I swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.
Dear All, I would like to extend a huge thanks to the 19,757 local people who re-elected me as our MP last week, and to the hundreds of people who supported the campaign. I am grateful that you put your trust in me to continue working for…
Dear All, Today is polling day. I hope you will agree that I have been an active local MP, who has got things done for our area. This includes the new A&E at Croydon Hospital, all-day opening at Purley Hospital GP Hub, the deployment of…
Dear All, Thursday is polling day. I hope you will agree that I have been an active local MP, who has got things done for our area. This includes the new A&E at Croydon Hospital, all-day opening at Purley Hospital GP Hub, the deployment of…
Dear All, Many residents share my view that family homes need to be protected from destruction and replacement with unsightly flats. The previous Labour Council granted indiscriminate planning applications – destroying family homes and…
Dear All, Some good news: Croydon Council has sold the Brick-by-Brick site of 157 homes at Lion Green Road, now known as Red Clover Gardens, for £38m. This is the last of the large Brick by Brick schemes to be sold and brings us one step…
Dear All, In recent months, significant traffic and safety problems have been caused by the wands and bases along Brighton Road between South Croydon and Purley. These were installed to demark the cycle lane at the behest of the previous…
Dear All – We have recently received the excellent news that South Croydon station is one of the stations just chosen to receive a share of £350 million of Government money to improve disabled access. The works will include lifts to make…
Thank you to everybody who has posted comments supporting my re-election. Whatever your party, I’ve always tried to be a local MP with a track record of getting things done for Croydon South. Whether it’s investment in local NHS services,…
Dear Resident, Last week I supported local residents in objecting to a proposal for the replacement of the existing 8m telecom pole with a 20m one – hosting 9 new antenna – outside St Barnabas Church. Whilst I am generally supportive of…
As you have hopefully noticed, I have worked hard for our local area during my time as our MP. I have worked with residents to get things done – and have very often been successful. ✅Secured extended opening hours to ‘all day’ for Purley…
I really enjoyed talking to residents in Coulsdon last week about plans I am supporting to bring a banking hub to town, after the last bank branch closed. Not-for-profit organisation Cash Access will open a banking centre by next March…
Dear All, Following campaigning by local councillors, local residents including ECRA and me, I have just received some fantastic news I wanted to pass on right away. More details are below, but we will be holding a public meeting with…
Dear All, I thought it would be helpful to share the details of some proposed changes to parking charges in Croydon, which are currently out to consultation. Full details are in the link below, but the main proposed change is that…
Dear All – This Thursday, London votes for a new Mayor and Assembly members. I will be supporting Susan Hall for Mayor. She is the only candidate who can beat Sadiq Khan. Knife crime has rocketed in the last two years under Khan (by…
Croydon Council is continuing with a programme of workshops as part of ‘The Croydon Urban Room’ to inform the future regeneration of the town centre, offering residents, businesses and partners the opportunity to get involved. The Croydon…
Dear All, With the new tax year starting today (6th April), I thought it would be worth summarising the various changes which are happening. People in Employment The headline rate of employees’ National Insurance is being cut by another 2%…
Dear All, RE: Planning Application News – 79 Riddlesdown Road I am pleased to report that a shocking plan to demolish a family home at 79 Riddlesdown Road, Purley and replace it with a large and ugly bock of flats, has been refused. This…
Dear All, I thought you would appreciate an update on progress with the planned new Coulsdon Medical Centre. As per my previous message, the local NHS won the bidding to buy the site on Malcolm Road from the council. In principle agreement…
Dear All, Some news just in which I wanted to pass on: Croydon Council has now received the long-awaited planning application to build a new pool and leisure centre on the old Purley Pool site, with regeneration of the surrounding area too…
Given how many animal lovers there are in Croydon South, I thought you might be interested to know Parliament has just banned importing puppies and other very young animals, to safeguard their welfare. I supported the Animal Welfare …
Dear All, We know that many new homes are needed, especially for younger people trying to get on the property ladder for the first time. However, for far too long in Croydon, family homes in our green suburb have made way for flats that…
We know that many new homes are needed, especially for younger people trying to get on the property ladder for the first time. However, for far too long in Croydon, family homes in our green suburbs have made way for over-intensive schemes…
I have just received some fantastic news that I wanted to pass on right away. The council marketed the car park site at the former CALAT centre off Malcom Road, Coulsdon, as it was obliged to do, and has now received bids and made a…
Many residents will be aware of the long-standing campaign to get a new medical centre established in Coulsdon on the car park of the old CALAT site. This is something that I have been pushing for over several years as the local MP…
We know that many new homes are needed, especially for younger people trying to get on the property ladder for the first time. However, for far too long in Croydon, family homes in our green suburb have made way for flats that are better…
Concerns have recently been raised about the mobile phone thefts in Purley, South Croydon and central Croydon, especially from school age children coming home after school, and especially in and around trains and train stations, buses and…
I am delighted to report that multiple arrests were made in Croydon town centre last Thursday afternoon following the experimental deployment of Live Facial Recognition (LFR). This is something I am pushing for nationally, and I am glad…