The day after the Queen’s funeral a constituent reported to me that his daily cycling commute had been noticeably much less stressful in the previous week as everyone seemed to be much more respectful towards their fellow road-users.
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend our Party Conference in Birmingham last week as I was in the Arctic Circle with a cross-party group of Parliamentarians looking at the very real impact of climate changing on retreating glaciers and animal movements.
After the suspension of politics as normal for the period of mourning for the late Queen, Government announcements have gone into overdrive led by the very substantial package of support for families and businesses hit by the global energy crisis announced by the new Chancellor last week.
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:
Transport Update
Over the coming days, many hundreds of thousands of people will travel to London to pay their final respects to He
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 the Queen to convey the condolences of the people of East Worthing and Shoreham, unfortunately I was unable to get in to express my tri
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 - both to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and to welcome our new King.
The Cabinet office has now announced initial deta
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 new Chief Executive George Findlay to see how they are coping with the huge demands on the Health Service now.
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 have so blighted our beaches in East Worthing and Shoreham recently.
