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
Easing Restrictions and Falling Cases 28th July 2021 Our Covid-19 vaccination programme continues to be world leading. As I write on Sunday evening, we are now up to 88.0% of adults having had a first vaccine dose... Articles
Henry Smith MP hopes Olympic Success will leave Crawley Residents #Inspiredtotry Swimming 26th July 2021 With the action underway in the Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, and following the gold medal win for Team GB’s Adam Peaty in the men’s 100 metre... Local News
Henry Smith MP thanks National Lottery Players for helping to Support Communities 23rd July 2021 Henry Smith MP is thanking National Lottery players for their role in raising much-needed funding for local charities and community groups. Local News
Transforming Town Centres into Vibrant Places to Live, Work and Visit 21st July 2021 A significant issue affecting Crawley as well as most other towns before the pandemic struck, was changing shopping habits that were having an impact on town... Articles
Crawley MP welcomes Government's New Strategy to Revive High Streets 21st July 2021 · New Government high street strategy has been published setting out how town centres will be transformed into vibrant places to live, work and visit. · The... Westminster News
Henry Smith MP calls for Action to Address Issues in the Immigration System 20th July 2021 Henry Smith MP has spoken in Parliament (on Monday, 19th July) in support of the Government’s Nationality & Borders Bill, and has called for the Home Secretary... Westminster News
Henry Smith MP leads call for Furlough Extension to protect Aviation, Travel and Tourism Jobs 15th July 2021 Henry Smith MP is leading calls for the Government to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until March 2022 to protect jobs in the aviation, travel and... Articles
Seeking to restore International Travel 14th July 2021 It is good news that our economy is continuing to pick back up, but we still have a way to go. Aviation is still very badly affected and of course it's not just... Articles
Henry Smith MP visits CityFibre Full Fibre Works in Crawley 10th July 2021 Henry Smith MP has given his support to CityFibre’s full fibre rollout in Crawley, being given a tour of the works to get a closer look at the £23 million... Local News
Getting on with the job means helping you own your own home 9th June 2022 Getting on with the job includes meaning helping you own your own home. National News
Singh Investigation: 12 month update 25th May 2022 Professor Swaran Singh has agreed to conduct a one-year review of the Party’s progress on implementing his recommendations. National News
Major reform of football in England 25th April 2022 Fans will be at the centre of decision-making about their club in a major shakeup of football which will see the creation of a new regulator to ensure good... National News
The Prime Minister’s Speech: Tackling Illegal Immigration 14th April 2022 Read Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech on illegal immigration here. National News