Thank you for all the fantastic, warm and genuine messages I've received following the General Election. Although I increased my vote, a change in the balance of the other parties has given Stephen Morgan a majority of about 1500.
Flick Drummond and Penny Mordaunt launched their General Election campaign today at Southsea Castle with the message that Portsmouth North and South voters have a great choice on June 8 of a strong stable government, led by Theresa May.
They both pledged to make sure that they&n
This is a piece I've written for the "Conservative Home" website, which has gone online today:
All parents want the best for their family. For some, that means one parent looking after the children full time until school age or beyond.
I did campaign to remain in the EU during the referendum campaign, and like nearly everyone on our side of the campaign, we made it clear that our membership of the single market and our freedom of movement around the EU were at risk.
It’s very disappointing the hospital has not improved enough to remove itself from ‘requires improvement’.However, these are still early days as it’s only six months after the first CQC inspection and it will take time to address the Commission's concerns in a number of areas.
Portsmouth South MP Flick Drummond has called “totally unacceptable” President Donald Trump’s ban on people from seven mainly Muslim countries entering the US.
Women should not be forced to wear high heels at work by their employers.
I am backing a report by the Women and Equalities Select Committee, which I sit on, calling on the Government to review legislation and fully protect women form this sort of discrimination at work.
Our report, “High heels an