Hilary Benn MP

Last week I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment in the House of Commons. In doing so as MPs, we honour those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people.

27th January will mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, and in the weeks leading up to and after Holocaust Memorial Day, thousands of commemorative events will be arranged by schools, faith groups and community organisations across the country, remembering all the victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.

Hilary's constituency office is currently in the process of moving.  There may be some delays to responding to constituents' enquiries whilst this happens but it is hoped that the office will be up and running in its new location shortly. 

The office telephone number 0113 2441097 will stay the same but it may not be possible for someone to answer your call.  If your enquiry is a Leeds City Council issue (eg. housing) your local Councillor should be able to assist you, contact details can be found here. 

If your enquiry is urgent please contact 0207 219 6714 or email hilary.benn.mp@parliament.uk.

Our new postal address will be:

Hilary Benn MP

Suite 7

Unity Business Centre

26 Roundhay Road

Leeds LS7 1AB

PLEASE NOTE:  It is not possible for us to conduct unscheduled appointments at the office.  If you are a constituent and want to meet with Hilary you should attend one his advice surgeries, no appointment necessary, details here.

The tragic events in Paris last week have shocked us all. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those who were so brutally murdered.

What happened shows that there is a real threat from a very small number of fundamentalists, but the most important thing we can do in the face of such evil is to stand together. This is exactly what the people of France have done and the sight of those huge crowds in Paris on Sunday was the most powerful response to the hatred that led to the attack. The French people turned out to defend their country, their values and their way of life, and we admire and applaud them for doing so.