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New Govia boss pledges to fix shambolic train service
As the revised December timetable looms, Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps has hauled the new Govia CEO Patrick Verwer into a meeting in Parliament to demand urgent improvements to the service. Following the shambolic introduction of the May timetable by Govia...
read moreExtended Access GP appointments now available to patients in Welwyn Hatfield, as MP keeps up pressure to Make Healthcare Local
As part of his ongoing MakeHealthcareLocal campaign, Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps recently met with the new heads of the local NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to receive assurances that Extended Access GP appointments are being made available to all...
read moreShapps lobbies Deputy London Mayor in battle to bring London Overground to Welwyn Hatfield
Grant Shapps MP has met with the Deputy Mayor of London for Transport Heidi Alexander as part of his campaign to bring London Overground trains, complete with better services and Oyster cards, all the way to Welwyn Hatfield. As a result of the disastrous Govia...
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To summarise the 585 page Brexit WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT (plus future partnership proposal): We gain back immigration control, but the price is..
VERDICT: after 585 pages & copious cups of coffee, this #WithdrawalAgreement looks v. problematic. £39bn to get out of Europe, but run by Europe…
Today’s 585 page #BrexitAgreement reading will perhaps reveal why even Dominic Raab who negotiated this has now said he cannot back the deal!
This evening constituents are rightly asking whether I’ll vote for the new Brexit deal? ANSWER: I’ll read all 500 pgs of the withdrawal agreement,..
New Govia boss pledges to fix ‘unacceptable’ train service
Pleased that Govia’s new CEO has promised to fix the unacceptable service on our trains. This cannot come soon enough for Welwyn Hatfield commuters…
New Govia boss pledges to fix ‘unacceptable’ train service whtimes.co.uk
To summarise the 585 page Brexit WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT (plus future partnership proposal): We gain back immigration control, but the price is agreeing to a permanent de facto Customs Union - which we may never unilaterally leave. Looks like a poor trade off. *Pours another coffee*
I'll be discussing my latest reading of the 585 Withdrawal Agreement on @SkyNews after 3pm news https://t.co/jZlJtLHxiK
This evening constituents rightly asking whether I'll vote for the new Brexit deal? ANSWER: I'll read all 500 pgs of the withdrawal agreement, alongside the UK/EU statement about our future relationship. Then, I'll base my vote on considered view of whether it stacks up to £39bn.