Key achievements for the people of Thirsk and Malton Tuesday, 28 May, 2024 Delivering a Fairer Deal for Thirsk, Malton & Filey As your MP, I’ve always fought to make sure our part of North Yorkshire gets its fair share — and while there’s more to do, we’ve made real progress. From saving vital local services to securing major investment in infrastructure, I’ve worked hard to stand up for our towns, villages and rural communities. Local Wins Linton-on-Ouse Victory After... Local News
Continuing the fight for postmasters in the new Parliament 18th July 2024 Pleased to have the first Urgent Question of the new Parliament granted this morning. I asked the Government about their commitment to financial redress for sub... Westminster News
Helmsley Post Office update 17th July 2024 I've been in touch with the Post Office who have informed me there will be a short delay to the opening of the permanent branch, due to some unforeseen issues... Local News
MP will push for a Bedale banking hub 16th July 2024 I have been in touch with LINK, the UK’s main ATM Network who work on assessing the needs of communities for banking hubs. Although Bedale is smaller than most... Local News
Kevin swears in as an MP after re-election 9th July 2024 It is an honour and a priviledge to once again represent the great constituency of Thirsk and Malton, now including Bedale and West Tanfield. Westminster News
Pushing for safety improvements for A19 29th May 2024 A19 update 👇 I recently met with National Highways for an update on safety improvements to the A19. In August 2023, safety improvements were completed to each... Local News
Thirsk station selected for vital accessibility funding 24th May 2024 The Access for All (AfA) programme was launched in 2006 by the Department for Transport to address the issues faced by disabled passengers and passengers facing... Local News
Bringing a community bus back to Filey 16th May 2024 Update 16 May At the weekend I met with Mayor Jacqui Houlden-Banks, Cllr Sam Cross, Sue Cowan and Colin Galway. We had a constructive conversation where we... Local News
Government action means cleaner rivers for North Yorkshire 3rd May 2024 I’m pleased that Yorkshire Water is set to invest £797m in network improvements. They have cited they “understand concerns regarding discharges to waterways... Local News
Gazette monthly column: The bravery of the whistleblower 3rd April 2024 Please find below my monthly piece for the Malton Gazette on the bravery of whistleblowers: "The bravest man I’ve ever known.” A description of Sergei Magnitsky... Opinions