207 police officers recruited in Cleveland to keep streets safe Friday, 29 July, 2022 Newly released figures show that 207 police officers have been recruited in Cleveland as part of the Conservative Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more officers on the streets by March 2023. Since the recruitment drive was launched in 2019, the 43 police forces across England and Wales have seen an additional 13,790 police officers recruited, putting the Government on track to deliver its... Local News
Matt launches campaign to award pardoned WW1 heroes the medals they deserve 19th July 2022 Matt Vickers MP has raised his campaign in the House of Commons with the Secretary of State for Defence to honour the hundreds of men wrongly shot at dawn. 200... Westminster News
Matt welcomes introduction of Harper's Law 29th June 2022 After lobbying by Lissie Harper and Matt Vickers, the widow of PC Harper who was murdered after responding to a burglary, hours after he was due to clock off... Westminster News
Matt to lead Westminster "End the Cage Age" debate to end the keeping of farm animals in cages 20th June 2022 A Parliamentary petition that has reached almost 110,000 signatures to “End the Cage Age” for all farmed animals is due to be debated in Parliament at 16:30... Westminster News
Violence and abuse towards retail staff tripled over pandemic 31st May 2022 Retail workers were subjected to a huge rise in violence and abuse over the pandemic, with incidents almost tripling from 455 per day in 2019/20 to 1,301 in... Local News
Matt welcomes the Prime Minister to Stockton for £28m Full Fibre investment 27th May 2022 Matt Vickers welcomes £28m Full Fibre boost for Stockton CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has named Stockton as the next UK town in... Local News
6 Stockton schools win Condition Improvement Fund funding 18th May 2022 16 schools across the Tees Valley granted Government Condition Improvement Fund funding, including 6 in Stockton-on-Tees Secretary of State for Education... Local News
Matt welcomes Government decision to abandon scrapping promotional deals 10th May 2022 Shoppers on Teesside will still be able to take advantage of ‘Buy One Get One Free Offers’ after Government abandoned plans to scrap all promotional deals. Matt... Westminster News
Matt welcomes £3.5 million funding boost to tackle violent crime in Cleveland 5th April 2022 Matt Vickers welcomes £3.5 million investment for Cleveland, building on Government’s success in tackling violent crime Cleveland will benefit from a £3.5... Local News
Matt backs ending cages for laying hens 1st April 2022 On Thursday, Matt Vickers, MP for Stockton South, attended the Beatrice’s Bill reception in Parliament hosted by Henry Smith MP, focused on banning cages for... Westminster News
