Discussing Mental Health outside Corner House in Southwick - an issue that hasn’t featured too heavily in the election, but it is one that is incredibly important to all of us.
Labour cannot be trusted to run our NHS. Hospitals around the country are still saddled with PFI debt that was used by the last Labour Government to hide borrowing from the public.
Today - Monday 2nd December - is the first day that mixed-sex couples in England and Wales can choose to enter into Civil Partnerships. There are 3.3million cohabiting couples in the UK and the Government estimates there could be up to 84,000 ceremonies in the first year.
Domestic abuse and sexual abuse are a serious scourge in our society - 35% of domestic abuse starts when a woman is pregnant, and conviction figures for rape in this country are woefully low. We need to do much more to combat this societal evil.
With the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Al the fisherman on East Worthing seafront - talking fish and the opportunities for the fishing industry when we leave the EU.
Talking about school funding outside Chesswood School - my number 1 issue at this election. Every primary school in East Worthing and Shoreham will get at least £3750 per pupil funding next year, rising to £4000, and every secondary school will get at least £5000 per pupil from next year.
A campaign update with two and a half weeks until election day - the weather hasn’t always been ideal - but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed talking to people on the doorstep and I’m looking forward to the upcoming hustings.
