Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner (Conservative politician) is evicting police officers from their homes including a heavily pregnant woman. This would be illegal under the incoming Renters Rights Act banning no fault evictions. I’ve spoken to the BBC and will be writing to the Home Secretary.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight in Capel! 📍Capel memorial Hall, 55 The Street, Capel, RH5 5LD 🕥18:30 – 20:00 18:30 – short introduction 18:45 – 20:00 – open Q&A

Disabled people can’t get to the platforms at Dorking Deepdene station. Mole Valley Council is ready to fund £3mn in CIL money for lifts and platform improvements. But the government won’t fund the £600k required for a feasibility study... 1/2

There will be emergency works taking place at Ockley train station following a landslip. The line between Dorking and Horsham would be closed from Monday until at least the 30th of January.

Two weeks ago, the Foreign Secretary told me I was wrong to call Trump a threat. Since then we have seen multiple attacks by the U.S. on liberal democracy. I asked the government again to get serious about increasing defence spending. This would be good for our economy and protect the free world.

Have your say on future changes to Gatwick’s departure Route 4 - for planes taking off to the west from the main runway, and heading towards South Holmwood, Leigh, Redhill and Reigate. 1/2

Last year I called for a new alliance for smaller democracies strong enough to defend ourselves because the West can no longer trust Donald Trump. I’m pleased to see Mark Carney calling for this at Davos. 1/2

Dorking is 21 miles from central London, yet it takes an hour to travel there by train. Trains from Redhill to London take only 40 minutes for the same distance. I believe we should have faster trains too. Next month, I’ll be meeting the Manager Director of South Western Railway. 1/2

Looking forward to seeing everyone next Monday the 26th of January in Capel at 18:00 for an evening of questions and community discussion!

Our next SEND parent/carer support coffee morning will be on Monday 26th January at the Christian Centre in Dorking. I look forward to seeing you all there.

Michael and residents at Turville Court had no central heating for two years. A 90-year old’s daughter had to visit daily just to turn on the temporary heaters because they couldn’t do it independently. 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

President Reagan described America as a beacon on the hill. Sadly that light seems to be fading. But I believe it has burned long enough for the other democracies to see it. In the 1940s refugees fled the Nazis built the atomic bomb and won the war. 1/3

Information about planned closure between Guildford and Gatwick Airport: GWR have informed me that buses will replace trains between Guildford and Gatwick Airport on the weekends of the 17/18 January and the 24/25 January. Buses will also replace other train services for Gatwick Airport. 1/2

The government says it’s freezing rail fares but Sue’s train ticket has risen 24%. Southern trains has used the introduction of tap in / tap out to scrap some ticket types to “align” with TFL. Some tickets have almost tripled. 1/2

There have been two crashes at a dangerous junction on Meath Green Lane last month. I’m shocked that Surrey County Council opened it without the safety measures I and the town council asked for. I’ve written to them several times and spoke to the BBC yesterday. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2

The Abinger Hatch pub is seeing its business rates soar. They’ve already shut their second pub, the Six Bells after the employer National Insurance rise - pubs and restaurants are in crisis from tax rises. I spoke to BBC Surrey this morning about how they are suffering from rising costs...

One week after a twelve-year-old autistic child in Dorking attempted suicide for the second time, CAHMS wrote to their GP saying that their risk of suicide was low. NHS children’s mental health is in crisis. 1/2

Last year, I spoke about Billy, my constituent who was 4 years old when he passed away from an incurable brain tumour, I urged the government to support research into finding a cure. I’m pleased the government has now allocated £13.7million in funding research... 1/2

I asked the Foreign Secretary exactly how many NATO allies does Donald Trump need to threaten for the government to recognise that Donald Trump is a threat to the survival of liberal democracy in the 21st century

I’ll be in Capel on Monday 26th January for an evening of conversation and questions. 🕥18:30 – 20:00 18:30 – short introduction 18:45 – 20:00 – open Q&A 📍Capel memorial Hall, 55 The Street, Capel, RH5 5LD 1/2

We must believe Trump when he says liberal Europe is a threat. Trump’s attack on Venezuela only reinforces the new law of the jungle world. Smaller liberal democracies either form a new alliance as a power bloc together or be satellites of great power autocrats. It is up to us.

Saif is 29 years old and autistic. He is unable to get the support he needs to sustain employment because supported living isn’t funded for him. He is confined to his room and has no quality of life. His mother Parveen spoke to ITV last year about his story. 1/2

Good to see @helenhayes.bsky.social and SEND campaigners against these alleged government proposals to reduce children’s rights. If SEND reform is effective demand for EHCPs will reduce as won’t be the only route anymore for support desperate children. 1/2 www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

Happy New Year!

The OBR’s short-term thinking is holding back the UK. In this Op Ed, London Business School Professor Paolo Surico warns we’ve been underestimating the long-run effects of government-funded and privately funded innovation. 1/2 www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/b...

Wishing everyone a joyful Christmas today

The government are watering down the proposals to tax inherited farmland, a tax which I have opposed. Well done to everyone who has campaigned for this - I’m pleased that it has been a success. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The UK has had the worst productivity growth in the G7 since 2008. The Office for Budget Responsibility says that a 10% increase in UK R&D capital would equate to a 1.9% long term increase in productivity. 1/3

The Education Secretary has agreed to intervene in Surrey County Council on an alleged conduct, maladministration and accountability breakdown on SEND, which I strongly welcome. 1/3

On SNJ Today: Will your school speak out on what @chriscoghlanmp.bsky.social calls councils’ "systematic, moral, and ethical” abuse of #SEND law? He commits to defending children's rights—ask your MP do the same! www.specialneedsjungle.com/m...

I spoke to BBC Radio Surrey (interview below) when I was first elected about my concerns that Surrey Police moving their HQ from Reigate to Leatherhead would double the length of response times to 999 calls around Horley. 1/2

I have written to Southern Railway about individual fare increases as a result of TfL implementing tap in/tap out at two more stations.

A junction on Meath Green Lane in Horley has seen at least seven serious road traffic accidents this year. When problems with the new junction design first became obvious last summer, I wrote to Surrey County Council.

I’ve been campaigning for Travelodge to resurface its car park – this is now complete. They have resurfaced the entire car park and replaced the drainage to stop the awful potholes and flooding. Steve’s also been campaigning for this for 2 years and is pleased to see it be a success.

The Education Secretary has agreed to intervene with Surrey County Council on conduct issues and alleged maladministration and a breakdown of accountability on SEND (letter in thread). She will be meeting with Rachel Wardell, the Director of Children’s Services. 1/3

A group of headteachers representing over 300 primary schools across Surrey have written to the Education Secretary that they have diminished trust in Surrey County Council because the positive messages the council is communicating about SEND is not reflecting their experience. 1/2

Brexit has smashed a £90bn black hole in our economy. So I asked the Chancellor (and reported in the Guardian) if she’d join several other Labour MPs in supporting Liberal Democrat proposals for a UK EU customs union. She told me it was a good try!

I was on Radio 4 yesterday morning speaking about the outstanding work our Security Services do saving lives

Jennifer Chalkley, my constituent who was autistic, died of avoidable suicide aged seventeen in October 2021. Her mum, Sharren Bridges has made it her life’s work to save others. 1/2

A customs union with the EU would lower borrowing costs overnight and help grow our economy. Today, I backed @alpinkerton.bsky.social's bill to introduce a customs union to tackle the current cost of living crisis we are facing.

Looking forward to seeing you all this coming Friday in Salfords at 12:30pm for an afternoon of questions and community discussion!

I’m pleased that SES will be spending £600,000 to fix Betchworth water tower after I put pressure on them and UK Power Networks. 1/2

I'm now on Instagram and Tik Tok! 📱🎉 I'll be updating these regularly, so follow me to stay in the loop! www.instagram.com/chriscoghlanmp www.tiktok.com/@chriscoghla...

This week, I asked Members from the Office for Budget Responsibility about their prediction that the government will reduce SEND funding by £2.2 billion in 2029/30. The Department of Education said that the OBR's predictions were "fundamentally wrong".

SES will be spending £600,000 between January and April to fix Betchworth water tower. After hundreds of people suffered frequent power cuts and loss to water, I spoke to UK Power Networks and SES water to get this sorted.

Americans are twice as rich as they were in 2008. Why are we 10% poorer? Short-termist policymaking has ignored decades of research that policies to support innovation raise growth, such as public R&D. 1/2

The Budget was another missed opportunity to address the fundamental challenges we face. Brexit left a £90 billion black hole and was a disaster - a customs union with the EU would lower borrowing costs overnight. 1/2

The Local Government Ombudsman has written to the Ministry of Local Government given the seriousness of the concerns raised by @alpinkerton.bsky.social and I about governance at Surrey County Council on SEND.

Phone reception has improved in Dorking after I raised the issue to VodafoneThree.I met them again yesterday because other areas are still experiencing problems. In Walliswood they’ve recently deployed a new site which has extended coverage and are working to do the same in Ewhurst.

Much of the tax increases in today’s budget are driven by the Office of Budget Responsibility downgrading UK productivity growth by £16bn.