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Borders Bill needed to fix our broken asylum system

Gareth Bacon

Jul 19, 20212 min read

Borders Bill needed to fix our broken asylum system

Today in the House of Commons I spoke and voted in favour of the Nationality and Borders Bill which will introduce strong but fair border...

Gareth Bacon

Jul 11, 20211 min read

We must protect freedom of speech

Today in the House of Commons I spoke and voted in favour of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill to protect freedom of speech...

Why I'm backing the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill today

Gareth Bacon

Jul 5, 20212 min read

Why I'm backing the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill today

Today the House of Commons will consider amendments and vote on Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. I’ll be proudly backing it....

Gareth Bacon

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Why I'm backing the Armed Forces Bill

The Armed Forces Covenant will at last be placed in law. The Covenant, a moral obligation between the nation, the Government and our...

As a sense of normality returns, let's look to the future

Gareth Bacon

Jun 21, 20213 min read

As a sense of normality returns, let's look to the future

As summer starts, something near normality is returning to Orpington's high street. It's buzzing with people eager to get out again and...

Gareth Bacon

May 23, 20212 min read

The Building Safety Bill explained

As the former Chairman of the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority, I recall being guided through the burnt-out corridors of...

New legislation to tackle illegal immigration

Gareth Bacon

May 22, 20212 min read

New legislation to tackle illegal immigration

Following a rise in illegal migrant crossings at Dover last year, I am pleased to say that the Government will be setting out a new law...

How worried should we be about the Indian variant?

Gareth Bacon

May 19, 20213 min read

How worried should we be about the Indian variant?

We've all witnessed the terrible scenes of India's struggle against coronavirus in the past few weeks. A new variant of the virus has...

Reopening Orpington: Shops, pubs, gyms and more reopen today

Gareth Bacon

Apr 11, 20211 min read

Reopening Orpington: Shops, pubs, gyms and more reopen today

Today we move into Step 2 of the Government’s roadmap for cautiously easing coronavirus restrictions. In this step, non-essential shops,...

Orpington 1st column: The end is in sight but we must proceed cautiously

Gareth Bacon

Apr 11, 20213 min read

Orpington 1st column: The end is in sight but we must proceed cautiously

After a year-long battle with coronavirus, the end is in sight. In a few short months, the nation will be vaccinated and liberated from...

PM confirms coronavirus rules to ease on 12 April

Gareth Bacon

Apr 4, 20211 min read

PM confirms coronavirus rules to ease on 12 April

The Prime Minister has confirmed that coronavirus restrictions will be eased as planned on the 12th of April. This is fantastic news for...

Sadiq Khan must scrap his Outer London Tax plan

Gareth Bacon

Mar 23, 20211 min read

Sadiq Khan must scrap his Outer London Tax plan

Today I spoke out against Sadiq Khan’s plan to charge drivers up to £5.50 to enter Greater London in the House of Commons. Sadiq Khan’s...

We cannot allow "woke" activists to rewrite British history

Gareth Bacon

Mar 18, 20213 min read

We cannot allow "woke" activists to rewrite British history

Like many constituents and people across the country, I am concerned by the woke assault on Britain's history and what it means to be...

Statement on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Gareth Bacon

Mar 16, 20212 min read

Statement on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Yesterday we started two days of debate on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. In a nutshell, lots of things are packed into...

The end is in sight but we must proceed cautiously

Gareth Bacon

Mar 15, 20213 min read

The end is in sight but we must proceed cautiously

After a year-long battle with coronavirus, the end is in sight. In a few short months, the nation will be vaccinated and liberated from...

Gareth Bacon

Mar 2, 20211 min read

BBC must reform or lose TV Licence Fee

When the Licence Fee was introduced in 1946, there was only one broadcaster and one channel, the BBC. Today, people have a choice of...

Gareth Bacon

Feb 23, 20212 min read

Reopening Orpington: PM unveils roadmap

After a year-long battle with coronavirus, the end is in sight. I am eager to lift restrictions as soon as possible, but it’s right we...

Orpington NHS, vaccine and coronavirus update

Gareth Bacon

Feb 19, 20211 min read

Orpington NHS, vaccine and coronavirus update

Published on the 19th February 2021 I've received new figures for the vaccine rollout across the London Borough of Bromley, including...

Prime Minister visits Orpington Health and Wellbeing Centre

Gareth Bacon

Feb 15, 20211 min read

Prime Minister visits Orpington Health and Wellbeing Centre

I would like to thank the Prime Minister for visiting the Orpington Health and Wellbeing Centre today to mark the start of the second...

Sadiq Khan must drop boundary charge proposal

Gareth Bacon

Feb 10, 20211 min read

Sadiq Khan must drop boundary charge proposal

I've signed a letter to Sadiq Khan demanding he drop his ludicrous threat to charge drivers up to £5.50 to enter Greater London. Sadiq...