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Kemptown MP quizzes Home Office Minister on EU migration reforms

Kemptown MP quizzes Home Office Minister on EU migration reforms

Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, took the opportunity yesterday (November 28) to quiz Home Office Minister Mike Penning MP about reforms to EU migration rules, and what changes will be implemented in response to the concerns of his constituents. During urgent Home Office Que

Shadow Fire Minister visits the city

Shadow Fire Minister visits the city

Shadow Fire Minister Lyn Brown MP visited Hove Fire Station on Thursday afternoon (November 27) with Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, to discuss Labour’s plans for the future of the fire service. The visit was part of the ongoing campaign by local

Revenge Eviction Bill to get second reading

Revenge Eviction Bill to get second reading

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather’s Tenancies (Reform) Bill which seeks to protect tenants against retaliatory eviction is due its Second Reading in Parliament tomorrow, Friday, November 28. Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion will be speaking up for and voting in favour of the Bill, afte

Kemptown MP raises money for local HIV charity to mark World Aids Day

Kemptown MP raises money for local HIV charity to mark World Aids Day

To mark World AIDS Day on December 1, and to raise money for the Sussex Beacon, a local HIV/AIDS charity, Simon Kirby, is auctioning a copy of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 signed by the three main party leaders, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, and Nick Clegg. Simon is the MP for Brighton Ke

Labour candidate challenges Kemptown MP to back Labour’s BIll to reverse NHS privatisation

Labour candidate challenges Kemptown MP to back Labour’s BIll to reverse NHS privatisation

Nancy Platts, the Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has challenged local MP Simon Kirby MP to back Labour’s new Bill to repeal the Tories’ new competition rules which labour say drive NHS privatisation at the expense of patient care.

Lucas calls on Parliament for cross-party action on gender violence

Lucas calls on Parliament for cross-party action on gender violence

CAROLINE LUCAS, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion has called on the Government today to develop the UK-wide strategy to end violence against women and girls. In an Early Day Motion (EDM) Caroline also called for the recording and publishing of gender-specific violent crime data to be made a requirement

Labour urges swift action on local family doctor closing

Labour urges swift action on local family doctor closing

Labour has secured an urgent report from health officials on the closure of a major doctor’s surgery in Brighton and the potential consequences of further closures or retirements. When Eaton Place surgery in Kemp Town closes in March 2015, over 5,500 patients will have to find alternative care if th

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