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 Presents Parliamentary Petition to Save Deangate Ridge and Object to Council Plans 21st July 2021 The MP for Rochester and Strood, Kelly Tolhurst MP, presented a petition in the House of Commons today regarding the proposed loss of Deangate Ridge on the Hoo... Speeches in Parliament
Queen's Speech Sets Out Government Agenda to Build Back Better 11th May 2021 Today, The Queen announced the Government’s legislative agenda for the new Parliamentary year. The Queen’s Speech highlighted that the Government's priority is... Westminster News
Kelly Tolhurst Welcomes the Government's New Immigration Plan 26th March 2021 The New Plan for Immigration sets out how the Government will seek to control illegal immigration now the UK has taken back control of legal immigration by... Westminster News
Kelly Tolhurst Seeks Support of Chatham Docks at Prime Ministers Questions 25th March 2021 Yesterday I was proud to use my first question at Prime Minister’s Questions since returning to the backbenches to raise the issue of the potential closure of... Local News
Chancellor Sets Out Covid Recovery Budget 4th March 2021 Yesterday, the Chancellor set out in his Spring Budget the next phase of the Government’s plan to putting our country back on the road to recovery and building... Westminster News
Summer Update from Kelly Tolhurst MP 31st July 2020 As we continue the fight against the Coronavirus, I wanted to write to you to update constituents on the latest guidelines, some local news and the work that... Articles
Chancellor Sets Out New Plan for Jobs 9th July 2020 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon. Rishi Sunak MP, has set out the Government’s plan to revive the economy and protect, support and create jobs... Westminster News
Chancellor Sets out Budget to Level up Economy and Tackle Coronavirus 13th March 2020 Today’s Budget has set out the Government’s economic plans for the next year, delivering on our manifesto promises and protecting the UK economy. There are six... Westminster News
MP Kelly Tolhurst Seeks Improvements on Air Quality in Medway 25th February 2020 Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst has been in contact with Medway Council regarding concerns about local air quality. In her letter to the Director of... Local News
