Welcome to my website,

I would like to say thank you to everyone who supported me in the 2010 General Election.

We had a significant swing here to Labour, bucking the trend in the rest of the country. It was very heartening in the campaign to have so many messages of goodwill and support from local people, young and old - including those people who voted for me across party lines. I am honoured to have the opportunity of serving you again as your Member of Parliament. I will always stand up for local people, and do my best to make sure your views are represented in the Commons and to government.  

 I share the concerns many local people have about some of the policies being pursued by the Tory – Lib Dem government.  I will continue to listen to constituents and to judge policies on their merits or otherwise.  As I said in the campaign, I will be on your side against savage cuts.  I shall be speaking up for our community here in Oxford and for the jobs, services and facilities we need - as well as doing all I can to make sure that Britain fulfils its  responsibilities for a sustainable environment and to combat global poverty.

I am on your side.  What matters most to me is representing you. If there are any issues you want to raise with me, or problems you need help with, please do let me know.                                                                                      

                                                                                   With best wishes,

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  Local MP Andrew Smith is lending support to a campaign to ensure victims and witnesses of crime are not made to suffer twice. At least £21m of help for victims could be wasted if controversial government plans to hand control...
  
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• Labour reveals true cost of NHS job losses (19/04/2012)
  Labour has today revealed the hidden costs of redundancy pay-outs in Oxfordshire arising from David Cameron's NHS re-organisation. The new figures come as a leaked report from the Department of Health confirms the full costs of the reorganisation at over...
  
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• Andrew backs the NUS campaign for the government to 'Come Clean' on hidden university costs (18/04/2012)
  Andrew Smith, Labour MP for Oxford East, today met with university students from Oxford as part of the National Union of Students’ lobby of Parliament on Higher Education funding. Andrew said: “I am very concerned at the scale of the...
  
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