MP for Sutton, Cheam & Worcester Park (Promoted by Paul Scully of Donnington House, 2a Sutton Court Road, SM1 4SY)
Mar 4 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
I have told my local association that I won't be contesting the next General Election. Over the last nine years it's been a privilege to represent in Parliament, the area which I called home for 35 years (1/16 [sorry!])...
I was never going to retire as a politician. It was never a long-held ambition to cling to, but a way to effect change and add value, which I hope I have been able to do in a small way, even though politics is a long thankless process...
Oct 28, 2019 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Just sat through one of the most surreal speeches of my 4 years in parliament after Boris moved a motion to end this zombie parliament through a General Election on December 12th...
The Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Jeremy Corbyn) urged the Prime Minister to deliver the programme outlined in the Queen's Speech that he and Labour had just voted against...