How has the Winter Fuel Payment cut impacted you? Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 Winter has finally arrived over the last few days, with frosts coming thick and fast and the coldest January night in 15 years. I know that for many pensioners struggling to heat their homes this winter, this is the last thing they need. It lays bare the Chancellor's decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners and I’m starting to hear more about how difficult this is proving... Local News
Seasonal agriculture workers' pilot scheme launched 6th March 2019 A pilot scheme to enable non-EU migrant workers to work on British farms has launched today. I've been arguing for years that fruit farmers need to know they... Articles
Solar Park could harm wildlife at Graveney Marshes 21st February 2019 Graveney Marshes are eerily beautiful and a haven for rare birds; I’m very worried that plans for a solar power station the size of Faversham would change them... Articles
Finish roadworks earlier to prevent traffic horrorshow 7th February 2019 We know from experience how bad it can be when the M20 shuts down all night. Back in November there was a week of dreadful delays caused by overnight closures –... Articles
MPs must come together so we can get on with Brexit 25th January 2019 The constituency and the country voted to Leave and I have been supporting the Prime Minister to get on with the job of taking us out of the EU. The... Articles
New schools must not cause traffic chaos on Bearsted Rd 23rd January 2019 Children from Bearsted, Thurnham, Detling and Maidstone desperately need new schools to go to and I'm pleased that an application has gone in for Bearsted... Articles
Lower Thames Crossing could mean 100% more lorries on Blue Bell Hill - the Government must invest 9th January 2019 MPs from across Kent are calling for road upgrades ready for the opening of the Lower Thames Crossing in 2027. The £6 billion scheme to build a new Thames... Articles
Reconsider entrance to new Bearsted school 7th January 2019 Children in Maidstone and Bearsted desperately need two new schools and I’ve fought to get them open as soon as possible - including helping secure funding... Articles
Solar power station will industrialise swathes of marshland 20th December 2018 Cleve Hill Solar have launched their application process to build a solar power plant on 387.6 hectares of Graveney Marshes. I spoke out against the scheme at... Articles
Success in my campaign for fairer flying as Government announces plans to improve air travel for disabled people 18th December 2018 If you’re disabled, getting on a plane can be uncomfortable, unsafe and undignified. While the rest of us have benefited from cheaper flights, disabled people... Articles
