The underestimated value of persistence Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 Over the last 14 years I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have three different perspectives of the greatest challenges we’ve been through. Locally being Gloucester’s MP puts me at the heart of city and county issues: and I’ve had a national perspective especially from the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy. For an international view I’ve been both the PM’s Trade Envoy for almost all this... Articles
Gloucester MP says city’s latest low unemployment figures highlight business resilience 14th June 2017 City MP Richard Graham said today’s unemployment figures which show a 60% drop in Gloucester and over 70% drop for youth unemployment in the city since their... Local News
Richard Graham highlights measures needed on Southgate Street to reduce city centre traffic and improve air quality in Gloucester 2nd June 2017 Richard Graham says changes are needed to the pedestrian crossing at the ‘CD Rack’ and the Trier Way junction on Southgate Street as key elements to reduce city... Local News
Chit Chat tackling loneliness in Quedgeley 27th May 2017 Chit Chat is held at St James' Church in Quedgeley every Thursday morning from 10:00am - 12noon. I think it's the sort of thing we could benefit from by having... Local News
Richard comes out against cannabis 16th May 2017 Conservative candidate Richard Graham has said that legalising cannabis would be bad for mental health and increases risks to school pupils. Last week during... Local News
A Greener Gloucester 2nd May 2017 I’ve had many emails effectively asking ‘how green is Gloucester and what more can we do?’ This is a good question not just for me, but for all of us. So let me... Local News
Gloucester MP leads committee urging government to look again at supported housing funding plans 2nd May 2017 City MP Richard Graham has co-chaired an influential joint committee of the Work and Pensions and Communities and Local Government Select Committees as they... Westminster News
Gloucester to learn from Oxford on homelessness and begging 28th April 2017 Gloucester’s MP Richard Graham has invited Jonathan Clark, Chair of the Oxford Poverty Action Trust (OxPATs) to come and share their experience of supporting... Local News
Gloucester MP welcomes c£1 million for A&E services for Glos Hospitals Trust 28th April 2017 Richard Graham MP says the c£1 million awarded to Gloucestershire Hospitals by the Department of Health will help ease the pressure on emergency departments... Local News
MP says all of Quedgeley to benefit from new Kingsway GP surgery 27th April 2017 City MP Richard Graham said that planning permission given yesterday for the new GP surgery in Kingsway was the ‘last planning hurdle, successfully jumped’ for... Local News