It was Enoch Powell who once said that ‘all political careers end in failure.’ It is perhaps too easy to apply that description to Boris Johnson’s dramatic flouncing out from Parliament after taking against the findings of the House of Commons Committee of Privileges.
Yet again the A27 is in the news. This week national Highways came out with the results of its consultation into the 3 main ‘tweaking’ proposals for dealing with key junctions between the Offington roundabout and Sompting.
On Monday 12 June I spoke in a very well attended Westminster Hall debate in support of clarifying the meaning of the protected characteristic of 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010.
There has been some misleading information circulating recently about the Government's commitment to animal welfare, which I wanted to correct.
The Kept Animals Bill contained many important measures, such as banning live animal exports, preventing pet theft and tackling livestock worrying.
Many residents have written to me objecting to the plans to turn the Windsor House Hotel into an HMO, or house of multiple occupancy.
The planning application to turn the hotel into an HMO was turned down by the local planning committee, but the applicant has appealed that decision and submitted an
Thank you to everyone who so generously supported my 97-year young constituent Ant Gillings on his 5 mile ‘Walk for Peggy’ last Friday, and apologies to those who came out to walk with him but were unable to keep up the pace as he finished the route in under an hour and a half.
As if it needed demonstrating any more clearly the 250 plus Shoreham parents and children who converged on the farmer’s market last Saturday clearly demonstrated the strength of feeling over the secondary school places issue.
It’s been a busy year in East Worthing and Shoreham and thanks to local people getting involved and having their say in local campaigns and community politics, we’ve managed to save Chesham House, secure a more permanent home for the Adur Gateway Hub and save Springfield School.
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