After almost 20 years working as a barrister, I came into politics in July 2024 to serve the community I love.
Folkestone and Hythe is where my children grew up, where I served as a trustee of a local charity, and where the most beautiful coastline, sunrises and sunsets unite the community in a love for this wonderful area.
My mother worked as a care assistant her whole life, having come here from the Philippines in the 1970s. My father was an engineer from London. My parents’ values of hard work, respect and compassion drive everything I do.
Folkestone and Hythe was for so many years forgotten by Westminster. Not any longer.
As your first ever Labour MP, I will fight every day to improve your lives and be your voice in Parliament, so we can make this area the best it can be for everyone.
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Today, I pushed the Minister for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan to go further in securing the release of Craig and Lindsay Foreman.
The British couple has been imprisoned in Iran on false charges for over 500 days.
Craig has now been on hunger strike for 27 days, and Lindsay for 18.
This can not continue.
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Big news for our railways! 🚂
From last Sunday, May 31st, Britain’s largest train operator (covering Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern, and Gatwick Express) officially enters public ownership.
This is a major milestone in our mission to put passengers before private profit. By bringing these services into public hands, we are focused on tackling the issues that matter most: driving down cancellations, improving reliability, and boosting service frequency.
This is a commitment to a more accountable, integrated, and passenger-centred railway. I support this model of public ownership being extended further, especially in the water industry.
Better journeys are on the way! 🇬🇧
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Craig and Lindsay Foreman must be brought home.
Here is my speech explaining what we must do in order to make that happen.
Joe, their son, is a Folkestone resident and has been doing an incredible job fighting for their release.
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Great to see work finally beginning on reopening the Road of Remembrance! 🚧
This was the road that our troops marched down to head to the harbour so they could embark on ships crossing the English Channel to the Western Front during World War One.
I have been pressing Kent County Council to get on with rebuilding this historically significant route for our town.
Onwards! 🏗️✨
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Repairs to Folkestone's Road of Remembrance began in mid-May
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Folkestone Town Council has officially acquired Grace Hill Library! 📣📣
It is wonderful to see the building back in community ownership, to be used by and for the people of Folkestone.
I remember joining the Save Folkestone Library rally in 2023, so it is especially meaningful to see this outcome and I know it means a lot to residents in East Folkestone. Thank you to the Town Council, councillors, campaigners, and community groups whose hard work made this possible.
www.folkestone-tc.gov.uk/folkestone-town-council-secures-freehold-of-2-grace-hill/
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Folkestone Town Council Secures Freehold of 2 Grace Hill - Folkestone Town Council
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Folkestone Town Council (FTC) is pleased to announce that, following positive and constructive negotiations with Kent County Council (KCC), it has successfully completed the acquisition of the free...9 CommentsComment on Facebook
Nearly 1 million young people aged 16 to 24 in the United Kingdom are not in education, employment or training. That’s one in 8 young people - and rising.
Alan Millburn is right - tolerance is no longer acceptable.
The truth is that young people today are facing challenges that no previous generation faced.
They are navigating the isolating impacts of the pandemic, the relentless pressures of a digital world, an escalating mental health crisis, and a labour market where entry-level roles are being replaced by AI.
We must stop writing off this generation as "soft". We must fix the broken systems failing our young people, not blame them.
In Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh, I have been pushing for greater opportunities for young people.
At the end of April, my office co-hosted a brilliant event at the Turner Free School bringing together young people and employers to understand how both sides can get the best out of work experience opportunities.
My office has provided work experience placements to lots of young people from our community, with plenty more planned.
We must continue to break down barriers to work.
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Young people and work: interim report
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Fantastic to attend the opening of the new solar project at the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway!
Brilliant work by Kent Community Energy (KCE), a community society dedicated to developing renewable energy assets across Kent.
This 130kW installation across four railway buildings will save RHDR over £18,000 and around 50 tonnes of CO2e every year.
Better yet, KCE will use the project’s revenues to generate annual grants for voluntary organisations fighting climate change.
A huge win for our local community, our heritage, and the environment!
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The Chancellor is helping to make summer fun more affordable.
We know how priceless this time of year is for families, especially after the financial pressures so many have faced recently.
Here is what the new Great British Summer Savings mean for you. 🍦🚌
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Find the petition in the bio of @freelindsayandcraig
We currently have 84,000 signatures - aiming for over 100,000
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