Housing Drop-in Surgery
This Wednesday 14th August, Chris Matheson will be holding a special drop-in surgery for constituents…
Chris Matheson MP Labour MP for City of Chester
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Chris Matheson MP demands action on cystic fibrosis drugs stalemate
Chris Matheson MP has called on Theresa May to take urgent action to allow access…
Chester MP calls for greener building regulations
This week, Chris Matheson, MP for the city of Chester visited an ultra-low carbon house…
Funding Workshop Event
On Friday 28th June Chris Matheson will be hosting a funding workshop event in conjunction…
Chester MP backs Apprenticeships
Chris Matheson MP recently met Airbus apprentices from Chester in the House of Commons to…
Chester MP calls for Financial Aid and Justice for Contaminated Blood victims
Last week, hearings for the public inquiry into the Contaminated blood scandal began. Chester MP,…
Chester MP celebrates Chester Zoo Sustainable Palm oil Project
Last week , Chester MP, Chris Matheson called on ministers to redouble their efforts towards…
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…
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…
Blog posts
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…
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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…
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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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Remembering D-Day
This week we celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when the invasion to liberate Europe from the Nazis began. Seventy-five years is a long time, but it is never too long to remember, and to give thanks. We know now that the war ended in Europe on May 7th the…
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Local environmental action
At the first meeting of the new council since the local elections earlier this month, I was pleased to see cross-party support for a motion on climate change. I know that members of Chester’s Sustainability Forum, which I helped set up and I am proud to be part of, had…
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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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