Tag Archives: Nusrat Ghani

Three Sussex MPs who have mis-judged their role


It is very sad that in two days’ time, just as was the case yesterday that we will not be able to publicly participate in the annual Remembrance Day due to our COVID lockdown. Last week in the House of … Continue reading

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MPs must lead as well as represent their constituents


At this weekend the call by Boris Johnson for our nation to enter into our second lockdown from the 5th November came nearly 3 weeks after Keir Starmer had called for that to happen. Starmer’s call came almost as soon … Continue reading

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We clearly need more collaboration and solutions


At the end of Parliament yesterday there was a brief debate involving two MPs. I spotted that the debate which was being arranged by Nusrat Ghani was being planned and even referred to it here on Saturday. Nusrat Ghani, is … Continue reading

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Two useful elements for next week in Parliament


It is always worth looking at what is being planned for the week ahead in Parliament, even though on far too many occasions the content is deeply disturbing. That is certainly primarily true for next week. All of a sudden … Continue reading

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Ministers and MPs who criticise people must be held accountable


Yesterday at lunchtime this tweet emerged from the MP for Wealden, East Sussex referring to words that a Sky journalist had expressed that came from a discussion that was taking place in Parliament at the same time. Now of course … Continue reading

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We need much more openness from all of our Sussex MPs


It can sometimes seem very difficult to fully understand how people work in settings that we have no personal experience of, but that we have an interest in. This is clearly the case in a range of locations but providing … Continue reading

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Sussex MPs responded well to Sussex Day priorities


Last week we had the opportunity to celebrate Sussex Day even though large gatherings are not possible currently. However one place where large numbers of people do meet together is the House of Commons and so last Tuesday it was … Continue reading

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How do we stop ex-Ministers from criticising their own workers?


It is clear that members of the Government which includes Conservative MPs who were Ministers until recently will have to work very hard to stop their Government from being challenged over our nations impact by COVID-19. Trying to blame other … Continue reading

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All of the Sussex Conservative MPs refuse to work from home


We are at the beginning of week ten since the Prime Minister announced “From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction – You must stay at home because the critical thing we must do to … Continue reading

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International Women’s Day from House of Commons and well beyond


On Thursday the House of Commons set aside a couple of hours in this debate to raise the profile of International Women’s Day which takes place today. Only two MPs from Sussex took part in the debate and the first … Continue reading

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