Veterans for Britain
As a military veteran I will be joining millions of my comrades to vote to take back control of our country.We are big enough, confident enough and wealthy enough to chart our own course.Let's pledge [...]
June 2016
Why I am voting leave tomorrow
Tomorrow we will be given our first opportunity, in over 40 years, to endorse or otherwise our membership of the European Union. There have been many debates over the last few weeks and the arguments [...]
A conversation with Royston Smith
Thank you to all those local residents who gave up their Saturday evening to join my discussion on Brexit and other issues.I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and appreciated all the comments from the floor.Although this [...]
Voting to Leave the EU Is the Only Way to Regain Our Sovereignty and Democracy
Royston has co-signed a letter with parliamentary colleagues arguing that the only way for Britain to restore sovereignty and democracy is to leave the EU. Entering Parliament for the first time as an MP can be [...]
A Conversation about the EU Referendum
In less than two weeks, we will be asked to make the most important political decision in a generation. The referendum on our membership of the European Union is even more important than a general [...]
April 2016
Junior Doctors Strike
Today Junior Doctors will begin a 48-hour strike where they will refuse to cover emergency care to patients.I do not blame all Junior Doctors for being concerned by having a new contract imposed on them. [...]
The New Living Wage
Today marks the start of the new National Living Wage. This will mean that those on the lowest incomes aged 25 and over will earn the new National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour, by [...]
March 2016
Employment Support Allowance
A number of constituents have contacted me about the reforms to Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and as such I thought it would be helpful if I explained the background to these reforms and why I [...]
Personal Independence payments
I feel it is important to set out from the start that it is wrong to assume I and my colleagues are not sympathetic to people with disabilities. Of course I recognise the significant anxiety [...]
February 2016
What Should be the Priority of Your MP?
A story appeared in The Independent on Sunday today (Sunday), which you can read hereI could have ignored it and hoped it would soon be forgotten or no one would notice, but I think it is [...]