Category Archives: Brighton & Hove

Why has Chope criticised Brighton and Hove Council?


On Tuesday in the House of Commons the Department of Education answered a question that Christopher Chope had sent over in written format. Mr Chope is the MP for Christchurch which is in Dorset so he is based many miles … Continue reading

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Is the Home Office issuing more Ukrainian visas now?


Last Wednesday a debate took place called Preventing Crime and Delivering Justice. That came the day after the Opening of Parliament and the Minister who opened the discussion was Prit Patel. Following her statement Yvette Cooper responded and during her … Continue reading

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Last week was a strange opening of the Parliament


It was very sad that Parliament opened up last week for the first time since 1963 without our Queen able to attend and read the statement provided by the Government. She was previously prevented from attending when she was pregnant … Continue reading

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Will more MPs support the #RightToRoam #EDM


A few days ago my MP set out this text on twitter calling for a significant improvement to the prospect for #RightToRoam in our nation. The text from the tweet is reproduced below and the text for the standing order … Continue reading

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Conservative changes are now required


Parliament will open up tomorrow after a short break due to the elections that took place last Thursday that have led to calls from Conservative Councillors to their MPs and the Government. One call is related to the many challenges … Continue reading

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Brandon Lewis is failing to support Northern Ireland


Last week on Wednesday 27th April, there was a short debate on the theme of the Shared Prosperity Fund and there were three MPs who raised questions with Brandon Lewis who is the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. The … Continue reading

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Some terrible cases that took place last week


Last week in Parliament a number of debates and decisions took place and it was interesting to see how some of our local MPs and indeed others responded to them. The completion of the Nationality and Borders Bill was very … Continue reading

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Father of the House now supports #RightToRoam


A week ago I wrote about the #RightToRoam Early Day Motion which Caroline Lucas in Brighton set out on the 14th March with support initially from Liz Saville-Roberts who is the Plaid Cymru leader in Parliament. Two days later the … Continue reading

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John Hayes had a disturbing response to Rwanda project


On Tuesday A debate took place in the House of Commons under the theme of Nationality and Borders Bill and it was very disappointing. It can be seen here for all of the words. The piece began with this comment … Continue reading

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Fossil Fuel Extraction statements took place yesterday


Yesterday at 11.13am in the House of Commons the Fossil Fuel Extraction took place based on the text that emerged from “They Work for You” which can be found here. It was not a surprise that along with the author … Continue reading

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