MP: Age UK offers services to reduce loneliness This week is Loneliness Awareness Week. Research by Age UK found that 1.2 million older people across the UK often feel lonely. Before the pandemic, 225,000 older people often went a week without speaking to someone, and an Age UK poll of older people found that...
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John Baron MP highlights Loneliness Awareness Week
John Baron MP supports Northern Ireland legislation
MP: Government must act to protect peace process Yesterday the Government published the legislation it may bring to Parliament to fix the problems with the Northern Ireland protocol, which was required as part of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU to ensure there was no ‘hard border’ on the island of Ireland. However, even...
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John Baron MP raises British Council contractors at Defence Questions
MP: Government must break logjam During Defence Questions in the House of Commons today, John Baron MP asked, “As the Chair of the British Council APPG, I have been raising the plight of the 170 British Council contractors who remain in Afghanistan, 85 of whom are deemed by the Government to be at ‘very...
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John Baron MP meets Santander team to discuss Billericay branch
MP pleased Santander is maintaining high street presence John Baron MP met recently with Franz McCoy, Santander’s Area Director and Ani Cara Public Affairs and Public Policy Manager to discuss changes to branch opening hours at Santander’s Billericay and Basildon branches. Santander has found that branch transactions have fallen by 33% in the two...
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John Baron MP presses Health Secretary to focus on outcomes
MP: Outcomes save money and lead to better care Yesterday in the House of Commons the Health Secretary, Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, gave a Statement on Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard’s independent report on leadership in health and social care. In the Chamber, John asked, “As a former chair of the...
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John Baron MP hails Tax Freedom Day
MP: Government should go for growth and lower taxes Tomorrow is ‘Tax Freedom Day’, which marks when we stop working for the taxman and start earning for ourselves. Up to this point, every penny the average person earns goes to the taxman. This year Tax Freedom Day is the latest in 40 years. John...
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John Baron MP will be voting against the Prime Minister this evening
MP: Prime Minister’s assurances are not credible This morning the Chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady MP, announced the threshold has been met for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP. In the vote this evening, John Baron MP will be voting against the Prime...
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John Baron MP meets members of The Craig Tyler Trust
MP: Visits charity at Chalvedon Community Centre, Pitsea John Baron MP met with the founder of The Craig Tyler Trust, Karen Pullen, whose son died after a struggle with mental health issues. The Trust currently supports people in Basildon, Billericay & Wickford through their social media presence, drop-in centres, and outreach services while working...
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John Baron MP congratulates Her Majesty on her Platinum Jubilee in the House of Commons
MP pays tribute on behalf of constituents Yesterday in Parliament, the House of Commons offered a Humble Address to Her Majesty the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee. The Prime Minister opened with his speech, followed by the leaders of the opposition parties and individual MPs. In the Chamber, John said, “On behalf of my...
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John Baron MP withdraws support from Prime Minister
MP: Prime Minister’s account no longer credible John said, “The Sue Gray report and the Metropolitan Police investigations paint a shameful pattern of misbehaviour during the pandemic as the rest of us kept to the covid regulations. Those responsible for setting the rules have a special duty to adhere to them.” “However, for me...
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