Statement from Huw Merriman MP Thursday, 23 May, 2024 After 9 years as the Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle, I have made the decision not to stand as a candidate at the next election. This means I will also leave my job as Rail Minister on 4 July. I have loved being an MP and I leave with a heavy heart. The constituency is a beautiful place, with wonderful people in every town and village. I’ve been lucky enough to work across the... Local News
EU Update: Taking ‘no deal’ off the table and extending EU membership 14th March 2019 As you may be aware, last week, the Prime Minister’s deal with the EU was rejected by MPs for the second time, albeit by a reduced margin. In the aftermath, the... European News
Local MP speaks up for equality in school funding at PMQs 14th March 2019 Huw Merriman, MP for the Bexhill and Battle constituency, continued his campaign for fairer school funding during Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of... Westminster News
Transport Select Committee: Questioning Allan Cook, Chair of HS2 13th March 2019 In this week’s Transport Select Committee session, we questioned Allan Cook, the chair of High Speed 2 (HS2), on the progress of the project and discussed... Westminster News
PMQs: Calling for fairer school funding 13th March 2019 In my second PMQ in two weeks I asked a question on behalf of my Mum (a former teacher) on the need for more school funding, particularly for those areas that... Westminster News
Lobbying for more school funding 11th March 2019 Last Friday, I met with Caroline Barlow, Headteacher at Heathfield Community College, to be given a copy of the school funding letter which was sent by heads... Westminster News
Huw talks tourism at the Bexhill Town Forum 7th March 2019 At a packed and lively Bexhill Town Forum meeting last Friday, the town’s MP, Huw Merriman, spoke enthusiastically about the significance of the De La Warr... Local News
Herstmonceux Castle raises the drawbridge to welcome local MP 7th March 2019 Bader International Study Centre (BISC) Politics students welcomed Bexhill and Battle MP, Huw Merriman, to their campus at Herstmonceux Castle last Friday to... Local News
Listen: My thoughts on how to tackle knife crime 6th March 2019 The recent wave of knife attacks has left me shocked and saddened. In just ten weeks, more than ten teenagers have tragically and cruelly lost their lives to... Media
PMQs: Reforming the retirement housing sector 6th March 2019 In my constituency of Bexhill and Battle we have a large number of constituents who live in managed retirement properties. Unfortunately, the management... Speeches in Parliament
