Labour Government fail to intervene to Save Chatham Docks Tuesday, 29 October, 2024 Sadly today the news came through that Labour’s Secretary of State Angela Rayner has decided NOT to call in the decision made by the Labour Medway Council to allow Peel Holdings to redevelop Chatham Docks. This now directly puts at risk the livelihoods of 1000s of local “working people”. This could signal the end of high skilled employment at Chatham Docks and businesses who are responsible for... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Welcomes Plans to Crack Down on Bosses Putting Workers’ Pension Pay-outs in Jeopardy 21st March 2018 MP for Rochester and Strood has today said the new government measures to crack down on bosses recklessly putting pensions at risk would give workers the... Westminster News
Rochester and Strood MP Hails Announcement of New Kent and Medway Medical School 20th March 2018 Today, the Secretary of State of Health and Social Care, Jeremy Hunt MP, has announced a new medical school for Kent and Medway and has been warmly welcomed by... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Welcomes Reconsideration of Deangate Ridge Decision 13th March 2018 Last night Kelly Tolhurst, MP for Rochester and Strood, warmly welcomed the regeneration, culture and environment overview and scrutiny committee’s decision to... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP’s Debt Breathing Space Scheme Campaign Enters Final Strait 12th March 2018 On Wednesday 28 February, Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst joined DWP Financial Inclusion Minister Guy Opperman MP and other members to thank all those... Westminster News
Local MP Celebrates Local Apprentices and Unveils Rochester and Strood Apprenticeship Fair in May 7th March 2018 Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst met with apprentices to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2018, which runs this week from 5 to 9 March. Co-ordinated... Articles
Kelly Tolhurst MP to Continue Fight Against Unsustainable Lodge Hill and Peninsula development 6th March 2018 On the day Medway Council Cabinet met to approve the next stage of the Local Plan process I met with the RSPB to discuss the Council’s latest draft Plan and its... Local News
Rochester and Strood MP Hails Funding Proposals for Kent Police 21st February 2018 Kelly Tolhurst, MP for Rochester and Strood, has praised the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner’s proposals to increase police officer numbers across the county... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Secures Additional Medway Council Funding for Social Care 7th February 2018 Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst has lobbied to secure increased funding for Medway’s council services, including additional funds for social care, from... Westminster News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Pays Tribute to 100 Years of Women's Vote and Encourages More Women to Join Politics 6th February 2018 MP Kelly Tolhurst is today supporting a year-long programme of events organised by the UK Parliament to mark 100 years since the 1918 Representation of the... Articles
