On Tuesday, I joined a group of young people taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS), at the invitation of area manager Danielle Ellis. The NCS is a summer scheme which brings together 16 and 17 year olds from across Surrey, to complete a series of personal and team challenges and help make a […]
Read MoreToday, I’ve written in The Times outlining how securing trade deals with countries across the world can be Britain’s best bargaining chip, when dealing with the EU on trade. You can read my article here.
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Last week, I met with the Walton-on-Thames Trading Alliance (WoTTA), a group which has branched out from the former Walton Business Group (which I was involved with). WoTTA was set up earlier this year, by a group of local traders and residents whose aim is to make Walton-on-Thames an even better place to live and […]
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Last Friday, I visited Carer Support Elmbridge, a local charity based in Walton that supports unpaid carers who look after their loved ones. I met development worker Jenny Pearman, support and advocacy worker Yvonne Clarke, and the Chair of Trustees, Christine Hayden (pictured with me above). Carer Support Elmbridge undertake incredibly important work to support […]
Read MoreTheresa May, our new Prime Minister, is currently forming her new government. I made clear I would enthusiastically serve in any role (at Minister of State or above) I could get my teeth into. It was not to be. But, I wish the new team well in the tackling the challenges that lie ahead.
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This morning, I visited Esher High School to meet with two year 10 students who got in touch with me about their GCSE Citizenship project. Lucie Hepworth and Abbie Marskell (pictured with me above), in Miss Lockheart’s class, have started a campaign for fully-subsidised travel for under-18s on all London buses. Currently, fares are subsidised […]
Read MoreOne of my key campaigns since becoming an MP has been increasing the number of school places here in Elmbridge. It was brilliant news, then, that yesterday Prime Minister David Cameron gave the go-ahead for the ElmWey Learning Trust to open a brand new Free School in Elmbridge – the Heathside School, Walton on Thames. […]
Read MoreI have just come from a meeting of the Conservative 1922 Committee and the steps of the St Stephens’ entrance to the House of Commons, where first MPs and then the media greeted our next Prime Minister, Theresa May. The last few months have been a political whirlwind, and Andrea Leadsom’s dignified withdrawal from the Conservative […]
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Today, away from the noisy leadership contest dominating Westminster, I got stuck into a range of important local issues. I joined the Elmbridge Community Fund for their latest panel meeting, looking at our efforts to raise a community endowment to support local neighbourhoods or projects in need. I visited Surrey County Council to talk through […]
Read MoreLast Saturday, I joined Reed’s School in Cobham for their annual Speech Day, at the invitation of the Headmaster, Mark Hoskins. Reed’s is a fantastic school, and I helped to hand out prizes for academic, artistic and sporting achievement. It was a pleasure to meet so many talented and accomplished youngsters. But, I was most […]
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