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The King was welcomed to the Palace of Westminster yesterday to open the new session of Parliament and set out the legislation the Government will bring forward over coming months. Almost two years has passed since the last King’s Speech, which saw the introduction of new laws such as the Renters’ Rights Act—introducing a range…
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What elections are taking place today?Crawley Borough Council elects a third of its councillors in three out of every four years, so one third of seats on the council are up for election today. This year, Gossops Green and North East Broadfield is the two-member ward to miss out on a borough council election. In…
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Millions of renters across England – including those in over 9,000 homes in Crawley– are now benefiting from the biggest strengthening of renters’ rights in over 40 years, as the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force. Around 9,000 private rental homes in Crawley will now have greater security and protection under the new law, which…
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Next week, elections will be taking place for Crawley Borough Council and West Sussex County Council. All-too-often these elections go ignored or are treated as an opinion poll for national government, but local elections are important in their own right. Councils oversee roughly a quarter of the country’s public spending and have more control over…
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The Government are looking to reform the broken SEND system, as part of which they are consulting on a number of proposed changes. I want to be able to ensure local voices are heard as part of this process, which is why I’m organising an event for parents, carers and other caregivers to discuss how…
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Families in Crawley will receive new support to help children prepare for school, as Labour rolls out a package of measures from primary school offer day through to the first day in September. The move comes as over a third (37%) of children nationally are starting school without the basic skills they need for the…
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Peter Lamb, Member of Parliament for Crawley, has welcomed the Labour Government’s latest package of measures to boost the UK’s energy security and accelerate the transition to clean power, in response to growing instability in the Middle East. The announcement comes as the UK faces its second fossil fuel price spike in less than five…
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A Happy St George’s Day to all.
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In 2015, at a meeting with our Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner and Deputy Chief Constable, I was informed the police would no longer respond to various forms of anti-social behaviour and low-level crime, in order to prioritise other areas of work. Before leaving, I warned them if they let people get away with low-level…
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After years of struggling to fix the issue due to a lack of support by Government, Labour is setting the rules straight on fly-tipping enforcement.
Peter Lamb for Crawley 