On Friday, I was delighted to visit Avonbourne School and to meet Avonbourne students participating in this year’s PeaceJam conference, working to increase ‘Acts of Peace’ in the Bournemouth area.
Over the last few days, I have received a large amount of emails and letters regarding the announcement over plans to transfer 350 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to the UK affected by the Syrian crisis under the Dubs Scheme.
Pleased to see the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid, yesterday announce new plans to tackle the growing need for housing solutions in the UK.
I was delighted to recently meet with two local school groups - one from Bournemouth School and one from Park School. I was asked about local issues as well as other issues including Brexit, the crisis in Syria and Donald Trump's election in America.
When we took back Government from Labour all those years ago, Britain’s economy was on the brink of collapse. Six years on we are getting back on our feet, tackling the deficit, raising the non-taxable allowance, and creating more than 2.7 million new jobs too.
Many constituents have contacted me regarding the EU referendum and what this now means for the UK. The referendum turnout was 71.8%, with 30 million people voting.
On Friday I had a very productive meeting with Directors from both South West Trains and AFC Bournemouth. It was great to bring the two together to discuss Pokesdown for Boscombe station and possible improvements for the future.
