Who has the Bottle to Challenge Gordon Brown for PM?

17 April 2007 The countdown has started to Tony Blair retiring from Number 10 Downing Street and Westminster is a buzz with rumours and counter rumours as to whether anyone will emerge to pose a serious challenge to Gordon Brown’s leadership aspirations. | more

The Moral Case for Ending Tax Poverty

12 March 2007 The benefits system has become so complex that its workings are almost beyond comprehension. | more

MP Condemns the Great Rail Rip Off

31 January 2007 Charles Walker has expressed his growing annoyance at the continued refusal of the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss the annual £50m “rail tax” levied on local commuters. | more

MP Calls For Health Debt Amnesty

15 January 2007 In an attempt to avert the severe scaling back of local services Charles Walker has called on the Secretary of State for Health to pay off the debts of Hertfordshire's and North London's financially stressed NHS Trusts. | more

Walker Says Englishman’s Home Must Remain his Castle

8 January 2007 Charles Walker has written to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to express his concerns at a leaked Government report suggesting that it's going to grant council tax inspectors far reaching powers to snoop around people's homes. | more

2007 Heralds New Political Landscape

19 December 2006 With one year just about behind us and another one on the way, the last thing most people will be thinking about is politics and I say hooray to that. | more

MPs Join Forces to Fight for More Rail Investment

7 December 2006 Members of Parliament from across the East of England recently joined forces to press the new Rail Minister, Tom Harris MP, on the need to make urgent upgrades to the Cambridge to London line. | more

MP Hails Queen and Pageantry

15 November 2006 For as long as I remain Broxbourne's Member of Parliament, I am sure attending the State Opening of Parliament will always be a thrill. | more

Broxbourne MP Calls Time on Fireworks

7 November 2006 Charles Walker joined with other Parliamentary colleagues to urge the Government to act on the growing menace of fireworks which are being let off at all hours of the day and night. | more

MP Seeks Knife Assurances

25 October 2006 Charles Walker has asked for Ministerial assurances that new laws to keep offenders out of criminal courts will not be used in cases where people are charged with carrying a knife. | more

Immigration Must be Curbed

18 October 2006 Since I was elected 18 months ago, I've made it clear that Government's ultimate responsibility is to safeguard the welfare of its existing citizens - regardless of their race, creed or colour. | more

Broxbourne MP Attacks BNP Hate

13 October 2006 Government Education Minister, Bill Rammell, joined with Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, to condemn BNP campaign tactics targeted at the Borough's young people. | more

Hooray for Boris the Brave

4 October 2006 The most surprising thing to come out of what was generally an excellent Conference was the announcement that “Boris Johnson would not be sacked for his outburst”. | more

Could Science Save the Planet?

7 September 2006 The issue of global warming is never far from the lips of news presenters and politicians. Every major climactic event is attributed to the planet’s thermostat being ratcheted up another notch. | more

And So On to Summer

29 August 2006 Parliament has risen for its 76 day Recess and the nation’s press has expressed its collective outrage at MPs' summer holiday bonanza. | more

Challenging the Enemy Within

15 August 2006 Once again the UK has been plunged into chaos by the terrorist threat that rests within our midst. | more

What Price a Peerage?

31 July 2006 How much for a peerage? The going rate as far as I can tell seems to be somewhere between £500k and £1m – a tidy sum by most people’s reckoning but mere pocket money for today's super rich. | more

MP and Local Charities Meet with Mental Health Minister

24 July 2006 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has made a last minute plea to Health Minister, Rosie Winterton MP, in an attempt to stop a more than £5 million cut being made to the funding of local mental health services. | more

Come on Gordon Give the NHS a Chance

30 June 2006 The health service has not traditionally been seen as Conservative “territory” but over the past three years this has started to change as the challenges facing the NHS continue to grow. | more

Broxbourne MP Slams PCT Stitch Up

27 June 2006 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has slammed plans for a single Chief Executive and management team to run Hertfordshire’s two new PCTs, scheduled to start work later this year. | more

Broxbourne MP Angered by Green Belt Review

27 June 2006 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has reacted angrily to the recent announcement by the East of England Regional Assembly that it is to review the Borough’s green belt. | more

Broxbourne MP Calls for Urgent Immigration Debate

12 June 2006 Broxbourne MP Charles Walker has called on the Leader of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon Jack Straw, to find time for an urgent debate into immigration. | more

Broxbourne MP Caught In War Protest Row

7 June 2006 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has found himself drawn into the row about the future of Parliament Square war protester | more

Real Action on Deporting Dangerous Criminals Needed

6 June 2006 At last the Government is acting to deport foreign nationals who've committed crimes in the UK. Such action is long overdue and people will be amazed that it hasn't always been the case. | more

Where's the Water Coming from Mr Prescott?

6 June 2006 The Government's plans for more house building in the East and South East strike most people as being unbelievably crass. | more

MP Asks Minister to Put Commuters Before Holidaymakers

24 April 2006 MP, Charles Walker has urged the Rail Minister, Derek Twigg, to put the interests of local commuters before those of holidaymakers using the Stansted Express. | more

Broxbourne MP Fights to Stop Herts Mental Health Cuts

24 April 2006 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, used his recent House of Commons adjournment debate to raise growing concerns about the Government's plans to slash mental health services in Hertfordshire. | more

Broxbourne MP in Cash for Peerages Row

29 March 2006 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has clashed with the Leader of the House of Commons, Geoff Hoon, over the cash for peerages row. | more

Broxbourne MP Gives Maiden Budget Response

29 March 2006 Speaking in his first Budget Debate, Charles Walker was congratulated in the Chamber by Conservative Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, for his “almost religious enthusiasm for his constituency”. | more

Broxbourne MP Expresses Disappointment at Budget

22 March 2006 Charles Walker has expressed his disappointment at the Chancellor's budget which failed to address issues of huge importance to his Constituents. | more

Broxbourne MP Disappointed With Police Merger News

20 March 2006 Charles Walker has expressed his disappointment at the Home Secretary's announcement that Hertfordshire's constabulary is to merge with Bedfordshire and Essex to create a new "super" force. | more

MP Joins Local Health Activist to Lobby Minister

9 March 2006 Charles Walker, was recently joined by Cuffley health campaigner Janice Simmons, National Co-ordinator of the Seroxat User Group, for a meeting with the Public Health Minister to discuss measures to monitor and control the use of anti-depressant drugs. | more

Rail Service to Liverpool Street

1 March 2006 Over the past few weeks I have received literally hundreds of e-mails relating to train services to and from the constituency into London Liverpool Street. | more

MP Disappointed with Preachers of Hate Answer

20 February 2006 Charles Walker has expressed disappointment after the Home Office could only provide him with lukewarm assurances that the Government will strip Abu-Hamza and his fellow preachers of hate of their citizenship if they are convicted of inciting violence. | more

MP Gives Cautious Welcome to Government Rail Plans

20 February 2006 Charles Walker, has given a cautious welcome to the recently published Government review of the Liverpool Street to Cambridge line. | more

Broxbourne MP Seeks Action on Protest Ringleaders

6 February 2006 In the wake of last week’s demonstrations by extremists protesting against the publishing of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, Charles Walker tabled an urgent question to the Home Secretary asking what action he will take against the ring-leaders. | more

Darling Acknowledges Action needed on Local Train Services

2 February 2006 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, used a recent House of Commons Transport Debate to raise his concerns about local commuter train services from his constituency into London. | more

Broxbourne’s MP Demands More Rights For Backbenchers

31 January 2006 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has demanded that Backbench members of Parliament get more time to cross examine the Government after important Ministerial statements. | more

Walker Secures Government Pledge on Counterfeit Medicines

30 January 2006 Speaking in his own Adjournment Debate in the Chamber of the House of Commons, Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, called on the Government to crack down on the trade in counterfeit medicines. | more

Message from Charles

5 January 2006 Last month the Conservative party crowned its new leader with a healthy and much needed dose of success. | more

Conservative MP Condemns Rush to Kill Off Hertfordshire's Constabulary

20 December 2005 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, recently joined with other MPs to express his concern over Government plans to merge Hertfordshire's police force with those of neighbouring counties. | more

Walker Challenges Foreign Secretary Over EU Cash

15 December 2005 Broxbourne’s Member of Parliament, Charles Walker, has challenged the Foreign Secretary not to hand over more cash to the EU, as the money could be better spent on saving Chase Farm A&E. | more

Broxbourne MP Crosses Swords with New Pensions Minister

1 December 2005 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has crossed swords with the new Pensions Minister, Rt Hon John Hutton MP, over the Government's continued raid on pension funds. | more

Plans for Regional Police Force Could Herald End of Local Government

21 November 2005 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, believes that information he has received from the Home Office over the reorganisation of police forces has exposed the Government's broader agenda for the introduction of regional assemblies | more

Broxbourne MP Supports Government Immigration Bill

18 November 2005 Charles Walker, Broxbourne's Conservative Member of Parliament, has voted in favour of a Government Bill to introduce new immigration laws. | more

Walker in Commons Clash Over Local NHS Cuts

18 November 2005 Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has once again called on the Leader of the House of Commons to find time for an urgent debate about the provision of A&E services in South East- Hertfordshire. | more

Broxbourne MP Slams Government Drink Chaos

14 November 2005 Only days before the introduction of new extended licensing hours, Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has forced the Government to admit that it has no idea as to the scale of alcohol related violence as it doesn't gather this information. | more

Terrorism Bill

11 November 2005 Last week I voted with more then 320 other Members of Parliament in favour of a clause now contained in the Terrorism Bill that will allow the police to detain people for up to 28 days without charge. | more

Broxbourne MP Makes Charity Cash Call to Minister

7 November 2005 Speaking out in support of Hertfordshire’s volunteer organisations, Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, has called on the Lottery Minister, Dick Caborn MP, to ensure that local authorities do not use lottery grants as an excuse to reduce their own funding | more

Broxbourne MP Calls For Ministerial Binge Drinking Resignation

25 October 2005 Charles Walker, directly challenged a Labour Minister to resign if the new Licensing Act fails to reduce alcohol fuelled crime and binge drinking. | more

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