It is clear to me that Frank Hester’s 2019 comments, as reported, were racist. Diane Abbott and I disagree greatly on most issues, but the idea of linking criticism to her race is appalling. It is never acceptable to conflate someone’s views with the colour of their skin. I have […]
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Written Parliamentary Question to the Treasury on a new global platform agreement for financial services.
I recently wrote to the Treasury to ask what steps they will take steps to establish a new global platform agreement for financial services. The Minister, John Glen MP, replied: The UK has extensive global financial services ties with both leading advanced markets and emerging markets. When we leave the […]
Read MoreThe Referendum Result in the Wycombe Constituency
The EU Referendum was a national vote, counted on council areas and not by constituencies. This means we have the result for Wycombe District but not Wycombe constituency. Wycombe constituency contains about three fifths of the voters in the District as a whole, with the remainder coming from the Aylesbury, […]
Read MoreAutumn Budget 2017: How the Budget helps Wycombe People
The Chancellor presented his Budget to Parliament yesterday. Many of the Budget measures will positively benefit Wycombe, including The abolition of stamp duty land tax on homes under £300,000 for first-time buyers, New financial support for house building over the next five years, Increases in the National Living and National Minimum Wage, […]
Read MoreHS2 and the A4010
Although the route of HS2 does not travel through the Wycombe constituency, we will be affected by construction. HS2 will intersect the A4010, the emergency route for vehicles travelling to and from the heart and stroke facilities at Wycombe Hospital and the Accident and Emergency Unit at Stoke Mandeville. During questions to the Department for […]
Read MoreMy five deliverable commitments on health
If I am re-elected, I will: Demand an NHS Urgent Care Centre at Wycombe Hospital Continue to champion patients’ interests in Parliament and in Wycombe Ask Buckinghamshire County Council to explore buying out Labour’s expensive privately-financed hospitals across the county Campaign to increase local power over local NHS services Support […]
Read MoreSame old Labour
Via the Conservatives’ YouTube channel: Meanwhile: Cutting the jobs tax, creating more jobs
Read MoreHelping hardworking families – cutting the deficit
Via ShareTheFacts, number five in a series of charts from the Conservative Party:
Read MoreHelping hardworking families – freezing fuel duty
Via ShareTheFacts, number four in a series of charts from the Conservative Party:
Read MoreHelping hardworking families – keeping rates low
Via ShareTheFacts, number three in a series of charts from the Conservative Party: It is undoubtedly true that this Government and the Bank of England have worked together to suppress interest rates and that this is good news in the short term for the many thousands of people carrying too […]
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