I campaigned for vote LEAVE in the 2016 referendum. My reason for wanting to leave the EU was simple, I believe that the laws which govern our lives, the decisions which affect each and every one of us, and the taxes that we must all pay should be decided here in this country, not in Brussels.
I worked hard in the Whips Office to deliver the result of the 2016 Referendum and represent my constituents of which 72.7 per cent (37,691 people) voted to end the UK’s membership of the EU. I voted in support of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement at every stage and in favour of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement reached with the EU in 2020.
I am pleased that the commitments made to the people of Castle Point and the British public during the 2016 referendum have now been delivered. We have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and waters.
Under Keir Starmer and now Andy Burnham, Labour have made several attempts to bring us closer to Brussels’ orbit. At their party conference, Burnham even opened the door to fully rejoining the EU in the next Parliament. Whether its watering down our independence on fishing rights, immigration, trade or food regulation – I will always protect what Castle Point voted for in 2016.
