I called for immediate action to improve maternity services and for coroners to be given powers to investigate stillbirths – following the tragic death of baby Tallulah-Rai Edwards. Tallulah-Rai died a year ago in January 2019, less than 48 hours after her mother was discharged
Last week the new Parliament finally got into full swing. The debate on the Queen’s speech has seen the House of Commons focussing on Boris Johnson’s plans for the Brexit Britain we will build. Not simply better healthcare and more police but a land where
I held talks with Port of Dover chief executive Doug Bannister this week.We met onto discuss investment plans, traffic management and the Port’s future jobs plan. Since becoming an MP, I have called for immediate investment in lorry parks, the Whitfield roundabout and the main
Natalie says it’s time to say how much we love the UK as we leave the EU on 31st January 2020 – and that the occasion should be marked by a fireworks display that can be seen from France. Natalie was responding to a call
Natalie Elphicke called in Parliament for a debate on road investment in Kent and urged the Chancellor Sajid Javid to axe the “dangerous” Smart Motorway project on the M20. Asking her first ever question in Parliament to Leader of the Commons The Rt Hon Jacob
At the end of this month, Britain will be leaving the European Union. At long last, the three year long Brexit stalemate will come to an end. For far too long we have been stuck going round in circles on the seemingly endless Brexit hamster
It is a great honour to have been elected to serve as your Member of Parliament. The strength of the result was the clearest possible direction from the people of Dover & Deal to get Brexit Done so we can move forward as a country.
Deal will receive a six-figure sum of Government funding after I pressed for train station upgrades. The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that Deal station will be awarded £105,000 for accessibility improvements under the Access for All scheme. The
I welcome the Budget announcement that brings the long awaited A2 dualling a step closer. Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that the Lower Thames Crossing will be going ahead as planned. Alongside the Budget, the Department
It was the February half term Parliamentary recess recently. Contrary to popular belief, this isn’t a time when MPs or their teams stop working. Quite the opposite. It is a time to have important constituency meetings in order to ensure
Buckland Hospital will shortly open as one of the new class of Urgent Treatment Centres being rolled out across the country. The new centre in Dover will be a major upgrade to the existing Minor Injuries Unit. It will have
I visited an art gallery in Deal holding a special exhibition of famous photos from the National Portrait Gallery. The work of Herb Schmitz – who photographed musical giants including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie
New figures show rough sleeping in the Dover district has more than halved in the last year following a major injection of Government funding. Nine people were recorded as sleeping rough in the most recent official count in November 2019,
Time flies. Already two months have passed since the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen’s Speech, which came at the end of one of the most volatile years in British political history. The country is now finally moving forward
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