Official independent jobs figures show that in the south east of England, there are now 4,657,861 people in work – meaning that since 2010, 465,522 more people have the security of a job and a wage.
Henry Smith MP has welcomed the Queen’s Speech (Thursday, 19th December), which has unveiled the Government’s priorities including delivery of Brexit, enshrining in law the largest ever NHS funding settlement and making sure serious offenders serve proper custodial sentences.
The outcome of last week's general election saw an historic outcome, with us Conservatives getting our biggest majority since 1987. This included an excellent result here in Crawley that saw a positive swing from Labour to Conservative of nearly 6% with a much-increased majority of 8,365. I am delighted that our excellent MP Henry Smith will be able to continue being that strong voice that Crawley needs. Regardless of how you may have voted, I know that Henry will continue to stand up for all Crawley residents.
Henry Smith has been re-elected as Member of Parliament for Crawley; becoming the first person to win a fourth term since the creation of the parliamentary constituency in 1983, more than trebling his majority to 8,360.
Boris Johnson delivered his first speech outside No. 10 Downing Street since the General Election. He told the UK how he would form a people’s Government, deliver Brexit, and unleash Britain’s potential. Here’s what he said.
With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but opposition parties only need to make 12 gains to prolong the chaos and uncertainty of a hung parliament.
