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Hove MP supports the badgers

Hove MP supports the badgers

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has signed a Parliamentary Motion calling on the Government to allow a vote in the Commons to decide on the impending badger cull. Mike has signed Early Day Motion (EDM) 299 (Pilot Badger Cull Parliamentary Assessment and Vote), which draw

Hove MP raises parking profit concerns with City Council

Hove MP raises parking profit concerns with City Council

Following a High Court ruling, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has written to Brighton & Hove City Council to highlight residents’ concerns about the council’s position on using high parking fees as a stealth tax. Mike has written to Penny Thompson, Chief Executive of Br

Help for the vulnerable!

Help for the vulnerable!

Brighton & Hove City Council has announced it is supporting research into identifying those most affected by government benefit reforms and how people are experiencing the change on a practical day-to-day basis. The council estimates between 17,000 and 20,000 households have been affected by welfare

MP urges green light for Royal Sussex County Hospital

MP urges green light for Royal Sussex County Hospital

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has written to ministerial colleagues, Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, urging them to give the final go-ahead for the redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital as they prepare to meet w

LGBTory raise concerns with the Department for Education

LGBTory raise concerns with the Department for Education

LGBTory, the Conservative LGBT Group, has questioned the Department for Education (DFE) after they removed gender identity from the latest draft of the National Curriculum for Schools. Concerns are based mainly on the new wording of the education document, which in a previous draft stated that “teac

Hove MP Urges Caution Over Tourism Tax

Hove MP Urges Caution Over Tourism Tax

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has joined the growing group of local hotel owners, business owners and politicians opposing a Labour national proposal for a tourist tax, describing it “unworkable and damaging”. Brighton & Hove relies heavily on the revenue that it recei

Hove MP slams south-to-north train subsidies

Hove MP slams south-to-north train subsidies

Following the announcement that rail fairs are set to increase by an average of 4.1%, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has criticised the convoluted system of subsidies that is in place and called for an end to the practice. Currently train users in the South subsidise ot

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