Brandon Lewis announces decision to stand down from Parliament at next General Election Thursday, 14 March, 2024 After much thought and deliberation, I have today notified the Chairman of the Great Yarmouth Conservative Association that I will not be standing as a candidate at the next general election. It is not a decision taken easily as it has been the greatest honour of my life to represent the people of Great Yarmouth in Parliament and to work with so many loyal and dedicated local campaigners. I owe... Local News
Brandon launches the Big Great Yarmouth Crime Survey 15th May 2021 Following the election of Giles Orpen-Smellie as the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, I've launched a survey in the Great Yarmouth constituency to... Local News
Mercury Column - May 2021 9th May 2021 When you read this month’s column a group of nervous individuals will be watching bundles of paper unfolded and stacked into neat piles. They are awaiting their... Mercury Column
£153,000 funding boost to help local high streets 24th March 2021 The Great Yarmouth constituency is set to receive another boost from the Government with funding for improvements to local high streets to help them safely and... Local News
Brandon hails vaccine milestone 18th March 2021 Yesterday, we reached the extraordinary milestone of 25 million people across the UK having received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine , an incredible... Westminster News
Labour are playing politics rather than keeping people safe 17th March 2021 By voting against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill last night, the Labour Party have demonstrated once again that they will always prioritise... Westminster News
Immediate steps to make our streets safer 16th March 2021 Last night, the Prime Minister chaired the Criminal Justice Taskforce setting out the immediate steps we are taking to provide further reassurance for women and... Westminster News
Mercury Column - March 2021 6th March 2021 In this column last month, I wrote about the incredible national effort that had been unleashed to roll-out the vaccination programme across the country. As I... Mercury Column
Massive cash boost as Chancellor reveals Town Deal for Great Yarmouth 3rd March 2021 Great Yarmouth will receive over £20million in capital investment as part of the Town Deal schemes, and a gateway to even more funding through the Government’s... Local News
A budget for the road to recovery 3rd March 2021 Today is one of the most important days in the political calendar. It’s Budget Day when the Chancellor will set out the next phase of our plan for suppressing... Westminster News