Last Friday, I cut the ribbon at the lunch time launch of Jack’s Kitchen, the new restaurant at the Holiday Inn in Long Ditton, at the invitation of the owners, Mr and Mrs Sampathkumar, and general manager Gagan Sharma. It was a fantastic occasion, and I wore a shawl and garland for my part in […]
Read MoreThere has been lots of debate about the EU referendum this week, with both President Obama’s intervention and on the issue of immigration making the headlines. I outlined my views during interviews on Radio 4’s Today Programme (which you can listen to here, from 2hrs 10mins) on Friday, and with Andrew Neil on the BBC Sunday Politics, which […]
Read MoreToday, I’ve written an article for The Daily Telegraph about how EU rules undermine UK border controls, which puts Britain at unnecessary risk. It follows the reporting that yesterday, a series of former police chiefs and security experts warned that recent terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris were a “wake-up call” for UK border protection. […]
Read MoreYesterday, I joined the BBC’s Daily Politics show, alongside Labour MP Chuka Umunna and former Channel 4 News Economics Editor, Paul Mason. We discussed Michael Gove’s speech, which set out the positive case for Britain’s future outside the EU. You can watch our discussion on the BBC iPlayer site, here.
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On Monday, I welcomed constituent Maria Lester to Parliament, where her e-petition calling for greater funding for research into brain tumours was being debated by MPs, having been signed by over 120,000 people. Maria (pictured with me above) first got in touch with me last year, after her brother Stephen tragically died of a brain […]
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Last week, I joined the members of Walton Rotary Club, for an evening kindly hosted by their President Reg Mills, Bob Freeman and David Edney. It was my first opportunity to catch up with Walton Rotary since the election last year. We talked about the measures outlined in the Chancellor’s recent Budget, which included […]
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Over the last two weeks, I held two public meetings in Molesey (at St Lawrence’s School, pictured above) and Claygate, for residents to question me about my local priorities, government policy and wider national (or even international) issues. Locally, I explained what I was doing to support the provision of more school places for local […]
Read MoreOn Wednesday 6 April, I am hosting a public meeting in East Molesey, from 7:30pm until 9:30pm, at St Mary’s Church, East Molesey with Nigel Milton, Heathrow Airport’s Director of External Affairs and Laura Jones, Heathrow’s Community Relations Manager. In addition, the Elmbridge Borough Councillors for Molesey East, Steve Bax and Peter Szanto, will also […]
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Last week, I joined apprentices and staff at Waitrose in Cobham, to mark National Apprenticeship Week 2016. I was met by store manager Will Lane and local co-ordinator Caroline Fielding, and got the opportunity to shadow the two apprentices working in the Cobham store, Paige and Jake (pictured with me above) to see the kind […]
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On Friday, I joined Wellden Turnbull, an independent firm of chartered accountants based in Cobham, for their annual Budget seminar at Cobham Rugby Club. The annual seminar is a great opportunity to touch base with the local business community, reflect on the main aspects of the Budget, and hear back from local businesses and residents. […]
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