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On Wednesday, I met with the Conservative Mayoral candidate, Susan Hall, alongside the Home Secretary and other London MPs. 

Susan committed to investing £200m in the Met Police and reinstating borough policing to make London’s streets safer.

There has been a lot of focus on Parliamentary proceedings during the Gaza debate on Wednesday. It was a SNP Opposition Day and Parliamentary procedure states that only the Government has the right to amend an Opposition motion. 

After pressure from local residents, RBKC and me, the Pelham Street developers have withdrawn their CTMP and proposed a series of amendments. I will continue to call on the developers to keep Pelham Street two-way 24/7 during the construction phase.

I am calling on residents to join my campaign to stop TfL's proposed cycle lane on Holland Park Roundabout. My campaign is supported by RBKC, Tony Devenish AM and Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea.

The NHS has been running a public consultation on the future of mental health services in the Central and North West London (CNWL) region. 

Excellent progress was made on the restoration of devolved Government in Northern Ireland this week after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) endorsed a Government deal to restore power sharing.

This week I met with Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.  I am in favour of tax cuts but they must be affordable and sustainable.  My recommendations for the next Budget from a Kensington perspective include: 

Late last year, I wrote to the Mayor of London about the disruptive, last-minute station closures at Holland Park and Lancaster Gate tube stations. 

The proposed cycle lane will affect Holland Park Avenue and the roundabout. TfL have opened a consultation closing March 3rd.

The changes TfL state on their website are as follows:

Many residents, like myself, were very disappointed to hear that the Planning Inspectorate ruled in favour of Native Land/TfL's development proposals for South Kensington Station late last year.