General News Simon Kirby encourages bus consultation participation Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is encouraging Woodingdean residents to take part in the current bus consultation survey that is being sent out to residents in the village over the next week. Following repeated calls from the MP, and concerned local residents, Brighton and By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP turns DJ for Coastway hospital radio Last Friday, Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, visited Coastway Hospital Radio, the radio station that provides 24 hour a day entertainment for patients of both the Royal Sussex County Hospital and the Sussex Eye Hospital. During his visit, Mr Kirby was a guest on one of the afte By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven LGBTQ+ News Attempt by ‘Coalition for Marriage’ to unseat Kemptown MP falters According to the website Breitbart, the Coalition for Marriage, an organisation which opposes same-sex marriage, is mounting a campaign to stop a Tory MP who is supportive of the LGBT community and took a high profile role in pushing same-sex marriage legislation through Parliament from being re-ele By Sarah Green • 4 min read
Health Kemptown MP speaks out for access to HIV treatment in low and middle income nations Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, used a Westminster Hall debate to speak out for improved access to HIV treatments in Low and Middle Income Nations. During a parliamentary debate on the topic, Mr Kirby, spoke out for improved access to HIV treatments in Low and Middle Income Nat By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Simon Kirby MP General News Kemptown MP discusses traveller encampments with Brighton Police Chief Last week, Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, met with Neville Kemp, the Chief Superintendent of Brighton and Hove Police. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the possibility of a High Court injunction on unauthorised traveller encampments in the city, and t By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Brighton Kemptown MP calls for action on unauthorised traveller encampments Harlow and Essex County Councils have successfully applied for an interim High Court injunction preventing unauthorised traveller camps from being set up on 454 “parcels” of land in the local area. Simon Kirby is calling on Brighton and Hove City Council to apply for a similar injunction for the cit By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Kemptown MP slams Council’s ‘Bondi Beach’ proposal Simon Kirby, Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven is furious about plans to build a second outdoor swimming pool at the Peter Pan site on Madeira Drive in Brighton. Mr Kirby championed the renovation of the Art Deco, Grade II listed Saltdean Lido and in light of recent announcements By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Mike Weatherley MP for Hove and Portslade General News Government makes U Turn on ticket tout legislation On Monday, March 9, Mike Weatherley will partially welcome the Government’s U-turn when speaking in Parliament during the Secondary Ticketing debate. Mr Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade has campaigned on ticket tout legislation for the last 4 years. In his speech he will say th By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Simon Kirby MP Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven National News Brighton Kemptown MP speaks out for injured veterans Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, along with other MPs is calling for a reform to the compensation payments for injured veterans. Reforms would make sure that all veterans injured prior to April 6, 2005 would not be unfairly disadvantaged by having to use their military compensat By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News MP’s campaign saves community transport services Simon Kirby, MP for Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs, has been campaigning to save a community bus service used predominantly by elderly and disabled residents. Mr Kirby recently met with the Community Transport Lewes Area (CTLA) charity, which offers a door-to-door service for people who are not on, By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Royal Sussex County Hospital receives extra £60 million in funding Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, yesterday announced a further £60 million in additional funding to redevelop the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The Hospital originally put forward an outline business case for receiving £420 million of funding, which was approved by the Government last By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Mike Weatherley MP for Hove and Portslade News Contribution of international students to local economy recognised by Hove MP Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has backed a Parliamentary Motion which recognises the significant contribution made by international students studying in the UK and calls for university students to be removed from any target to reduce net migration. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
