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The Kurdish Crisis

Whilst the Brexit impasse continues to frustrate and divide in equal measure within these shores, the world around us is smarting for other reasons as international tensions continue to elevate on a daily basis. In the Middle East we are witnessing tangible danger unleashed by the actions of an ‘Am

The Queen's Speech

On this page, two weeks ago, I reported from my Party’s autumn conference where a wave of bold policy announcements were made, as a trailer for the new Parliamentary session.   Since that time Brexit negotiations have continued to dominate the airwaves and are reaching a crescendo this we

MP Takes on New Role to Back English Wine Producers

A Kent MP vowed to back the county’s wine producers as she was appointed to a new position in Parliament this week. Helen Grant, Member of Parliament for Maidstone and The Weald, became the new Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Wine and Spirit Group at an event to celebrate the booming Englis

Brexit Update

Kent messenger weekly column - We must get Brexit done! Whilst the turmoil in Parliament and the courts in recent weeks has been destabilising; my fundamental priority is unchanged.

Conservative Party Conference

It was a grey, blustery and rain-soaked Manchester this week as we gathered for our annual autumn conference.  I am delighted to report, however, that the atmosphere was thoroughly upbeat and positive. I was there as Party Vice Chairman for communities, engaging with our many affiliate groups

Cancer Waiting Times

One of my top priorities in Maidstone and The Weald, ever since the MASH campaigns started back in 2008, has been to protect and help improve our NHS services for local people.  Earlier this year I wrote in these pages of my concern that Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells (MATW) NHS Trust found the

Minister to Come to Maidstone to Explain Thameslink Delay

Chris Heaton-Harris MP, the Trains Minister, will come to Maidstone for a round table meeting with commuters, local businesses and local authority representatives to discuss the continued delay to the City Thameslink service from Maidstone East.  The Minister agreed to attend the meeting in re

Maidstone Rough Sleeping Initiative

Nobody in modern Britain should ever have to sleep rough and all of us have a responsibility to help the most vulnerable people in our communities to get their lives back on track. The key to ending rough sleeping once and for all is to tackle its root causes such as addiction, unemployment and ill

Housing and Transport Survey

Over the summer months, I have been out and about delivering my transport and housing surveys around Maidstone and The Weald.

School Funding Boost

I am lucky to have visited many of our fantastic schools in Maidstone and The Weald in recent months.