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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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

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

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