltum, the future of Feltum Arenas,
00:57:10is how we make sure that it's a family-friendly and business-friendly environment in our area.
00:57:15I am now today also calling for there to be a Cranford plan for the future, because Cranford needs a
00:57:21facelift.
00:57:22It's the gateway from Heathrow to London.
00:57:25And people tell me that they lose pride in their streets when they see litter, there's antisocial behaviour.
00:57:31We've had our policing cut, and that's Theresa May that oversaw the cuts to our policing.
00:57:36So on those issues, on housing as well, and support for enterprise and small businesses,
00:57:41our community needs to say we stand tall, and we stand to say a future for our community is what
00:57:48we want,
00:57:49that is united, recognises and respects our diversity, works with people of all faiths and backgrounds,
00:57:55and seeks to see prosperity for all.
00:57:57Well, I've said this before about our Labour Party, which is that we need to move forward in a way
00:58:02that's united.
00:58:03And one thing I will say is that the manifesto that was, in a sense, out there in the public
00:58:09this week,
00:58:10though it was in draft form and it will be formally launched,
00:58:13has had ideas that have resonated with the public, and the polls have shown that.
00:58:17And I have said before as well that some of the ideas that Jeremy has come out with and come
00:58:22up with,
00:58:23like our National Education Service, from the cradle to the grave,
00:58:26has been really important for an area like Feltham and Heston as well.
00:58:29Young people and restoring their education maintenance allowance so that they can stay on after school,
00:58:35making sure that tuition fees are reduced as far as we possibly can,
00:58:39making sure that you've got adult education that's accessible,
00:58:43adults who lose their jobs having the chance to retrain.
00:58:46Those are the ladders to prosperity, the actual ladders to prosperity,
00:58:50that the government has pulled away from people with the cuts that they have chosen to make.
00:58:55So on those issues, and the fact that I grew up in this area,
00:58:59I grew up in Feltham, I grew up in Osterley, I live in Heston,
00:59:03I was born in Hammersmith, I went to Heston Primary School,
00:59:06my mum taught at Heston Primary School.
00:59:08Those are the things that make you feel rooted and connected with the community.
00:59:12We are here to talk about a future for our community that is bright and prosperous,
00:59:16and a future for our nation that is outward-looking.
00:59:19On those issues, I think Jeremy trumps Theresa May any day.
00:59:24And finally, a final question.
00:59:27There were these local elections outside of London,
00:59:30and unfortunately Labour didn't do too well.
00:59:32They did lose a lot of their seats.
00:59:34So how confident are you that you can retain the current seat of Feltham and Heston?
00:59:40The results were indeed disappointing,
00:59:42and they do show the challenges that we face as the Labour Party.
00:59:46I think that very much people will look at the detail of the proposals that we're coming up with.
00:59:54People will say,
00:59:55is this really going to be a blank cheque for Theresa May that they give on June 8th?
01:00:00Is it really going to be that we work for five more years of Conservative cuts,
01:00:05where they don't tell the truth about what's going?
01:00:07Is it really going to be five more years of what we've seen with tax credit cuts as well,
01:00:12where families told me just yesterday, when I was out in the constituency,
01:00:17the impact that Universal Credit is having on their ability to plan their household budgets,
01:00:23make sure they can even provide food,
01:00:24and the way that that is now leading them to go to food banks.
01:00:27People who have had the dignity of being able to buy food for their families
01:00:30now going to food banks because of the way the government has changed their support for people in work.
01:00:36I don't think that that is right.
01:00:38People are going to say, do we want to give Theresa May that blank cheque and a large majority?
01:00:44And they will wake up when they go to the polls on June 8th, I believe,
01:00:49and say that won't be right for our country, for our prosperity, for fairness, for equality.
01:00:54And I believe that people will say we should vote for the Labour Party.
01:00:58Thank you very much, and all the best for the elections on June 8th.
01:01:01Okay, thank you.
01:01:02Okay, so this was Suna Malhotra, and of course she's been MP for Feltham and Heston for some time.
01:01:10And she's talking about, especially when last time, when she was running,
01:01:19how a bigger part of her agenda was to get Feltham,
01:01:24make it a nice place, nice neighbourhood where people are family friendly and business friendly.
01:01:29And now she's talking about doing the same sort of thing for Frankfurt,
01:01:34which is, as she mentioned herself, that kind of gateway to Heathrow.
01:01:38And of course, a lot of Asian communities, people from South Wales and West London,
01:01:41work at Heathrow.
01:01:43So that's quite a pleasure, I think.
01:01:46Yeah, but a big agenda as well, which she's got to do.
01:01:50If she wins the parliamentary seat, then she has to come up with all this.
01:01:52Absolutely, I mean, of course, and the NHS and the education,
01:01:56because as she mentioned in this video as well,
01:01:58that education is higher on the agenda.
01:02:03I think all Labour candidates are talking about education and housing and NHS.
01:02:10So, but anyway, so I think we'll discuss a little bit more next week
01:02:14because we already run over a little bit.
01:02:18But I think it's okay because,
01:02:20first of all, we, I think, started one minute late anyway today.
01:02:26But good thing about, you know, being live on our own channel and on our own,
01:02:32that if we get delayed one minute,
01:02:34then we can compensate for it by keeping,
01:02:38staying on for another couple of minutes.
01:02:40But the idea is to actually give the message out.
01:02:43So now you've heard Dr. Fabio Conti,
01:02:46you've heard from Maribu Neshama,
01:02:50you've heard from Sema Malotra and Hina Malik,
01:02:53two from South Pole and Ewing area going head-to-head,
01:02:59and other two from Fenton and Heston.
01:03:01Next week, we'll try to bring you from Brentford,
01:03:05Azulworth, that sort of locality,
01:03:08and Ewing, if you can't.
01:03:11So, but I think next week,
01:03:13we'll try to bring you some public opinion as well,
01:03:16what local businessmen are talking about,
01:03:18and what, when we went to interview Sema Malotra,
01:03:24there were a lot of people around,
01:03:26and so we talked, Sarah Santos,
01:03:27actually, I'm saying we're taking credit for that,
01:03:30but Sarah Santos talked to some, you know,
01:03:32local businessmen there as well,
01:03:33and ask them why they support, who they support,
01:03:37and I think we're going to do and find out
01:03:39a little bit more of local people
01:03:42who are supporting any other parties,
01:03:46conservatives,
01:03:46and so we ask them why they're supporting,
01:03:49who they're supporting.
01:03:50So I think it'll be a nice kind of balance
01:03:52to see what politicians are saying
01:03:54and what the public has to say as well,
01:03:56so it'll have a good...
01:03:57Okay, I think we've come to the end of our time.
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01:04:06Rowdy Farruki, for being such a wonderful host.
01:04:08It's always a pleasure to co-host with him.
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01:04:34It was a very good interview.
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