Cross-party discussion to help resolve critical regional issues is central to my ethos as Chair of the South East All-Party Parliamentary Group. Indispensable as an MP to be active in UK Parliament APPGs to work together on the challenges faced by us and our constituents.

As the countdown to the Budget continues, Ministers must note: multi-year funding arrangements are ESSENTIAL if Councils are to play a key role in driving economic growth and supporting local communities. #Budget2024 #LocalGov #EconomicGrowth

See the results of our 2024 #Devolution Survey. An overwhelming majority (94%) back devolution in the South East, but less than 1 in 6 (14%) would support a Mayor for the region. secouncils.gov.uk/sec-publishes-…

Deprivation between regions should not be the only indicator for future fair funding considerations. APPG South East's #FinancingTheFuture report highlights deprivation WITHIN the South East, higher living and council operating costs. The South East has pockets of deprivation.

🚨 🗞️|| New report || 🗞️🚨 today we publish "Restoration & resilience - building capacity and capability to deliver local services in the South East" - read all about it in our release: 👉 localis.org.uk/news/save-sout… 👏👏many thanks South East Councils & South East Employers (SEE) 👏👏

Today we are launching a new report entitled “Restoration and Resilience: building capacity and capability to deliver local services in the South East”📕‼️ Councils in the South East must gain powers over local public sector recruitment policies and to set more competitive pay.

Thanks to South East Employers (SEE) and South East Councils for their help on this project which you can read in full here: localis.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Great to join Jonathan Werran, the Localis team, South East Councils & local government friends last night at the launch of their latest report on building capacity to deliver local services. Local government is key to delivering the growth our country needs!

👏👏 Many thanks again to all our speakers, supporters and localist friends at last night's Localis reception to launch ", Restoration and Resilience" with South East Councils South East Employers (SEE) & especially Baroness Dr Sharon Taylor of Stevenage, OBE 👏👏

Jonathan Werran Localis South East Councils South East Employers (SEE) Baroness Dr Sharon Taylor of Stevenage, OBE A fantastic set of speakers on a really important theme. Good to see @jackiesadek and Abi Brown OBE & all the Localis team!

It was fantastic to have South East APPG Chair and Slough MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP join us, alongside Localis and South East Employers (SEE), at our Restoration and Resilience report launch! The report covers issues including workforce challenges, capacity building, and delivering local services.🙌

Thank you to everyone who came to our report launch last night. It was great to see so many people celebrating 🎆 the South East. Thanks to South East Employers (SEE) and South East Councils for all their support on this report and to our speakers Baroness Dr Sharon Taylor of Stevenage, OBE Nick Adams-King 🇬🇧🇳🇱🏳️‍🌈, Kevin Gibbs and Ruth Adams

SEC has responded to Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov's Right to Buy consultation. Steps should be taken to ensure that Right to Buy, at the very least, covers the cost of councils replenishing existing stock. secouncils.gov.uk/sec-responds-t…

Great to join South East Councils and South East Employers (SEE), as we launched Localis new report ‘Restoration and Resilience’, which offers solutions to issues such as workforce challenges, capacity building and delivering much needed local #services for people like my constituents in #Slough.

Thank you Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov for an insightful regional briefing & discussion on #devolution and reorganisation this morning. Delighted to jointly host today's event with South East Employers (SEE), with excellent speakers from Centre for Cities Reform think tank.

Responding to Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov's consultation on objectives & principles of local finances, SEC has stated that meaningful reform should incorporate a stronger relationship between tax, spend and local growth. secouncils.gov.uk/sec-responds-o…

Thank you APPG South East Chair Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP for hosting an insightful roundtable discussion in Parliament on migration services - with guest speakers Bella Sankey MigrationObservatory West Sussex County Council & South East Strategic Parntership for Migration.

Pleased to attend Parliament yesterday representing Brighton & Hove City Council to make the case for bringing asylum accommodation back within local authority control & for a more equitable system of asylum dispersal across the regions.