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Thursday, Jun 6

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Giles Watling Pays Tribute on D-Day 80th Anniversary

Giles Watling, Conservative Candidate for Clacton, today paid tribute to the Allied troops who fought and lost their lives as part of Operation Overlord in remembrance of the 80th anniversary.

Tuesday, May 28

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Giles Watling: Clacton's Man in Westminster

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The 2024 General Election will be on the 4th July and I need your help if we are to keep Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour Party out of Government. Join me over the coming weeks as I go out to meet the fantastic voters up and down the…

Tuesday, May 21

15

Essex Village of the Year Award Returns - Get Your Nomination in Now!

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The Essex Village of the Year and Rural Community Awards are back in 2024, organised by the Rural Community Council of Essex. Nominations for the awards close on the 3rd of June, and Giles Watling MP is encouraging those who live in…

Monday, May 20

Giles Watling MP: Levelling Up Clacton!

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Giles Watling MP has been out in Clacton talking about the ongoing investment into the constituency as part of levelling up. Writing on social media, Mr Watling shared a video, saying: "I was out last week hosting a mobile bus surgery…

Monday, May 13

Next Out & About Surgery: 17th May 2024

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Giles Watling MP has announced his next Out & About surgery will be on Friday 17th May.

Friday, May 3

Foreign Office OPQs: Giles Watling Says Stop the Boats!

At Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office Oral Parliamentary Questions on Tuesday, Giles Watling MP invited the Deputy Foreign Secretary to join him on a visit to Calais to meet the Mayor and discuss ways in which we can stop the…

Tuesday, Apr 23

14

Happy Saint George's Day from Giles Watling

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Giles Watling MP has posted on social media celebrating St George's Day and wishing his constituents well.

Tuesday, Apr 16

21

Giles Watling MP Opposes Generational Smoking Ban

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Giles Watling MP, Member of Parliament for Clacton, has voted against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill tonight (16th April) after making a speech in the House of Commons where he questioned the effectiveness of the measures the Bill proposes.

Tuesday, Apr 2

15

Giles Watling MP: Support Our Production Industry!

At Treasury Oral Questions, Giles Watling MP was able to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to remember to support our high-end television production industry here in the UK with further budget measures.

Wednesday, Mar 20

16

PMQS: Giles Watling Welcomes the Fall in Inflation

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Giles Watling MP, Member of Parliament for Clacton, today asked the Prime Minister whether he agreed that the recently announced fall in inflation was the best way to tackle the cost of living crisis. Listen to the PM's response now!

Wednesday, Mar 13

17

Giles Watling MP Announces New Bus Surgery

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The 'Out & About' bus surgeries hosted by Giles Watling MP in conjunction with Hedingham and Chambers returns this November for two sessions.

Monday, Mar 11

18

Giles Watling MP Marks Commonwealth Day

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Giles Watling MP today has attended a service in Parliament to celebrate Commonwealth Day, the theme of which this year is "One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth".

Friday, Mar 8

15

DLUHC OPQs: Giles Watling MP Demands Funding for Local Buses

At the Department of Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities Oral Parliamentary Questions, Giles Watling MP asked the Minister to support his campaign to improve local bus services, and encourage the Freeport East to invest in service…

Wednesday, Mar 6

13

Giles Watling MP Launches EDM Calling on Government to Increase Defence Spending

Giles Watling MP has today launched an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling on the Government to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP.

Tuesday, Mar 5

17

Giles Watling Launches Civil Service Reform 10 Minute Rule Bill

Giles Watling MP has today laid his Civil Service Reform Bill before the House of Commons which aims to improve the accountability of Civil Servants, and “break the deadlock” between Westminster and Whitehall.

Thursday, Feb 29

15

Giles Watling MP Asks the PM about Dental Care in Clacton

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At PMQs on Wednesday 28th February, Giles Watling MP was fortunate to have the first question - and used the opportunity to ask about what we being done to help deliver more dental appointments in Clacton.

Monday, Feb 19

17

Defence Questions: Giles Watling MP Asks About AUKUS

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At Defence Oral Parliamentary Questions, Giles Watling MP, Member of Parliament for Clacton, asked the Secretary of State Grant Shapps MP about AUKUS, and the scope for expanding the alliance.

Friday, Feb 9

12

TENDRING TALKS: 'A Difficult Time for our Community'

TENDRING TALKS is Giles Watling MP's regular column in the Clacton and Frinton Gazette.

Thursday, Jan 18

18

TENDRING TALKS: 'Building a Better Case for Bus Links'

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TENDRING TALKS is Giles Watling MP's regular column in the Clacton and Frinton Gazette.

12

Giles Watling Backs Britain's Nuclear Power

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On Tuesday 16th, Giles Watling MP at the Department of Energy and Net Zero Oral Questions asked Minister Bowie about what was being done to regain Britain's place as a leading nuclear power. He also asked about which vendors the Government…

Wednesday, Jan 17

13

Giles Watling MP to Support Rwanda Bill, But Calls for "Boots on the Ground" to Stop Small Boats

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Giles Watling MP is backing stronger borders and an end to illegal migration. Giles is set to back the Government on the Rwanda Bill again this week to deport illegal entrants but warns that the legislation does not go far enough - and…

Tuesday, Jan 16

Giles Watling MP Announces Campaign to Improve Local Bus Services

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Giles Watling MP, Member of Parliament for Clacton, has today launched a new campaign to improve investment in local bus services in response to concerns raised by constituents about the need for greater development.

Monday, Jan 15

12

Giles Watling Returns with Talking Shop Surgery

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Giles Watling MP will be hosting surgeries in Clacton in January and February, looking to meet residents and discuss more the issues facing them.

Friday, Jan 12

11

Giles Watling MP Welcomes Recognition of Sunspot

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Giles Watling MP, Clacton's man in Westminster, is delighted to read that Rowan Moore, Architecture Critic of the Observer, has declared the Sunspot project in Jaywick one of the top 5 buildings in the UK in 2023.

Tuesday, Jan 9

15

Giles Watling MP: Justice for Sub Post Masters

Giles Watling MP at the Ministry of Justice OPQs asked Mike Freer MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Services, about whether the Post Office will be stripped of the power to pursue private prosecutions in light…

Thursday, Jan 4

12

TENDRING TALKS: 'The sky is the limit for Clacton'

TENDRING TALKS is Giles Watling MP's regular column in the Clacton and Frinton Gazette.

Tuesday, Dec 12

Giles Watling Welcomes News Clacton-on-Sea Places 13th in "Happiest Place to Live" Award

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Giles Watling MP has today welcomed the news that Clacton-on-Sea has placed 13th in the country in this year's RightMove Top 20 'Happy At Home' index, making it one of the happiest places to live.

Monday, Dec 11

19

Giles Watling MP: Statement on the Rwanda Bill

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Giles Watling MP is to support the Government on the Rwanda Bill as a “cautious and critical friend”.

Wednesday, Dec 6

18

CAMPAIGN WIN: Pylons in Clacton to be Reconsidered

Giles Watling MP, Member of Parliament for Clacton has today welcomed news that £1.7m funding, with the potential for a further £11.7m grant, has been awarded to a consortium of windfarms to explore whether they could be linked via off…

Monday, Dec 4

16

Giles Watling MP: No to Pylons Across East Anglia!

At Energy and Net Zero Oral Questions in Parliament, Giles Watling MP asked the Minister Andrew Bowie what could be done to prevent pylons being put up across the countryside when alternative arrangements could be made instead.