Brighton Kemptown MP attends rail taskforce meeting
Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, attended the South East Quadrant Taskforce meeting today with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Claire Perry MP.
New LGBT chair for Local District Labour Party
Lloyd Russell-Moyle a member of LGBT Labour was overwhelming elected as Labour’s new District chair at a meeting at City College attended by more than 250 people. He replaces Nancy Platts, Labour’s candidate for Kemptown & Peacehaven at the last general election who has been appointed as the Labour
System for planning school places “essentially broken” says Hove MP
Peter Kyle, MP for Hove and Portslade says system is broken as deadline for school places passes. New analysis published by the Labour Party reveals the Government’s approach to planning for school places across the country is failing.
Labour’s housing budget voted down
Green and Tory councillors on the Housing & New Homes Committee joined forces this week to vote down Labour’s proposed housing budget for 2015/16. The Housing Revenue Account budget, which sets out income and expenditure from council housing, proposed a number of cuts and increased service charges f
Tories call for return of scratch card parking vouchers
A petition championed by Conservative Councillors Vanessa Brown and Jayne Bennett has been launched to reintroduce scratch card voucher parking following ongoing concerns from residents and visitors regarding the current pay-by-phone parking system.
Brighton Kemptown MP starts New Year with a splash!
Following a major refurbishment of the pool’s facilities, Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, joins staff of the Brighton Swimming Centre yesterday (January 4) to celebrate the Centre’s fifth birthday.
Tory MP says urgent action to tackle trans discrimination is needed
Maria Miller, the Tory MP for Basingstoke and chair of the Commons Women and Equalities Committee says action to tackle discrimination against trans people is “urgently” needed.