Debenhams to host a tea party with Chester MP and Leader of the Council, to celebrate 90 years of equal voting rights for men and women
Monday 2nd of July marks the 90th anniversary of the 1928 Representation of the People…
Chris Matheson MP Labour MP for City of Chester
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MP hosts big coffee morning for carers
Chester MP, Chris Matheson, has organised Chester’s biggest coffee morning at Storyhouse on Friday 15th June…
MP’s football competition raises £1,000 to fight poverty at Christmas
A football competition organised by Chester MP, Chris Matheson, has raised one thousand pounds towards…
Chester MP Deeply Concerned About Local Fire Cuts
New Home Office figures show that cuts to Cheshire’s fire and rescue service have seen…
Chester MP Limbers Up For A Festive Fundraiser
Chester MP, Chris Matheson, is preparing his team of MPs ahead of this week’s Football For…
A Labour Government Will Stop Fracking In Cheshire West And Chester
The message from Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy could…
MP calls for greater access to city police
Chester MP, Chris Matheson, has called upon Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner to prioritise better…
Christmas jumpers for goal posts
Chester MP, Chris Matheson, is to host a 6-a-side football tournament to raise money for…
Labour MPs stand united against fracking application
Labour MPs in Cheshire West and Chester have reconfirmed their commitment to oppose fracking on…
Blog posts
Reflections on cancer and local support
When I first visited the Hospice of the Good Shepherd in Backford, a couple of years ago, I confess to feeling a bit of trepidation. I expected somewhere a bit grim, a place where people with terminal cancer went to spend their final days. In fact, I could not have…
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Brexit at all costs is not an option for me.
Like a vampire with its victim in a 1960s Hammer Horror film, Brexit continues to suck the life out of politics and society. It is not as though we don’t have other problems to worry about. Homelessness has doubled since 2010, while in the same period real wages have flatlined.…
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On the buses
Mention policy on buses to any national newspaper political journalist and the chances are you will be sneered at. Buses are a fringe issue, they will say. But local bus services are a vital lifeline to so many residents, not just for transport but also for social issues. Last year,…
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Think big, stay local…
There is a saying that “all politics is local.” Which means that however much we hear about international affairs and national budgets, much more of what affects people is the stuff on their own doorstep. If I look at my postbag for this year, there is some truth in that:…
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Think pink to keep it green
The glamourous life of an MP: I spent part of Easter weekend on the streets of Newton and Hoole with two local councillors, Richard Beacham and Gill Watson, and a can of purple spray paint. We were identifying uncollected dog poo on the pavements and spraying it pink. Dog poo…
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Happy New Year!
At the start of the new year I always like to thank the Editor and staff of The Chester and District Standard for giving me a regular column twice a month. It is a great way to communicate some of the work I am doing in Westminster and back home…
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