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 Small Business Saturday 2nd December 2023 Today is #smallbusinesssaturdayuk celebrating all the wonderful small businesses who operate across our constituency. Small businesses are the lifeblood of our... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP on the Autumn Statement 2023 23rd November 2023 Yesterday The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, announced the Autumn Statement 2023. There was some good measures in the statement, which... Local News
Secretary of State visits the Dockyard Chatham with Kelly Tolhurst MP 13th November 2023 It was great to welcome my colleague the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP to Historic Dockyard Chatham last week to... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP's Debate on Pooled Client Accounts 2nd November 2023 I held a debate in Westminster Hall regarding business banking and Pooled Client Accounts. I have been shocked at the stories I have heard over the last couple... Speeches in Parliament
Chatham awarded extra funding from Home Office for safer streets 27th October 2023 I am delighted that the Home Office has announced the Safer Streets Fund (Round Five) 5, which includes £284,523.65 for Chatham Town Centre. The Safer Streets... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
A joint statement from the Towns MPs on the Christmas lights 11th October 2023 Medway’s three MPs are united in disappointment at the Labour Council’s decision to cancel the Christmas lights this year. Throughout difficult financial... ArticlesLocal News
Government awards an extra £768,780 for Bus services improvements 4th October 2023 Great news that the Minister for Roads & Local Transport Richard Holden MP has allocated an extra £768,780 to Medway Council from the Bus Services Improvement... ArticlesLocal News
New Clinical Diagnostics Centre (CDC) in Rochester 2nd October 2023 On Friday I was able to visit the Healthy Living Centre where work has started on the reconfiguration for the new CDC in Medway, which will be used for... ArticlesLocal News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Question to Policing Minister 19th September 2023 On Monday 18th September, I raised with the Policing Minister in the House of Commons the frustration and concern of constituents and businesses at the ongoing... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
