Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP

Member of Parliament for Maldon

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, speaks in Parliament following the death of Alexei Navalny

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, makes a statement in Parliament following the death of Alexei Navalny, asking for the government’s assurance that they will give no recognition or credibility to the forthcoming “presidential election” in Russia on 15-17th March. John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Does my hon. Friend agree that the murder of Alexei Navalny, following the […]

Sir John Whittingdale OBE, MP for Maldon, attends public meeting to discuss NHS Mid and South Essex’s plans to close St Peter’s hospital in Maldon and relocate services

Sir John Whittingdale OBE, MP for Maldon, arranged a public meeting, in conjunction with the Mayor of Maldon, at the Plume Academy, to discuss the Trust’s recent proposals to close St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon, and their plans to relocate services from Maldon to Brentwood and Braintree. The meeting was held in the largest venue in Maldon yet still could not hold […]

Horizon Scandal

A number of my constituents have contacted me about the Post Office/Horizon IT scandal. Like many of my Parliamentary colleagues across the House, I am appalled by the treatment of the sub-postmasters who were accused of theft based on flawed evidence from the Horizon IT system. Victims’ accounts of the impact of these prosecutions are […]

CAMRA Campaign

I have had a number of constituents contact me about pubs and beer and particularly CAMRA – Campaign for Real Ale. I have always believed that pubs make an important contribution to our culture – fostering a sense of place and community – and the UK economy. The Government’s ‘Brexit Pubs Guarantee’ confirms the alcohol […]

New Year Update

An annual update on Sir John’s work in the local community and also in Parliament advocating for Maldon

Sir John Whittingdale OBE, MP for Maldon pledges to support YMCA England and Wales

YMCA is the oldest and largest youth charity in the world, founded in 1844, and operates out of 85 local branches supporting young people and local communities and Sir John is proud to be partnered with them and their work.  Sir John Whittingdale today expressed his support for the YMCA’s campaign to put young people’s priorities on the agenda for […]

Proposed closure of St Peter’s Hospital

When, last year, the local NHS announced that they were moving some services from St Peter’s, we were all assured that these changes reflected the immediate needs of the service for the winter period, were temporary in nature and would only affect inpatient provision.   I therefore accepted that, in the interests of staff and quality of patient […]