By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Daily Mail this morning reports on the 118 Conservative MPs who have written to constituents indicating their opposition to gay marriage proposals. The Mail says "Their opposition has been expressed in letters and emails sent to constituents who have contacted them with their own concerns", and points out that […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Guido Fawkes has a list of new Conservative members of Select Committees, from Graham Brady's office. Mr Brady explains: "For the following committees I have received the same number of nominations as there are vacancies, the following are therefore elected". The appointments are: Communities and Local Government John Stevenson […]
Rehman Chishti is Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham. Within a decade, the number of convictions for dangerous dog offences has almost tripled, from 439 in 2000 to 1192 adults sentenced in 2010. This is why the new sentencing guidelines, which came into force this week, should be welcomed. It will lead to tougher […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. We know that 91 Tories voted against the Lords Reform Bill last night. That's the big, headline grabbing figure – the biggest rebellion in this Parliament.
Rehman Chishti is the Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham. Obesity levels and health issues are ongoing problems in the United Kingdom today. Important issues relating to the funding of the Olympics and the Paralympics and the legacy this event will have on the nation were discussed in the Commons last week. As Parliamentary […]
Michael Nazir-Ali was the Bishop of Rochester from 1994 until 2009 (pictured right), and Rehman Chishti is the Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham (pictured left). After the disturbances in some of our major cities during the summer, we were both concerned that Medway (comprising five separate towns: Gillingham, Rainham, Chatham, Rochester and Strood) should […]
Rehman Chishti is the MP for Gillingham and Rainham and a former Adviser to Benazir Bhutto. After 10 months of brutal repression, the grip of Syria’s regime may be beginning to weaken. A few weeks back, a defecting Syrian MP told journalists that it could survive for just two more months; estimating the regime would […]
Rehman Chishti is the MP for Gillingham and Rainham. Cllr Rodney Chambers OBE is the Leader of Medway Council. The news this week that the Coalition government is preparing to consult on a Thames Estuary airport has a deep sense of déjà vu about it. For they are another in a long line of governments, spanning […]
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter Yesterday in the House of Commons, Parilamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education Tim Loughton spoke of the need for children exposed to domestic violence to receive "well targeted support from a range of agencies". Loughton said that "prolonged or regular exposure to domestic violence" was "likely to have a serious impact […]
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter After Justine Greening's announcement giving the go-ahead for a high speed rail network, High Speed 2 (HS2), 37 Conservative MPs were able to question the Transport Secretary within 60 minutes. The exchanges demonstrated the opposition of those MPs whose constituencies are directly affected by high speed rail. However their reservations […]
Rehman Chishti is the MP for Gillingham and Rainham and a former Adviser to Benazir Bhutto Honour violence cuts across cultures, faith groups and nationality with the highest number occurring within South Asian, Middle Eastern and East European communities. While there is some distribution of this violence across Sikh and Hindu groups, incidences where Muslim […]
Rehman Chishti is the MP for Gillingham and Rainham and a former Adviser to Benazir Bhutto I make it clear from the outset that I supported the Prime Minister in arguing for a No Fly Zone in Libya, which had the aim of saving innocent lives from the murderous actions of Gaddafi, who we know […]
Rehman Chishti is Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham. The news this week that the number of people donating organs has risen 50% over the past five years is very welcome news indeed. However, there are still sadly more than 10,000 still waiting for a transplant. More still needs to be done to encourage […]