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Kemptown MP Kirby reaffirms support for badger vaccination pilot project

Kemptown MP Kirby reaffirms support for badger vaccination pilot project

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has reaffirmed his support for a pilot badger vaccination scheme in East Sussex. Mr Kirby has previously raised this issue with the Prime Minister and called on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to carry out a pilot vaccinati

Hove MP Weatherley supports measures to strengthen ‘Intellectual Property’

Hove MP Weatherley supports measures to strengthen ‘Intellectual Property’

Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and Portslade spoke about the importance of protecting Intellectual Property Rights in a speech during the Bill’s third reading last week (March 12). The Prime Minister, appointed Mike as his adviser on Intellectual Property last year, with a particular focus on enforcem

Kemptown MP Kirby keeps up pressure for hospital funding

Kemptown MP Kirby keeps up pressure for hospital funding

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven is urging residents across the city to sign his petition to secure funding to develop the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Today he promised to continue to put pressure on Treasury officials to invest £420 million to redevelop the Hospital located in

Hove MP Weatherley calls on residents to join ‘Rugby World Cup Volunteer Programme’

Hove MP Weatherley calls on residents to join ‘Rugby World Cup Volunteer Programme’

The 2015 Rugby World Cup is being held in the UK with two matches being staged in Brighton at the Amex Stadium. Volunteers are needed to help with the huge logistics operation of staging an international sporting event. As with the Olympics, thousands of volunteers are needed to ensure the smooth ru

Lewes MP receives award

Lewes MP receives award

Norman Baker receives the Lib Dem Minister of the Year award at the Asian Voice Political and Public Awards. The award winners were nominated by the readers of Asian Voice, Britain’s oldest and leading ethnic newsweekly reaching over 200,000 British Asians in the UK over the last 40 years. Winners w

Government investment to help create ‘Silicon Beach’ in Brighton

Government investment to help create ‘Silicon Beach’ in Brighton

City Deal will unlock £170 million investment in the city. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Minister for Cities Greg Clark have today unveiled a historic plan to unlock over £170m of investment in Greater Brighton to create 8,500 jobs and help grow its technology businesses. The Greater Brighton

Kemptown MP set to grill Ovingdean developers

Kemptown MP set to grill Ovingdean developers

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven will tomorrow meet the developers of a new controversial housing development planned in the Rottingdean, Ovingdean and Woodingdean area. All three locations are sited within Mr Kirby’s, Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven constituency. The developers

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