Layla Moran, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, and the Lib Dems voted against the “draconian” Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at its second reading in the House of Commons on 16th March.

Responding to news that vaccination rates among those over 70 from ethnic minority background in England are markedly lower than the national average, as revealed by new ONS figures, with over four in ten of those from a Black African background not yet receiving a first dose of the vaccine, Layla Moran MP said: “These stark figures reveal the deeply alarming low uptake of the vaccine among ethnic minority groups, who we know are particularly vulnerable to serious disease from Covid-19.

Layla Moran has marked the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This year’s theme for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is “Youth standing up against racism”.

Young people were at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd in the United States. Layla said “we still have much more to do” on racial injustice, marking the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Layla Moran MP has welcomed the news that the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway project has been cancelled. Layla said “this is a major win for everyone in our community” and “for our environment.”

Last week, there was a debate on Conversion Therapy in the House of Commons, which I applied to be part of but unfortunately was not selected. This article is what I would have said had I spoken in the debate. 

Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, has said SMEs “have been left behind” by today’s Budget, as she vowed to “fight to protect our small businesses, which are the backbone of our economy and at the heart of our local communities.”

Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, has said she was “incredibly disappointed” that the Government didn’t seem to have a plan to ensure priority groups for the coronavirus vaccine displaced by flooding would still get their jab on time.

Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, has written to the Minister responsible for flooding, calling on her to “reconsider the Abingdon Flood Alleviation Scheme” and warning that “the climate emergency must not be forgotten.”

Layla Moran has written to the Education Secretary slamming the Government for treating nurseries and early years settings as “an afterthought”, and urging him to “provide them with the clarity, reassurance, and attention which they deserve.”

Layla Moran following Roads Minister meeting: “Government need to drop the Expressway"