Chester MP continues his fight to keep Dale Barracks open
Chester MP, Chris Matheson, cautiously welcomed the announcement made by the Ministry of Defence this…
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Chester MP raises Severe Weather Emergency Protocol in parliament on behalf of Share Shop
Chris Matheson, MP for City of Chester, raised Cheshire West and Chester Council’s effective response…
Chris Matheson MP champions grassroots football in Cheshire as part of The FA’s #FootballFootprint campaign
Chris Matheson, MP for the City of Chester visited several sites in his constituency on…
Chris Matheson visit to Enrichment Club October 2018
Children from Bluecoat CE Primary were delighted to welcome Chester MP Chris Matheson to visit…
Chester MP “delighted” about support from the Postcode Lottery to tackle social isolation
CHESTER MP Chris Matheson attended the presentation of a cheque for £20,000 from the Postcode…
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…
MP hosts big coffee morning for carers
Chester MP, Chris Matheson, has organised Chester’s biggest coffee morning at Storyhouse on Friday 15th June…
Update on River Dee sewage discharge
Chester MP Chris Matheson has confirmed that long term action to tackle the sewage discharge…
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…
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Turning the Tide on Climate Change
Recently, transport was disrupted in our big cities by climate change protestors. Meanwhile, outside Chester Town Hall on recent Fridays, school children have gathered away from school to make similar protests. These are both part of wider global activities to protest against the lack of action to address the growing…
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The Scandal of Homelessness
Recently I have received numerous emails complaining about the increase in homelessness in Chester. Sadly, too many of these have complained not about the plight of the homeless, but the sight of the homeless. The mess of scattered personal belongings in shop fronts. The makeshift shelters to protect from the…
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Cuts have Consequences
Surely nobody can have failed to be horrified by the wave of knife crime currently sweeping across our country. Part of the problem is undoubtedly increased criminality and I have no problem with tougher sentences for anyone caught in possession of a knife. But the causes run deeper. And although…
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The Disaster of No Deal
Deal or No Deal: that is the question. Outside Parliament these last few months there have been numerous protestors from both sides of the Brexit debate and by and large, they seem to co-exist amicably. There have been occasions of course when some extremist brexiteers have threatened MPs and one…
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Hunting concerns
Not all debates in the House of Commons take place in the main chamber. There is also a smaller side chamber, named the Grand Committee Room, but more commonly known as Westminster Hall, because it sits next to the historic Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster.…
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Fake News and Disinformation
Amidst the continuing chaos over Brexit, and news about splits from both main parties, one major piece of news was lost last week. The Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport published its report into Fake News and Disinformation. I had been a member on that committee for much…
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