MP COLUMN: Children WILL now be protected online 30th April 2026 Readers will know of my long-fought campaign to ban smartphones in schools and raise the age children can be on social media to 16. After over a year of... Articles
MP COLUMN: The future of Hollbybush, Sevenoaks Market and the Stag Theatre must be protected 23rd April 2026 Over the last week I have been contacted by many residents who are understandably concerned about the future of Hollybush Recreation Ground and Sevenoaks Market... Articles
MP COLUMN: Improving access to Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury 16th April 2026 One issue that is regularly raised with me from residents across Sevenoaks and our surrounding villages is the lack of a direct public transport link to the... Articles
MP COLUMN: Deliberate breaches of planning rules must not be able seek retrospective consent 9th April 2026 I have written before about the growing problem of unauthorised works being deliberately commenced over weekends and bank holidays on Green Belt land, in an... Articles
MP COLUMN: Local Government must remain local 26th March 2026 Today (Thursday 26th) is the final day to make representations on the Government’s top-down insistence on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). But I want to... Articles
MP COLUMN: Improving local rail services 19th March 2026 As regular readers will know, improving local train services has always been one of my top priorities, and last month I wrote about the enhanced services on the... Articles
MP COLUMN: Protecting our children's future 12th March 2026 On Monday the House of Commons had a chance to take a clear step to better protect children online — but sadly the Government chose not to take it. As Shadow... Articles
MP COLUMN: New SEND school given green light 5th March 2026 I was absolutely delighted to receive confirmation from Kent County Council (KCC) that the new 250-place Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) free... Articles
MP COLUMN: Access to face to face banking must remain 26th February 2026 I was very disappointed to hear that Lloyds Bank has confirmed that its Sevenoaks branch is due to close on 18 June 2026, and I have written immediately asking... Articles