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Kemptown MP joins the fight against breast cancer

Kemptown MP joins the fight against breast cancer

Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown, is supporting the fight against breast cancer by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s biggest (and pinkest) fundraiser, Wear It Pink Day. Over the last 10 years Wear It Pink has raised £23 million and on Friday, October 25 2013, people will come together in

Hove MP Weatherley hosts Gastroenterology Seminar in Parliament

Hove MP Weatherley hosts Gastroenterology Seminar in Parliament

Last week, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, hosted an important educational seminar that is a scientific and clinical update on research into gastric and oesophageal cancer. Leading academics in gastric and oesophageal cancer met on Thursday, September 12 to speak to doct

Unemployment in Kemptown falls again

Unemployment in Kemptown falls again

The percentage of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) in Kemptown has fallen to 4.1%, down from 4.3% in the previous month, making it the sixth consecutive monthly fall in unemployment in Kemptown this year. Youth unemployment has also fallen again, down to 3.8% from 4% in July making the num

Lib Dem conference motion defends the Human Rights Act

Brighton and Hove Lib Dems are proposing a motion in defence of the Human Rights Act at the national Lib Dem conference in Glasgow. The motion proposed by Dr Julian Huppert, the MP for Cambridge, is summated by Brian Stone, the Chair of Brighton and Hove Lib Dems. The motion calls on the party to […

Local MP pledges to support people living with dementia

Local MP pledges to support people living with dementia

Local Conservative MPs, Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove & Portslade have pledged to take action to support the 800,000 people living with dementia across the UK. They joined 200 other MPs and representatives from the Alzheimer’s Society in Portcullis House, Wes

Prime Minster appoints Hove MP as adviser

Prime Minster appoints Hove MP as adviser

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has been appointed by David Cameron as the Prime Minister’s adviser on Intellectual Property. He will focus on enforcement issues relating to the creative industries. Mike comes from a professional background in Intellectual Property for b

Kemptown MP welcomes Green Party Conference to city

Kemptown MP welcomes Green Party Conference to city

The Green Party national conference returns to Brighton from September 13-16 at the Metropole Hotel. Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has issued a statement welcoming the Greens to the city. He said: “I welcome the Green Party to our great City and I hope they enjoy the many wond

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