500 jobs to go at Pfizer in Sandwich
Dover and Deal MP Natalie Elphicke In a statement from East Kent MPs Craig Mackinlay, Sir Roger Gale and Natalie Elphicke, they have expressed their regret following the announced reduction…
Folkestone and Hythe MP backs pauses in fighting for humanitarian relief into Gaza
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 10 November 2023 Armistice Day Armistice Day on 11th November is our annual memorial…
Government axe Folkestone hotel from list of asylum accommodation
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 31 October 2023 Asylum seekers This week the government made further progress with its…
Green Party selects Marianne to fight General Election in Folkestone & Hythe
Shepway Green Party has selected Dr Marianne Brett, Head of Environment & Sustainability at an engineering consultancy, as its General Election candidate for Folkestone & Hythe. Marianne, who lives in…
Folkestone and Hythe MP grieves passing of mother from cancer
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 11 October 2023 Personal grief The grief of the loss of a loved one…
MP applauds Folkestone School for Girls student’s innovative ‘Auxi Pen’ for dyslexia correction
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 29 September 2023 Net Zero Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels like coal, gas…
Dover MP calls for rigorous checks on food imports from EU
Natalie Elphicke Dover MP Natalie Elphicke last week warned that a lack of checks was allowing dangerous food to be imported into the UK. Speaking in Parliament, the MP said…
Folkestone and Hythe MP assured architect’s plans for land near Harbour Arm will change
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 16 September 2023 Harbour Arm seafront scheme There has been considerable discussion over the…
Folkestone and Hythe MP says ULEZ appears to be an unnecessary tax on Kent motorists
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 29 August 2023 ULEZ This week the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan extends the…
Folkestone and Hythe MP remains committed to delivery of the Harbour Plan
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 9 August 2023 When I was first elected as your Member of Parliament in…