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📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I discuss my frustration at the government's postponement of the inaugural Sussex mayoral elections and what this will mean for democracy in our area. Read here:

On Friday I visited the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath one of the hospitals in @uhsussex. I had a detailed conversation with the midwifery and obstetric team about their work, before visiting the Emergency Department on a busy December afternoon.

Today is our chance to support our small and local businesses that help our high streets and communities thrive. Liberal Democrats are calling for a 5% cut to VAT on hospitality to revitalise the high street, cut the cost of living for customers and help small businesses thrive.

This morning I was amazed to learn that parcel volumes are up 40% on last year at the @royalmail #BurgessHill sorting office. I dropped in this morning with a tub of chocolates to say thank you to all our posties who are working extra hard in the run up to Christmas.

📰 In this week's Middy column, I discuss the recent Budget, and how the Chancellor is looking for money in the wrong places. Have a read here:

What a shambles! I am furious that Labour has postponed Sussex's mayoral elections until 2028 - wasting public money, council officers' time and throwing away detailed plans. It's blatant incompetence, so this morning I challenged the Minister about it in Parliament.

At last week's #PMQs I pushed the PM to say what his plans are to urgently get people home from hospital but are stuck there because of our failing social care system... ...he had no decent answer

The ASGSF is a lifeline for adoptive children and their families. I pressed a Minister on it's importance. While he agreed that a 5% breakdown rate is too high, he failed to recognise the crucial role the ASGSF plays. I’ll keep pushing the government to reverse its cuts.

Yesterday morning I visited Keymer Hall, a new care home on Kings Way in Burgess Hill. I even got the chance to try out the 'dementia bus', which attempts to replicate the experience of people living with the disease.

We are fortunate in Mid Sussex to have the IB course available at Varndean, offering a high-quality program for young people. So, last week, I joined other MPs to present the 'Save Our IB' petition at Downing Street. Read more here:

📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I chat about my PMQ, the impact of delayed hospital discharges on locals hospitals, and how Reform now see the Lib Dems as their biggest rival in next year's Sussex mayoral election. Read here:

Today is #WorldAIDSDay We all have a role to play in stopping HIV. By raising awareness, supporting prevention, and ensuring access to treatment, we can achieve zero new transmissions. #WorldAIDSDay #EndHIV #HIVAwareness

As Islamophobia Awareness Month ends, the rise in anti-Muslim hate remains impossible to ignore. Together, we must call it out and build the inclusive Britain we all need and deserve.

I was in Tesco in #BurgessHill this morning with Mayor Stuart Condie helping with the Fareshare Winter Food Collection for our local foodbanks and the BH Pantry. Thank you to everyone who is doing their bit to help those who won't have enough this winter

The family farm tax, as it stands, will devastate farms across the country. The PM must reconsider.

I spent yesterday morning packing boxes with the team at Haywards Heath Town Council for their 'Leave No One Behind at Christmas' campaign. These gifts will be delivered to those in Mid Sussex who need support and a reminder that our community values them.

📰 In this week's Middy column, I talk about UK Parliament Week and some of my recent visits to schools and colleges in Mid Sussex. Have a read here:

For anyone who cares about adopted children, and the people who step up to adopt them, this is a must listen on @BBCSounds It sets out in the bleakest terms how the state fails to support these families @JoshMacAlister @AdoptionUK @ASGSF_Protest https://t.co/XxcrQgltK8

Thank you to Burgess Hill Library for displaying some of the winners and highly commended artwork from my 2025 Christmas card competition. The display has now moved to Haywards Heath Library, where you will be able to visit it from today.

There is an entire hospital's worth of people in beds across UH Sussex NHS Foundation Trust who are well enough to go home. But they can't because there is no social care package in place. So, today at PMQs, I asked the PM how he plans to get these people home for Christmas.