Keir Starmer to step down as Prime Minister - what are Suffolk’s MPs saying? Monday, 22 June, 2026 Keir Starmer has announced he will step down as Prime Minister - here's what your MPs are saying. Pressure had been mounting on the PM for a while before reaching boiling point at the weekend, ultimately leading to this morning's resignation announcement. On the steps of 10 Downing Street, Sir Keir said becoming Prime Minister was the 'proudest moment' of his life after inheriting a 'politically... Local News
My latest column - 15th April 2021 15th April 2021 We returned to Parliament on Monday, a day earlier than expected, amidst an atmosphere of quite extraordinarily mixed emotions. On the one hand, it was... Articles
See inside £9m work to transform iconic house into 'national art centre' 8th April 2021 South Suffolk MP, James Cartlidge, centre, visited the ongoing works at Gainsborough's House in Sudbury - Credit: James Cartlidge This is how an "ambitious"... Local News
MPs call for halt to Constable Country pylons consultation 25th March 2021 Four MPs from Suffolk and Essex have asked the government to stop the public consultation into plans for a new line of pylons from Bramford to Twinstead until a... Local News
My latest column - 18th March 2021 18th March 2021 On 18th March last year the Prime Minister made a statement to the country confirming that schools would be shut ‘until further notice’. That decision was soon... Articles
'Freeport' status for Felixstowe 3rd March 2021 James Cartlidge MP at Felixstowe Port, Suffolk. The ports of Felixstowe and Harwich have been announced as locations for new 'Freeports' in the Chancellor's... Local News
My latest column - 18th February 2021 18th February 2021 If the Covid-19 pandemic is one of the greatest crises to have faced any UK Government in history, it stands that delivering the only sustainable way out – mass... Articles
My latest column - Thursday 21st January 2021 21st January 2021 Amid the recent scenes of chaos as thugs descended on the legislature of our closest ally, the United States, one thought came to my mind: the chilling memory... Articles
Suffolk MPs united in call for teachers to be next in line for vaccinations 19th January 2021 Several Suffolk MPs have gone on record to show their support of teachers being prioritised in the next round of vaccinations - Credit: Archant A number of... Local News
James Welcomes Innovative New Mental Health Funding Programme 14th January 2021 James has welcomed an innovative new funding programme that has been launched by NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk and NHS West Suffolk clinical commissioning groups... Local News
