European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill – in the House of Commons
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon It is a pleasure to follow Yvette Cooper. I did not agree with everything that she said, but the one thing with which I most certainly did agree was her congratulations to my hon. Friend Dr Johnson who made an excellent first speech in this House. It is probably the case […]
Donald Trump
A number of constituents have written to me regarding polices implemented by Donald Trump during his first two weeks as President. I do not agree with the recent actions taken by Donald Trump as President of the United States. However, we have invited many international leaders to the UK who have a far worse record […]
John meets with creative experts at the Google Campus
John joined his colleagues on the Exiting the EU Select Committee at Google HQ to meet with members of the creative industries. The purpose of this visit was to answer any questions that people within the tech sector had about Brexit. Photo: Copyright of the Exiting the EU Select Committee
Westminster Wednesday, BBC Radio 5 Live, January 25th
John featured on Radio 5 Live’s Westminster Wednesday to contribute to a panel discussion on British American relations and commented on the recent inauguration of US President Trump. The discussion was led by host, Emma Barnett, and included Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Angela Raynor, as well as Stephen Gethins from the SNP Photo: Copyright of the […]
Recent judgement by the Supreme Court on Article 50
A number of constituents have been in touch with me about the recent judgement by the Supreme Court on Article 50. As you may be aware, I campaigned for Britain to Leave the EU in the referendum. The Supreme Court reached a judgement which the Government disagrees with. It will not, however affect our determination […]
Daily Politics Show, 24th January 2017
John was invited to speak about the Supreme Court’s ruling that Parliament must vote on whether the Government can start the Brexit process. He was joined by Labour MP Jenny Chapman and Stephen Gethins from the Scottish National Party. Photo: Copyright of the BBC
The Victoria Derbyshire Show, 24th January 2017
John joined fellow leave campaigner Iain Duncan Smith MP on The Victoria Derbyshire Show following the Supreme Court’s judgement that Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process. This means Theresa May cannot begin talks with the EU until MPs and peers give their backing – although this is expected to […]
NHS at a local and national level
A number of constituents have been in touch with me about various concerns relating to the NHS. It is the case that the NHS nationally has been under sustained pressure with the number of people aged over 80 rising by 340,000, and life expectancy rising by 12 months in the last six years alone. As […]
Voting to trigger Article 50 in Parliament
A number of constituents have been in touch with me about how I would vote if the Supreme Court deem that Members of Parliament must decide whether Article 50 should be triggered. As you may be aware, I campaigned for Britain to Leave the EU in the referendum. If a vote on triggering Article 50 […]
John congratulates Site Manager of St Luke’s Park development
John recently attended NHBC’s Parliamentary event celebrating the Pride in the Job winners across the country and was particularly pleased to have the opportunity to congratulate the Site Manager of the recently completed St Luke’s Park development, Mick Montgomery, who won Pride in the Job Seal of Excellence Award at the NHBC East Regional Finals.