Weekly look ahead: 15th October

This week I talk about an upcoming seminar with WASPI women, a meeting with the British Youth Council, my eco-tip (do send in any suggestions!) and a new Brexit deal.

Yesterday we had the Queen’s Speech, which set the Government’s ambitious domestic agenda. I particularly welcome the focus on tackling violent crime, the confirmation that the Domestic Abuse Bill is being carried over, legally enforceable targets for environmental principles and the additional funding for our schools - something that as a West Sussex MP I have been campaigning on for too long.

To read more about these issues and others presented in the Queen’s Speech, please follow this link:https://www.timloughton.com/news/queens-speech 

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Weekly Videos & Herald Column

On this page you can find my weekly column that I write for the Worthing Herald, with my reflections on the week's events in Westminster and in the constituency.

Women State Pension Inequality

Changes that came in a number of years ago are impacting on women born in the 1950s and are seeing their pensionable age rise from 60 to 66. I have had a number of representations from constituents and I think the changes are unfair. Whilst I am supportive of equalising the pensionable age between men and women, what I think has been missed here is that these women have been given very little notice of when these changes were coming in, in some cases just 18 months. This gave them very little time to make other previsions. 

Sussex Air Ambulance funding appeal

Whilst I would have hoped for a different result politically, congratulations to all the councillors elected in Adur and Worthing last week. There are big changes afoot as Labour takes over control in Adur for the first time in 24 years and Lancing Parish now has no overall control.