Local Police Funding Boost

At the end of last week, the government announced that Surrey police will receive up to an extra £17.6 million next year to support local policing. This includes an extra £3.9 million from central government, and the potential of a further £13.8 million from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) precept. It would represent an […]

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Walton Community Hospital

Today, I visited Walton Community Hospital, part of Central Surrey Health (CSH), a social enterprise that provides a variety of health and care services in the community. Walton Community Hospital has 38 beds meaning it is able to care for patients, most of whom are elderly and have been referred from their GP or hospital (mostly […]

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Heathrow Consultation

This week, I received confirmation from Heathrow that, following my representations, they will host an additional event in the constituency for their upcoming consultation on expansion. Heathrow are holding the second stage of their airspace redesign consultation in January of 2019. The consultation will ask for views on the proposed flight paths from the expanded […]

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How Brexit can Still be a Success

Yesterday, I wrote a column for The Sunday Telegraph about why I will vote against the Prime Minister’s deal onTuesday, but how we can still make a success of Brexit. This current deal would weaken our negotiating position with the EU and leave us bound indefinitely by EU-imposed rules. Rather, the UK should return to […]

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