Lichfield Mercury This has been a very different run up to Christmas from usual. So this is going to be a rather different Christmas message from the ones I usually write for the Mercury. After all, the last time we had a General Election in December was 109 years ago. So I would like […]
Staffordshire’s 12 Conservative MPs – all MPs in Staffordshire are now Conservative – met in the House of Commons on the 19th December and re-constituted the Staffordshire Group of MPs who meet regularly to discuss County wide issues. The Group previously included Labour MPs. The Group will continue to have regular meetings with the County […]
Michael Fabricant will be writing to John Henderson, the Chief Executive of Staffordshire County Council, regarding the state of the A 5190 road between Lichfield and Burntwood which was recently resurfaced. “I find it hard to believe that the road which has recently been resurfaced by sub-contractors to Amey who, in turn, were contracted by […]
Dear Resident, Nobody wanted this Winter Election, but with no party able to command a majority in the House of Commons, Parliament was paralysed. So on December 12th – or sooner if you have a postal vote – you will judge whether over the years I have proven myself to be a strong constituency MP […]
Longdon Village, just north of Lichfield, is getting its Royal Mail Post Box back. “When the sub post office in Longdon was closed, the post box closed with it” says Michael Fabricant. “I was contacted by Longdon Parish Council about this and, working with them, contacted Rico Back, the Chief Executive of Royal Mail in […]
In a light-hearted exchange in the House of Commons, Michael Fabricant invited John Bercow to be the restored Archbishop of Lichfield on his retirement today in a Parliamentary debate on the rôle of the Church of England. Michael first asked Dame Caroline Spelman MP, representing the Church Commissioners, about the workload of the Archbishops of […]
Michael Fabricant told the Transport Minister this morning (Thursday, 24th October) that the Oakervee Panel reviewing HS2 do not have sufficient time to consider better routes. Michael said: “It’s not just the cost of HS2, it’s the route, it doesn’t even connect with Birmingham New Street, Heathrow, or its very original intention of connecting with […]
Michael Fabricant told the Prime Minister today in a rowdy and noisy Chamber that businesses want an end to uncertainty and they want the Brexit Deal endorsed by Parliament without delay. Michael said: “The Prime Minister will know that the Mayor of the West Midlands is in very close contact with manufacturers in the area, […]
Michael Fabricant is calling for a General Election without delay and says: “Once again a Remainer Parliament has voted to delay or thwart the will of the British people as expressed in the referendum back in 2016. “To those who are calling for another Referendum, I say we had a ‘People’s Referendum’ three years ago. […]
The Telegraph October 19th, 2019 There’s nothing like the prospect of a tight vote to start the adrenalin flowing in the stomach of a Whip. And the vote on Boris’s Brexit deal today could be the tightest of them all. The Government’s Chief Whip, Mark Spencer, will be working with his deputy, Amanda Milling, […]