Today, Parliament has voted against leaving the European Union with a short extension.

I share the frustration of many of my constituents that we are not leaving either with a deal or without a deal as promised on 29 March 2019.

Last week at Exmouth Community College, I met headteachers from a number of schools to discuss their budgets. East Devon is fortunate to have truly excellent schools with dedicated headteachers and staff.

You can view my latest email bulletin below, a flavour of some of my activities both across the East Devon constituency and at Westminster. 

In all statements, debates and deliberations, we should not forget that MPs of all the main political parties at the last General Election pledged to honour and respect the vote of the British people.

In his latest column, East Devon MP Sir Hugo Swire sets his sights on the newly-formed Independent Party.

He said: “So, eight MPs have resigned from the Labour Party and are now sitting in the Commons as the Independent Party.

East Devon MP Sir Hugo Swire says he is against a ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit saying the UK can not afford any more uncertainty on the issue.

You will be aware from the events of last week that Parliament voted to support the Brady amendment, of which I was a sponsor, which means that the Prime Minister can now go back to Brussels to negotiate in the knowledge that it is the issue of the "Irish backstop" that needs to be addressed.

Back To Brussels

Great column in the Ottery Gazette by the OSM Health and Care Forum, providing an update on the future of the hospital and the real progress made recently. 

To view Hugo's latest Brexit column published in the Exmouth Journal on Monday 7th January 2019, click here: https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/hugo-swire-1