Gareth Bacon MP. It’s a pleasure to write my first column for this magazine as your new Member of Parliament. I would like to thank you for placing for your trust in me to represent Orpington and its surrounding villages in Westminster, and for being so welcoming to me and my family. Gareth with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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T’S barely been two months since the election but the change in Westminster is tangible. There is a renewed optimism about the future of our country, a determination to deliver, and laser-focus on the nation’s priorities. My first few weeks as your Member of Parliament have been dominated by delivering on our election pledges: we got Brexit done; we enshrined in law the largest and longest cash injection into the NHS; and we’ve delivered the largest funding boost to policing across the country. I have also begun my work to deliver on Orpington’s local priorities – one of which is to ensure that businesses in the area are able to thrive. There are four
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The Orpington 1st Magazine • Spring 2020
