Rehman Chishti: How mainstream Islamic teaching can help to hold the Taliban to account

The Government can help to ensure that one of the faith’s leading authorities publicly stresses the rights of religious minorities and women.

Rehman Chishti: A staggering 180,000 people go missing each year, and the recovery must help them

The issue deeply affects hundreds of thousands of people a year, across every constituency, every local authority, every city and town.

Rehman Chisti: We must not level down the South East in pursuit of levelling up other areas of the country.

Medway, the unitary authority for my constituency of Gillingham and Rainham, is in the top 22 per cent of the most deprived areas for education in England.

Rehman Chisti: The danger to Libya is also a danger to us

We see from Daesh attacks in Tunisia and the migrant crisis how important the country is to the UK. We musn’t give up trying to find a settlement.

Rehman Chishti: High powered laser pens should be banned

Every year, thousands of civilian aircraft are attacked and dozens of children suffer permanent eye damage.

Rehman Chishti MP: The Lords needs reform, not replacing

The Strathclyde proposals are welcome and further change should be gradualist.

Rehman Chishti MP: Why Assad must go

The stability of Syria, and any hope for wider peace in the region, depend upon the removal of this dictator.

Rehman Chishti MP: We should not dignify these monsters with the name ISIS

The so-called ‘Islamic State’ is neither of those things. It is time to adopt a title that better describes them, and their victims and neighbours offer some suggestions.

Rehman Chishti MP: We shouldn’t work with Iran in Iraq until or unless it gives up terror

How can we work with a country that for far too long has provided funding, training and weapons and a safe haven for militant groups in the region?

Rehman Chishti MP: We must push for reform of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws

Pakistan’s Prime Minister is visiting London – David Cameron should urge him to reform these outdated laws.

Rehman Chishti MP: Our Syria decision has left Britain diminished

The consequences of last summer’s vote are lost exports, a weakened reputation – and opportunities for France at our expense.