The Telegraph January 13th, 2020 The killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani by an American drone strike has been condemned by European politicians as a provocative, reckless action by an ever increasingly loony President Donald Trump. Au contraire. The action was not only defensive, but entirely justified, and the UK should do all we […]
The Sun by Matt Dathan, Deputy Political Editor In a letter to Her Majesty, Michael Fabricant says Buckingham Palace’s dilemma over what to do with Prince Harry “could be turned into a huge triumph” if they accept his proposal. And the MP says that far from being “a cause for sorrow,” the decision by Harry and […]
Michael Fabricant raised school funding in Staffordshire with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and then the UK’s relationship with Iran with the Defence Secretary on Parliament’s first day back after the House of Commons recess. Education Michael Fabricant asked: My Right Honourable Friend will know, coming from the West Midlands, that Staffordshire, historically, has been […]
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 […]