Cllr Kevin Hughes
District & City Councillor for Chichester East
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County Council Budget: Austerity is far from over
Labour’s Leader on West Sussex County Council, Cllr Michael Jones has called the recent budget…
Labour demands greater transparency and accountability over excessive severance payments
At last week’s West Sussex County Council meeting, Labour tried to change the council’s policy…
Have your say on parking in Chichester
West Sussex County Council is asking residents, commuters and visitors for their views on a…
Terry Atkinson
“We are sorry to hear of the passing of Terry Atkinson (centre of photo), after…
Chichester Labour calls on County Council to divest from fossil fuels
Chichester Labour made their feelings known on Friday 14 February when members joined with Extinction…
Chichester Labour backs Keir Starmer
At an all members meeting held last night (Tuesday 11th Feb) a poll of attendees…
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Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
The Welsh Government have done their best to step up to the crisis, despite the underfunding from Westminster. The Prime Minister was keen to pose for cameras when there was a crisis on during...
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Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
If that is the case, why are the Government investing less than half the money the Environment Agency of England says is necessary to improve flood defences across the country? It says that...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
The issue is very serious for people around the country whose homes are being flooded. They need help and support. They do not need trite answers like that from their Prime Minister. Time and...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
During the election campaign, I wrote to the Prime Minister demanding that Cobra be convened to deal with the floods at that time. He very reluctantly agreed and eventually did call a meeting of...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
“You can’t give local authorities the clear message you are going to support them and then turn your back on them”—not my words, but the words of a Conservative council...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
My thoughts are with those across the world who are suffering from the coronavirus. I praise medical and emergency staff all over the world for what they are doing to try to stop the spread of...
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Points-based Immigration System
Commons debates
Don’t put her down.
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
It has everything to do with the relationship with the USA that Anne Sacoolas has not been extradited back to Britain, because the US refuses to do it because of this lopsided treaty. I am glad...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
This morning Charlotte Charles, Harry’s mum, said: “We thought we had bridged the gap with the Government. But they have not been honest with us”. This is only the latest case...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
It is widely reported that Anne Sacoolas is in fact a CIA operative. Now we know that the Foreign Secretary misled the Dunn family, who are being denied justice by the US Government, will the...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
The Windrush generation have been disgracefully treated by a Government who deliberately created a hostile environment. While the Government were fighting to deport people who legally came to...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
The Government have learned absolutely nothing from the Windrush scandal. This cruel and callous Government are trying to mislead the British people into thinking that they are solely deporting...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
I join the Prime Minister in expressing sympathy and support to the victims of flooding and thank the Environment Agency and all the emergency services that are doing their best to help people....
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Transport Infrastructure
Commons debates
I thank the Prime Minister for an advance copy of his statement. Once again, we see the Government taking ideas from the Labour party, adopting our language, but falling a very long way short on...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
I really do admire the Prime Minister’s very vivid imagination, but unfortunately his vivid imagination seems to have taken over from his memory, because he might recall saying that...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
It was the Labour party that proposed the climate change emergency motion to this House on 1 May. The Prime Minister is quoting things that happened in 1990 and afterwards. During that time, of...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
The Prime Minister’s former Minister said: “My advice to”—[Interruption.] Well, Government Members may not like it, but I am going to read it: “My advice to anybody...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
This country is not meeting its target and it is not due to meet its target, and I think the Prime Minister should recognise that. Even the Paris targets are not enough. The UN says that we have...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
The problem is, the Government’s own figures show that they are missing the carbon budget —let alone 2050, it will be 2099 before this country meets net zero. We discovered this...
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Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons
We were all appalled by the terror attack in Streatham on Sunday, and I want to join the Prime Minister in paying tribute to the bravery and dedication of the police, security services and all...
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