Chris Matheson MP

Decent, hard-working and honest representation in Chester

On the 8th June 2017 I was re-elected to represent the City of Chester in Westminster. It is a great privilege and one that I take very seriously.

I will always give the people of Chester strong and local leadership. If you want to find out more about my work as your MP, you can do so on this website. If you need my help with anything, please get in touch online, or come and see me at one of my regular advice surgeries.

Latest Blogs

The Universal Right to Education

Every year, several Chester schools participate in the Send My Friend To School campaign. It is a programme that highlights the plight of children across the world who can’t access education. And the numbers are astonishing. Over 260 million children across the world are not in education. I’ll repeat that…

Saudi Arabian arms sales

The government lost a legal case last month, when the Court of Appeal found that the UK’s arms exports to Saudi Arabia where operating illegally. Arms exports are a difficult issue. Many skilled jobs depend not just on armaments, but on IT, electronics, and of course aerospace. Indeed in the…

Our senior citizens deserve better

The decision by BBC management to introduce means testing for free tv licenses for the over-75’s has caused consternation. So many of our older senior citizens rely on the free tv licence, which was introduced by the last Labour government. It counters social isolation amongst the elderly, and is a…

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