Campaigns

Re-opening Hammersmith Bridge

The Department for Transport has failed to provide sufficient funding to allow Hammersmith Bridge to be repaired, ensuring it has remained closed since 2019.

As a major transport link for many of Richmond’s local residents and emergency services, communities have been cut off. Elderly and disabled residents have been left struggling whilst nearby local businesses suffer from reduced footfall.

I am calling for the Department for Transport to provide the sufficient funding to ensure the required work can be carried out to strengthen Hammersmith Bridge. Access for emergency services and public transport must be restored. 

The decision to consider Hammersmith bridge for the Government’s ‘Structure Fund’ comes after too many years of delay. These delays have seen the costs of repairs rise from £120 million to £250 million as residents continue to struggle

I continue to fight for the reopening of one of my constituency’s most critical transport infrastructure sites..

Standing up to Thames Water

​Thames Water’s plans for the Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) on the Ham Lands jeopardise the safety and quality of our waters by creating a pipeline to funnel millions of litres of unfiltered sewage into the river.

Thames Water’s poor management has already burdened residents with skyrocketing water bills and now threatens our local environment directly. 

Since becoming an MP, I have campaigned to stop the proposals and protect our constituency’s riverside. From writing to Ministers, meeting with the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, and speaking with interest groups like the National Trust, I have been urging all sides to listen to residents' concerns.  

In Westminster, I challenged the Minister for Water Quality and Resilience to explain why her Government has been ignoring local residents who have overwhelmingly demanded that Thames Water stop developing these proposals and leave our community in peace.  

My Early Day Motion sought to protect our riverside and parkland whilst demanding research into alternatives methods to secure London’s water resources. (link)

Most recently, I attended the Supplementary Public Consultation to discuss Thames Water’s plans, where I was alarmed by the disregard for environmental and local concerns. In conjunction with local ward councillors, I have written to both Thames Water and the Environment Agency detailing my concerns. 

I will remain at the forefront in standing up to Thames Water and fighting for a model of water ownership which works for all my constituents.

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Opposing Heathrow's Expansion 

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