My latest SFP column - October 2026 Thursday, 15 October, 2026 Parliament returned this week from its ‘conference recess’, giving all the political parties a chance to set out their stall to voters. I appreciate that very few people reading this column will ever have attended an event like a Party Conference – but they are critical to the political calendar, and the policies announced may have major ramifications both nationally and locally. Every business I... Articles
MP joins volunteers to plant bulbs to mark World Polio Day 25th October 2020 The planting was to mark World Polio Day A Suffolk MP helped to plant 1,000 crocus bulbs in Sudbury to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio. Sudbury... Local News
‘Use them or we might lose them’: Suffolk MPs back Shop Local call this Christmas 20th October 2020 MPs from around Suffolk are backing this newspapers Shop Local campaign. MPs from around the county are backing our campaign for people to Shop Local and help... Local News
My latest column - 15th October 2020 15th October 2020 I wish I was writing about something other than Coronavirus, which I have touched on to some degree in each of my last few columns. However, these are... Articles
Where Suffolk’s 54 new police officers will be deployed outlined by PCC 13th October 2020 James Cartlidge MP with Suffolk Police. Suffolk’s police and crime commissioner has outlined where the additional 54 police officers announced last autumn are... Local News
Funding for Copdock Interchange 11th October 2020 Back row: James Cartlidge, Dr Dan Poulter and Peter Aldous. Front row: Dr Therese Coffey, Tom Hunt, Matt Hancock and Jo Churchill. Picture: ELAINE BRYCE The... Local News
MP reopens Bildeston Primary School 10th October 2020 MP James Cartlidge opened Bildeston Primary School which has gone through an 18-month refurbishment. Major renovations have marked “a new chapter” for a Suffolk... Local News
Bid to tap into ‘highly skilled’ local workforce as factory takes shape 1st October 2020 A total of £25m is set to be poured into creating a new cocoa factory near Sudbury, which is expected to create around 50 to 100 jobs, it has been revealed... Local News
My statement on the UK Internal Market Bill 30th September 2020 The overall purpose of the UK Internal Market Bill is to ensure that businesses across the whole of the United Kingdom will continue to enjoy seamless internal... Articles
Covid-19 update 30th September 2020 I entirely understand that many people are frustrated that over half a year since full lockdown we have heard much of that word again, at a time when many are... Articles