Labour's Missions - Borrow, Overspend, Tax and Reduce Economic Growth Saturday, 30 November, 2024 There are three significant political events taking place over eight days from 30 October. I have already voted for Kemi Badenoch in the Conservative Party leadership contest. The winner will be announced on Saturday 2 November. Whoever wins, after such a large defeat at the general election, the work can then start in earnest to rebuild the party and hold the government to account. Articles
For Rail Investment, Against the Strikes 22nd June 2022 I am a fan of our railways. I’ve been travelling by train them more than ever this year, instead of doing longer out-of-town journeys by car, reducing my use of... Articles
Crawley's Alliance for Better Care wins NHS Parliamentary Award Recognition following Nomination from Henry Smith MP 17th June 2022 Following a nomination he submitted earlier this year, Henry Smith MP has congratulated the Alliance for Better Care on the recognition they have received in... Local News
Henry Smith MP introduces Bill to Ban Trophy Hunting Imports 15th June 2022 Henry Smith MP has introduced a landmark bill to Parliament (on Wednesday, 15th June) to ban British hunters from bringing ‘trophies’ of endangered and... Westminster News
Henry Smith MP calls for Renewed British Bill of Rights 15th June 2022 Henry Smith MP has questioned the Home Secretary in Parliament over the need for a new British Bill of Rights (on Wednesday, 15th June), following the first... Westminster News
Henry Smith MP questions Prime Minister over Homes England West of Ifield Proposals 15th June 2022 Henry Smith MP has spoken at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons (on Wednesday, 15th June) in support of Ifield residents concerned at Homes... Local News
Helping with the Cost of Energy 15th June 2022 There’s been an unwelcome further hike in the price of petrol and diesel prices in the last fortnight. The post-Covid surge in global demand and Russia’s... Articles
Realising the Potential of our Major Parks 8th June 2022 Crawley benefits from having nice parks and green spaces within our town. Tilgate Park is our largest and most popular park, that also has many excellent... Articles
Henry Smith MP welcomes Chancellor's Plan for a Stronger Economy, Supporting Families across Crawley with £37 Billion of Cost of Living Support 27th May 2022 · Due to a series of global forces, families and businesses are being hit with everyday price rises. It is the utmost priority of the Government to help the... Local News
Help with the Cost of Living 25th May 2022 As a child, I was just about old enough to remember the era of high inflation in the late 1970s and how painful it was to get inflation out of the system in the... Articles
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News