News Green Euro candidates vow to prioritise Europe-wide fracking ban Following todays European elections, Green MEPs will be stepping up the pressure on shale extraction and calling for a Europe-wide ban on fracking. The move comes following the UK government’s blocking of European Commission proposals – in January – that would have introduced a degree of regulation By Besi • 2 min read
News Green MEP says: “UKIP shouldn’t be trusted to represent people” “UKIP candidate’s outburst shows their fear of the Greens” says Keith Taylor MEP. The Green Party’s MEP for South East England has hit out at UKIP after a member of his party was subjected to an expletive outburst from MEP candidate Janice Atkinson. Ms Atkinson told Maria Pizzey, a Green Party activ By Besi • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP Kirby appeals to Fire Authority Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven has called on the chairman of the Fire Authority chairman to reconsider fire cover cuts. He has written to Philip Howson, chairman of the East Sussex Fire Authority and Councillor for Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs regarding the proposals of East Sussex Fir By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News City business leader says Britain leaving the EU is ‘a nonsense’ Tony Mernagh, Executive Director of the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership and Managing Director of Brighton and Hove Business Forum, has issued an unequivocal statement in favour of Britain’s membership of the European Union. In a statement to Tracey Hill, a Labour MEP candidate for the south e By Besi • 2 min read
National News Reports shows UKIP has the laziest MEPs whilst Greens “work hardest” New research from Vote Watch Europe, shows that UKIP has the laziest MEPs from the UK. The research shows that UKIP MEPs missed 40% of key votes in the European Parliament between 2009-2014. The Green Party’s two MEPs attended over 90% of the key votes during the same period while Greens across Euro By Besi • 2 min read
News Kemptown MP Kirby supports drive to reach carers in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven Simon Kirby the Conservative MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven has pledged his support to carers across Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven as part of the national awareness campaign Carers Week, which runs from June 9-15. One in eight adults are carers, but the very nature of caring – of being there for By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Record number of tourists visit the UK in 2013 Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven says the Government’s Tourism Strategy is benefiting Brighton as record number of tourists visited the UK in 2013. In a letter to MP’s, Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has announced that a record 32.81 million By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Labour candidate accuses Kemptown MP of failing to support vote against a letting agency fees ban Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown is disappointed that Simon Kirby MP failed to support an amendment to the Consumer Rights Bill that would have banned letting agent fees for tenants. Nancy wrote to Simon Kirby personally to ask him to support the amendment. Nancy By Sarah Green • 5 min read
News UKIP and Tory MEPs named and shamed over LGBT voting record New research reveals that UKIP and Conservative MEPs are amongst those with the worst records on LGBT rights in the European Parliament. The research by the European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBT Rights shows that: · UKIP voted against EU-wide recognition of same-sex marriages, while the Conservat By Besi • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley welcomes Foreign Secretary to Hove Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has welcomed his colleague the Rt Hon William Hague MP, Foreign Secretary, to meet some of his constituents in Hove. The Foreign Secretary met with residents at an event in Azaro, a new Indian restaurant on Church Road in Hove. Residents t By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Unemployment in Kemptown and Peacehaven continues to fall New figures released yesterday (May 15) show that the number of people in work in the South East has increased by 212,000 since the last election. This gives more people the financial security of a regular pay packet, making them better able to provide for their families and spend money locally. In By Sarah Green • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Gay candidate to stand in Goldsmid ward in 2015 Matt Irish to stand in Goldsmid ward for the Labour Party in next years Council elections. Matt blogs about being an LGBT candidate and what he has experienced so far when meeting residents. He says: “Since being selected to represent Labour as a candidate in the council elections next year, I’ve be By Besi • 3 min read
