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

Parliamentary pub of the year

In the last couple of weeks, I have been running a public poll on my Facebook page to choose the best pub in Chester. Each year, MPs are asked to make a nomination for the Parliamentary Pub of the Year and I thought this would be a good way to…

Out of bounds

Much of the talk in Westminster this week has been about the new parliamentary constituency boundaries, published by the Boundary Commission on Monday. But even as they have been revealed, there are some doubts they will be adopted. There are two main flaws with the proposals. The first is that…

Cuts have consequences

News last week that Torbay Council in Devon has become the fourth council in England to declare emergency financial controls will come as no surprise. Many readers will have seen that Northamptonshire County Council has effectively gone bust and is now being run by Commissioners appointed by the Secretary of…

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