Therese met senior representatives from Barclays recently to question their disappointing decision to close their Woodbridge and Southwold branches from the 1st of December and to identify what alternative non-online services they are planning on offering customers.
Earlier today, Therese welcomed students from Felixstowe School to Parliament. They enjoyed a tour of both the House of Commons and Lords, a workshop on debating & lawmaking and Therese hosted a Q&A.
Yesterday was #BackBritishFarmingDay. Alongside the Prime Minister, Therese welcomed farmers to 10 Downing Street to thank them for their vital work in putting food on our plates.
Therese enjoyed Felixstowe Art On The Prom last weekend, picking up work from Frances Vincent Arts & Rebecca Pymar Fine Art and Design, both of which will now hang in her Westminster office.
Therese joined colleagues at a meeting in Parliament last night to press the case with the Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, about railway investment in East Anglia. Alongside conversations about upgrades at Ely, she took the opportunity to make the case for Haughley Junction.
Therese took part in the banner procession in Halesworth on Saturday to mark its 800th year as a market town. The market charter having originally been granted by Henry III. Eight centuries later, the market still trades every week.
Since 2019, the police have removed 100,000 knives from the streets. The government is now going one step further, banning machetes & zombie-style knives that have no practical use but are used in devastating street violence.
