Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven Conservatives

🧵 💧 Weekly Ministerial Water Meeting Update ‼️ 🗣️ I’m updating you all as promised following another meeting with the Water Minister Emma Hardy MP, her #DEFRA Officials, CEO of @sewateruk, & the @metoffice, @EnvAgency & other regional teams in the South also being affected by water shortages in reservoirs & the impact of drought

No funding for the delivery of the M4 relief road. No clear plan to deliver 3% of GDP in defence spending. Labour are the ones choking the economy. Who in the last 2-and-half-years made wages, energy and capital too expensive! @KemiBadenoch is right to call out this outrageous and unfair approach. Nothing on student loads and education-our young people again left high and dry. The tax burden is now at an historic high and borrowing costs are through the roof - leaving hardworking families across the land to pick up the bill. Labour’s budget will be known as the one that largely forgot Wales - the farmers, producers and rural economy - apart from in some areas, including the Secretary of State for Wales’ own backyard. They are as usual leaving the whole country paying more and getting less. Where is the growth? Next year it will be absolutely anaemic. Taxpayers deserve better than higher taxes and further broken promises. Just more reviews, quangos and reports. Labour should be getting on with dealing with burgeoning welfare and they know it. It’s now over to the Plaid Cymru-run Welsh Government to see whether they’ll support some of today’s measures. But Plaid Cymru needs to stop wasting time demanding more powers and get on and deliver - particularly their much-vaunted childcare offer.

“It was one of those moments where you remember exactly where you were.” These were the heartfelt and poignant words of Steve Hamilton, as he reflected on the Aberfan disaster. Steve was a 12-year-old boy who saw his GP father step up to assist in the mammoth rescue effort for the area.

At around this time 60 years ago, heartbreakingly the village of Aberfan was changed forever. This devastating tragedy remains etched in our memories. We today remember the 144 people, including 116 young children, who lost their lives in this horrific tragedy, leaving families and an entire community truly devastated. The grief endured by their loved ones is beyond words.

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📌Excellent and totally right from @Helen_Whately

💥Bravo Kevin you have re energised the YCs and this is sweet victory for you. The great challenge you had shows that talent and ability runs deep in the current YCs. @Young_Tories bravo all 💪👏👏👏 Exciting times 🤩💙

Today, I joined the Urgent Statement on drought conditions & raised the very real concerns experienced by my constituents which covers parts of #MidSussex, #Lewes & #Wealden Districts 🚨 The Environment Agency declared we're in severe drought. This alongside wider challenges of water & food security, my constituents are continuing to report the reality of ongoing leaking pipes, water outages, low flow, & concerns for future disruption to their supplies 🗣️ We need practical investment, joined-up planning & effective delivery & crucially, partnership 💧 Our communities deserve reliable water supplies,a resilient network & peace of mind that when they turn on the tap, water will be there I will continue to raise these concerns

📺 Thank you for the kind and er somewhat less kind @bbcquestiontime feedback - you absolutely never know the questions or subjects or even the panel till not long before, when the camera is on you and when you get to speak - so very high pressure political roulette it totally is. Not for the faint hearted and you are always ‘a bit thick.’ When people don’t agree. And that’s fine. But I will take 1 round of applause and some random ranting about our first female PM Lady Thatcher 💙and moaning about the 80s as a decent night of survival on a panel on the telly. My dad was a huge fan and it’s still amazing to be on. Thank you to Fiona, the panel and all in beautiful Brecon and we had lovely people to chat to afterwards from the very engaged audience which is how it should be.