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
Henry Smith MP urges People to Help Tourism Bounce Back in Crawley following Reopening on 4th July 25th June 2020 · The Government has announced tourism and visitor attractions will reopen in England from 4th July. · Up to 370 businesses in Crawley will benefit, following... Local News
Addressing Loneliness 24th June 2020 The last four months have been very challenging in many ways. For some people, loneliness which may have been an issue before, may have become more severe. For... Articles
Re-opening the High Street 17th June 2020 It is great to see many more local shops opening up this week for the first time in nearly three months. While it isn’t possible for every premises and every... Articles
West Sussex provided with over £3.1 Million to Develop Local Covid-19 Action Plan to Keep The Virus Under Control 16th June 2020 · The Government is providing £300 million to local authorities in England to develop plans to keep the spread of coronavirus under control in local areas. ·... Articles
Crawley Benefits from Unprecedented Measures Announced by Chancellor 12th June 2020 · The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a lifeline for millions of people and businesses. · The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has supported... Local News
Henry Smith MP Urges Chancellor to Extend Furlough for Aviation, Travel and Tourism Workers 10th June 2020 Henry Smith MP has led a group of cross-party MPs in writing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging him to agree a customised and flexible extension to the... Articles
Crawley MP Questions Prime Minister over Furlough Scheme Extension 4th June 2020 Henry Smith MP has questioned the Prime Minister in the House of Commons over the future of the Government’s furlough programme. Westminster News
Trusting The People 3rd June 2020 It is good news that the Coronavirus outbreak is well past its peak and on the decline, thanks to everyone’s efforts to stay at home as much as possible over... Articles
Crawley MP launches New Parliamentary Group to Fight for the Future of Aviation 28th May 2020 Henry Smith MP has launched a new cross-party group of MPs to fight for the future of UK aviation after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Westminster News
A new way to reach Net Zero 21st September 2023 Rishi Sunak announced a new approach to Net Zero which is pragmatic and realistic. National News
Delivering Net Zero 20th September 2023 Rishi Sunak has outlined a new way to get to Net Zero. National News
Labour’s open border policy = 100,000 more migrants 14th September 2023 Keir Starmer and Labour would let 100,000 more illegal migrants into Britain. National News
How we’re backing childcare 25th August 2023 Find out about many of the initiatives we are backing to give every child the best start in life. National News
A new anti-corruption strategy 15th August 2023 The Conservatives are developing a new anti-corruption strategy to tackle this heinous problem. National News
We must ensure that immigration crime doesn’t pay 14th August 2023 We are tackling the people who benefit from employing and renting to illegal immigrants. National News