On Friday, Dragon’s Den’s Star and retail giant Theo Paphitis came to talk to my local business club, Connect. Connect is a local group of business men and women interested in networking and politics. We arrange quarterly breakfast meetings, where I give an update on a burning political issue, and we hear from a guest speaker […]
Read MoreOn Friday night, I went to a fund-raising evening hosted at the American School in Cobham, and organised by Bill Muddyman and Linda Gardiner. The event was arranged to raise money for the Morning Star charity in South Africa, which is a day care centre for under-privileged children afflicted by HIV. Bill and Linda organised […]
Read MoreThe Sunbury and Walton Sea Cadets, who I visited in November 2015 (blogged here), are holding a fundraising appeal to raise money for a new, modernised building at their site in Shepperton. The current building is old, damp and small. It has not been repaired since a flood in 2014. The Cadets have produced a […]
Read MoreOne of the important Conservative messages in recent years is that we cannot deliver extra resources for our precious public services without a vibrant economy - not just creating jobs, but also generating tax revenue. So, I’m delighted to report that the government is allocating £600,000 of fresh funding to St. Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey […]
Read MoreI was honoured and delighted to be asked to join Theresa May’s new government. I am returning to the Ministry of Justice as a Minister of State under Justice Secretary David Lidington, and with a terrific ministerial and civil service team. I’m looking forward to supporting the department’s reform agenda, from the criminal justice system […]
Read MoreI am delighted, honoured and humbled to have been re-elected in the early hours of this morning as the MP for Esher and Walton constituency (pictured below with my fellow candidates and Elmbridge Mayor, Rachael Lake). I gained almost the same number of votes as in 2015, and was returned with a majority of over […]
Read MoreOn Thursday, voters in Esher and Walton constituency will decide who they want as their next MP, and who will lead the government. Please vote for me as your local MP, and a Conservative government under Theresa May, for three reasons. First, as your local MP, I have fought your corner with my heart and […]
Read MoreWe are now into the last few days of campaigning for the General Election, and I’m not taking anything for granted. I was at St Christopher’s Church in Hinchley Wood last night for a rambunctious local hustings (pictured, immediately below, with my fellow candidates). Thanks to everyone who came along, and to the Church for […]
Read MoreIn my latest election column for The Independent, which you can read here, I compare the Theresa May’s preparation for Brexit negotiations with the the position of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party. After weeks of election campaigning, this issue remains the defining issue on June 8th.
Read MoreI am delighted to be participating in the local General Election hustings organised by St Christopher’s Church in Hinchley Wood. The hustings start at 7.30pm on Monday, 5 June, and the venue address is here. Please do come along!
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