John's farewell message Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 As many people will know, I announced in April 2023 that I would stand down as your MP at the next General Election. My decision was taking on the basis of my age and that I did not want to be an MP into my 70s. As such today is my last day as an MP and the day brings to a close the 16-year period during which I have had the honour of being the MP for the Henley Constituency. It is impossible to... Articles
John visits Tokamak Energy 20th February 2023 In his capacity as Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fusion Energy John went to Tokamak Energy for a briefing on their latest work. Guided... Local News
UK Membership of the European Court of Human Rights 13th February 2023 The suggestion that the UK should leave the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) comes from a number of different sources. First, it is a misplaced view that... Opinions
John comments further on storm overflows and sewage discharge 7th February 2023 Some recent correspondence indicates that there is some misunderstanding on my previous comments about storm overflows and sewage discharges into our rivers. As... Opinions
John reports on the January 2023 session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 30th January 2023 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has four Plenary Session each year. Below is John's Delegation Leader report for the January 2023 session... Westminster News
John comments on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 17th January 2023 In January 2022, the Government announced plans to bring forward a Bill to create a more innovative regulatory regime than would have been possible were the UK... Opinions
John comments on the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) 21st December 2022 The ECtHR (the Court) began operation in 1959 and since that time has delivered many thousands of judgments regarding alleged violations of the European... Opinions
Breakthrough in major human rights case. 29th November 2022 In his role as Rapporteur on Türkiye for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), John has been granted access to visit arrested... Westminster News
John writes on storm discharges 22nd November 2022 I wrote about storm discharges about a year ago and was clear that sewage pollution is not acceptable. My position remains the same and people who say that I... Opinions
John comments on the resignation of the Prime Minster and the leadership election 23rd October 2022 Many have called for Liz Truss to resign as Prime Minister. She has now done so. Hopefully this will bring to an end what has been a chaotic period of... Westminster News
