Security Minister Dan Jarvis said an MP’s ‘primary focus’ should be on local issues
The campaign, launched by Bedford’s Labour MP Mohammad Yasin, called for better air links to the city because British Kashmiris were put off from visiting because of the 80 mile drive from Islamabad.
The issue is a “very important matter to the Kashmiri diaspora”, they said in a joint letter.
But critics pointed out that almost half of the MPs who had signed the letter had either previously voted against or attacked Heathrow’s plans to build a third runway in west London.
The letter was signed by London MPs Dr Rosena Allin-Khan and Stella Creasy, who had both voted against Heathrow expansion.
"The letter is to the Pakistan PM to ask them to make good on pledge to build [an] airport in Kashmir as been promised as cohort of British citizens with links to region planning on its arrival,” the Walthamstow MP said.
Adnan Hussain, Debbie Abrahams, Zubir Ahmed, Tahir Ali, Tan Dhesi, James Frith, Gill Furniss, Imran Hussain, Lord Qurban Hussain, Afzal Khan, Abtisam Mohamed, Lord Mohammed of Tinsley, Andrew Pakes, Yasmin Qureshi, Naz Shah, Baggy Shanker and Zarah Sultana also signed the letter.
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The campaign, launched by Bedford’s Labour MP Mohammad Yasin, called for better air links to the city because British Kashmiris were put off from visiting because of the 80 mile drive from Islamabad.
The issue is a “very important matter to the Kashmiri diaspora”, they said in a joint letter.
But critics pointed out that almost half of the MPs who had signed the letter had either previously voted against or attacked Heathrow’s plans to build a third runway in west London.
The letter was signed by London MPs Dr Rosena Allin-Khan and Stella Creasy, who had both voted against Heathrow expansion.
"The letter is to the Pakistan PM to ask them to make good on pledge to build [an] airport in Kashmir as been promised as cohort of British citizens with links to region planning on its arrival,” the Walthamstow MP said.
Adnan Hussain, Debbie Abrahams, Zubir Ahmed, Tahir Ali, Tan Dhesi, James Frith, Gill Furniss, Imran Hussain, Lord Qurban Hussain, Afzal Khan, Abtisam Mohamed, Lord Mohammed of Tinsley, Andrew Pakes, Yasmin Qureshi, Naz Shah, Baggy Shanker and Zarah Sultana also signed the letter.
Minister scolds Labour MPs over campaign to build airport in Pakistan
Security Minister Dan Jarvis said an MP’s ‘primary focus’ should be on local issues
