The PCC Merger Ruling Monday, 25 March, 2024 Labour Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster's legal action against the merger of the PCC with the Mayor’s Office is short-sighted and misguided. By resisting the consolidation of powers, Mr. Foster is impeding progress and perpetuating a system that is in dire need of reform. The current arrangement, with separate roles for the PCC and the Mayor, has led to bureaucratic inefficiencies... Articles
Knight welcomes award nominations for local parks 19th August 2019 Julian Knight MP has welcomed the news that Brueton Park and Elmdon Park have both been nominated for a national award. Local News
Julian Knight's Westminster Diary, 15/08/19 15th August 2019 I know that many of you will have been delighted, as I was, when Boris Johnson announced that the Government intends to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers... Opinions
Julian Knight's Westminster Diary, 15/08/19 15th August 2019 One of the very first things Boris Johnson announced when he took over as Prime Minister was a major new investment in our NHS. Opinions
Victory for local MP as Women’s T20 cricket to debut at the Commonwealth Games 13th August 2019 Julian Knight MP is delighted that Women’s Twenty20 (‘T20’) will be making its Commonwealth Games debut at the Birmingham games in 2022. Local News
Julian Knight's Westminster Diary, 08/08/19 8th August 2019 Fighting for our local NHS services has been one of my top priorities since I was first selected as a candidate for Solihull. Opinions
Local MP delivers frontline funding boost to Heartlands Hospital 5th August 2019 Following the successfully lobbying of the Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, Julian has secured a new investment of up to £97.1m at Heartlands... Local News
Julian Knight's Westminster Diary, 01/08/19 1st August 2019 Parliament has now broken up for the summer recess. This means that there is no legislative business in the House of Commons so that MPs can spend a few weeks... Opinions
Knight welcomes Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Solihull 29th July 2019 Last Friday Julian Knight MP joined Andy Street, the Mayor of the West Midlands, and other local Conservatives to welcome Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister to... Local News
Julian Knight's Westminster Diary, 25/07/19 25th July 2019 Earlier this month, I had the huge privilege of meeting Clifford Swain. He is one of the many ex-servicemen who have been awarded the Legion of Honour, the... Opinions