Why I am standing down at the next election Thursday, 18 April, 2024 It is remarkable how nice people are to you when you declare that you are off! For those constituents who have not yet heard I announced at the East Worthing & Shoreham Conservative Association AGHM last Friday that after long deliberation I had decided not to stand again as their candidate at the next General Election. By the time of that election I will have served for more than 27 years as the... Local News
Herald column February 22nd, 2024 22nd February 2024 Last week was full of Chinese New Year celebrations but as an MP sanctioned by the Chinese Government this mostly involved Tibetans and British Overseas... Local News
Herald column February 15th, 2023 14th February 2024 It’s a tough gig but someone’s got to do it. So it was that I presented myself at Iagos Café on the Lancing Business Park last Friday to judge the charity bake... Local News
Herald Column, February 8th 2023 8th February 2024 I am sure everyone in East Worthing & Shoreham shares my concern at the news that the King has been diagnosed with cancer and wishes him a speedy recovery. What... Local News
HIT Training and National Apprenticeship Week 7th February 2024 To celebrate #NationalApprenticeWeek from the 5-11 February I met with representatives from HIT Training , an apprenticeship training provider for hospitality... Local News
Herald column February 1st, 2024 1st February 2024 Worthing Herald column – February 1st 2024 I spent most of last Friday immersed in the NHS. After meeting staff at the Pond Road surgery in Shoreham to talk... Local News
Herald column January 25th, 2024 25th January 2024 It can be a bit stressful when you get a call telling you that the Prime Minister wants to visit your constituency in a few days’ time and he is particularly... Local News
Worthing Herald column January 18th 2024 18th January 2024 I headed down to Broadwater Road in Worthing last Thursday to see how the new SGN roadworks were working. This is the 800m main gas pipeline replacement close... Local News
EYE Project summit with CEO of Southern Water 17th January 2024 In January EYE (Eco, Young, Engaged) Project students from schools across Chichester, Worthing and Adur attended a Q&A session with the CEO of Southern Water... Local News
Post Office: Horizon & Sub-postmasters/postmistresses 16th January 2024 Like many of my Parliamentary colleagues across the House, I am appalled by the treatment of the sub-postmasters who were accused of theft based on flawed... Westminster News