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
Supporting Small Businesses 6th December 2023 The Conservative party has always recognised the value of small businesses to both our economy and to local communities. In doing so, we’ve always aimed to have... Articles
Henry Smith MP congratulates Crawley-Headquartered Virgin Atlantic Airways on the World's First 100 Per Cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel Transatlantic Powered Flight 29th November 2023 Henry Smith MP has welcomed the successful world’s first 100 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight, which took off from London and... Local News
Huge Investment in Road Maintenance 29th November 2023 We are about to enter winter and the weather has already turned colder. December to March is when we see the most defects on our roads, due to colder ground... Articles
Henry Smith MP welcomes Foreign Affairs Committee launch of Sub-Committee on Overseas Territories 27th November 2023 House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee member, Henry Smith MP, has welcomed the body launching a new Sub-Committee which will scrutinise the Foreign... Westminster News
Henry Smith MP welcomes the Autumn Statement for Growth, taking the Long-Term decisions for a Stronger Economy in Crawley 24th November 2023 - Henry Smith MP has welcomed news that people in Crawley will benefit from the long-term decisions taken by the Government at the Autumn Statement for Growth.... Westminster News
Henry Smith MP welcomes Boost from Government for Local Radio Stations in Crawley 24th November 2023 · Heart Sussex and More Radio among UK radio stations to be protected thanks to a new Bill in Parliament. · The Government has introduced the Media Bill, which... Local News
Henry Smith MP welcomes more than £67 million for West Sussex for Long-Term Plan to Repair our Roads 22nd November 2023 · The majority of people across the country travel by road, but potholes can cause misery for motorists – from expensive vehicle repairs to bumpy, slow and... Local News
#ShopLocalCrawley Campaign 21st November 2023 Small Business Saturday takes place on December 2nd 2023. Originating in the USA, it started in the UK in 2013 and seeks to highlight small business success and... Local News
Minimum Service Level Obligations alongside the Right to Strike 15th November 2023 I believe in a valued workforce and fair pay. For the public sector, we have independent mechanisms to determine annual pay rises, but sometimes agreement... Articles
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News