My latest column - April 2024 Thursday, 18 April, 2024 “Whenever a child is ill, we feel incredibly powerless, but we are not powerless and nor are the Government. We have the power to raise the priority of brain tumour research and I hope the Government do so”. I spoke those words eight years ago today, on April 18th 2016, in a Parliamentary debate on ‘Brain Tumours’. The parents of Daisy Brooks from Bures, who lost her life so tragically to a rare... Articles
South Suffolk MP urges positivity about finding solutions to Sudbury's traffic problems, following withdrawal of bypass proposal 16th November 2018 South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge says it is important to remain objective and positive, after it was confirmed a relief road for Sudbury is no longer being... Local News
Eastern Institute of Technology bid is ‘key to unlocking the potential of future generations’ 15th November 2018 On Thursday, November 15, local MP Jo Churchill, Liz Truss MP and James Cartlidge MP met with Dr Nikos Savvas, Principal of West Suffolk College, to show their... Local News
Most East Anglian MPs rally around PM as confidence vote looms 15th November 2018 Most Conservative MPs from this region continue to support the Prime Minister in the face of the Brexit storm – but accept that the Parliamentary numbers make... Westminster News
Remembrance 2018: Piper starts commemorations in Sudbury with Battle’s O’er 11th November 2018 Remembrance events in Sudbury commenced at 6am when piper Tricia Drawbridge played Battle’s O’er outside St Peter’s against the backdrop of the striking poppy... Local News
Crowds gather in solemn Remembrance at village’s newly dedicated war memorial 11th November 2018 Serving military personnel joined crowds in the shadow of a newly unveiled war memorial to remember the fallen. People gathered in Capel St Mary to pay their... Local News
Hadleigh Taskforce meeting 2nd November 2018 Interesting & useful South Suffolk Taskforce forum in Hadleigh’s historic Guildroom opposite their poppy-adorned church. Local News
Education Secretary Damian Hinds meets Suffolk MPs over fears for special needs funding 30th October 2018 Suffolk MPs Jo Churchill, Peter Aldous, Therese Coffey, Dan Poulter and James Cartlidge with Damian Hinds after their meeting about Special Needs education in... Local News
Wage growth 26th October 2018 One factor above all is often cited as the reason why our modern politics seems to be unstable, and that is the freeze in wages many have felt since the 2008... Articles
My Thoughts on a 'People's Vote' 24th October 2018 I have recently received a large number of emails and social media messages encouraging me to support a so called ‘people’s vote’ or second referendum. Others... Articles