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Rosie Duffield MP visited a number of Canterbury’s brilliant small businesses to promote Small Business Saturday. Support for small businesses has never been needed more as they face huge financial pressures and manage the fallout from the last two Budget events. These small businesses are local, innovative and make and sell excellent and unique products; I’d encourage you to visit these businesses like I did and shop locally if you can - and come away with wonderful gifts fo

Rosie Duffield MP recently stood with colleague and friend Rebecca Paul MP and women’s rights campaigners in Westminster calling for No Men in Women’s Prisons. Women in prison are among the most vulnerable in our society. They deserve protection, dignity and respect. Biological males should never be placed in female prisons.

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Rosie Duffield MP hosted a hospitality roundtable with Sir Roger Gale MP at Broome Park Hotel to hear from businesses in our part of East Kent. The message is stark and clear. The combined effects of the increase in NICs, Business Rates, soaring Energy Prices and uncompetitive rates of VAT are decimating our hospitality sector. Rosie and Sir Roger have written to the Chancellor, calling on her to take meaningful action and restore confidence in thi

Rosie Duffield MP recently attended the Kent Police Rural Crime Conference to hear speakers including Chief Constable Tim Smith and Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott talk about efforts to tackle rural crime across our county. The conference provided an opportunity to discuss best practice, ask questions and explore how key stakeholders can work together better to better prevent and detect crime. Rosie caught up with representatives from the National Farmers Uni

Rosie Duffield MP was on BBC Politics South East on Sunday morning alongside Sir Roger Gale MP and Dr Beccy Cooper MP. You can catch the full episode on the BBC iPlayer .

More and more constituents contact me every year to share their concerns about the impact of fireworks on animals and vulnerable people. I was pleased to attend an important event in Parliament with the Fireworks Impact Coalition this week, made up of leading animal welfare charities, to hear directly how we can make celebrations safer for everyone and introduce much tighter regulations to protect pets and wildlife. I'll continue to support measures that protect our communiti

Rosie Duffield MP met with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah CBE, founder and director of the Ella Roberta Family Foundation, in Westminster this week. Rosie pictured with Rosamund, Dawn Butler MP and Sian Berry MP Rosamund has been an extraordinary campaigner for cleaner air, following the tragic death of her young daughter, Ella. The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, also known as Ella's Law, aims to ensure everyone can breathe clean air, safeguarding our children, communities and th

Rosie Duffield MP joined her friend Eric and fellow Royal British Legion veterans and volunteers at their annual Poppy Appeal stall. Rosie spoke warmly with volunteers and supporters, acknowledging the essential work they do to honour the nation’s servicemen and women. Sunday 9th November The wreath-laying ceremony on Sunday, held in remembrance of all those who gave their lives, was followed by a moving and well-attended service at Canterbury Cathedral. Rosie noted how power

Rosie Duffield MP recently visited the site of the new South East Water reservoir being built in Canterbury. With the recent water supply problems over the summer, a new reservoir couldn’t come soon enough, with rising demand and climate uncertainty putting pressure on our infrastructure. I welcome the project as an investment into our water security, sustainable farming and local economy. I look forward to visiting the site frequently during construction to see the progress.

Rosie Duffield MP met with students from Canterbury Academy on their visit to the Houses of Parliament this morning. Rosie spoke about her work as their Member of Parliament and hosted a Q&A, hearing about the issues that mattered most to the students including transport and local housing developments. Votes for 16 year olds was not a popular policy!