Back in January, I met with residents of Bowes Road in Walton-on-Thames to listen to their concerns about the volume and speed of traffic in the area. We raised those concerns with Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Roads Colin Kemp, who committed to take action to improve the situation. Following this meeting, and a […]
Read MoreI am grateful that Heathrow took up my suggestion of holding some local consultation events in Elmbridge, giving residents the opportunity to voice their concerns around noise levels and broader issues related to the proposed expansion. Today, Heathrow were down in Imber Court in Molesey. On 12 March they will be at the Cecil Hepworth […]
Read MoreOn Friday, I met with residents of Bowes Road in Walton to listen to their concerns about the volume and speed of traffic in the area. The on-site meeting was organised by Bowes Road resident Bardia Dorudi who has set up a petition to increase safety on the road, particularly around the speed and acceleration […]
Read MoreLast week, I was honoured to attend the Sergei Magnitsky Human Rights Awards in London, where I was presented with the Political Campaigner Award. Sergei Magnitsky was a Russian lawyer who was tortured and murdered in 2009, whilst in state detention, for disclosing the biggest tax fraud in Russian history. Last year, as a backbench […]
Read MoreToday, I have written a column for the i Newspaper announcing two key changes to the law on dangerous driving. First, we will be introducing a maximum life sentence for offenders who kill someone as a result of driving dangerously, or carelessly while under the influence of drink of drugs. Second, we will create a […]
Read MoreToday, I announced the government will be bringing forward legislation to raise the maximum sentence for dangerous driving to life imprisonment, and creating a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving. You can read the full announcement here, and it was reported here.
Read MoreOn Friday, I met with pupils from Esher High School to discuss their campaign to lower the voting age to 16. Saher and Lauren (pictured below) gave a great presentation, powerfully and eloquently making their case. I remain to be convinced that lowering the voting age is the right thing to do, mainly because I […]
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 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 […]
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