Sussex Air Ambulance funding appeal Thursday, 9 May, 2024 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. Many commiserations to all those councillors who were not re-elected, and I know how galling it can be to be the... Local News
Herald Column September 22nd 2022 22nd September 2022 Bob Marley once said, ‘One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.’ He was surely wrong. One of the overwhelming memories of the 12 days of... Local News
Transport Update for the Day of Her Majesty the Queen's State Funeral 16th September 2022 The Department for Transport has issued guidance for travelling to and from London on the day of Her Majesty the Queen’s State Funeral on Monday 19 September... Articles
Herald Column September 15th 2022 - Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II 15th September 2022 Last week MPs paid tribute in the House of Commons to Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Whilst I attended the House of Commons to join in the tributes to... Articles
Houses of Parliament Welcome Charles III & Details for Lying-in-State - 12th September 2022 12th September 2022 Both House of Parliament assembled in Westminster Hall earlier today to give humble tributes to our new King, Charles III. It was a wonderful, moving occasion -... Local News
Herald Column September 8th 2022 8th September 2022 I had a busy weekend full of face-to-face meetings at last. It started with a meeting at Worthing Hospital together with Peter Bottomley to catch up with the... Local News
Urgent Question on Storm Overflows and Sewage Discharges - 6th September 2022 6th September 2022 During an Urgent Question in the House of Commons earlier today I was able to press again on what the Government is doing to tackle sewage discharges, which... Local News
Three Priorities for our New Prime Minister 6th September 2022 We have new a leader of the Conservative Party at long last. Liz Truss will be our new PM. Here are the top three things I think she needs to sort out quickly. Local News
Herald Column September 1st 2022 1st September 2022 It was really good to catch up with members of the Ukrainian community from Worthing last week at their colourful stall in the town centre to mark Ukrainian... Local News
Update on Sewage Discharges - 26th August 2022 26th August 2022 Sewage being discharged into our beaches is totally unacceptable. Along with other Sussex MPs I am holding Southern Water to account, and we have had a response... Local News