My Football Governance Bill Speech Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Yesterday, the House of Commons had the long awaited second reading of the Football Governance Bill. I was truly delighted to speak in the debate on behalf of Southend United and all its fans. As often happens in Parliament, the time MPs are allowed to contribute to proceedings gets shortened considerably as time goes on so I wanted to publish the full version of my speech, so constituents have... Local News
Bringing back respect in our schools 8th March 2024 This article was commissioned by GB News on 8th March 2024. Respect is an overused word nowadays, it’s often bandied around in terms of people keen on asserting... Opinions
International Women's Day 2024 8th March 2024 It's International Women's Day, a day on which women all over the world are recognised and celebrated. The official IWD website invites us to 'imagine a gender... Speeches in Parliament
Celebrating World Book Day in the Read-on-Sea bookshop 7th March 2024 For World Book Day I joined children at my local bookshop Read on Sea for a storytime session. The shop’s motto is ‘sit sip read’ and it’s my favourite kind of... Local News
Supporting the Protection of Historic Southend Wreck 7th March 2024 On Thursday 7th March I attended an event to raise awareness of the wreck of the London, a 17th century warship, situated at the bottom of the Thames Estuary in... Local News
Joining Lady Amess to view Sir David's statue at the foundry 7th March 2024 On Thursday 7th March I collected Lady Amess and we drove to view the statue of Sir David at the Milwyn Castings foundry in West Molesey. The Amess family chose... Local News
How I'm pushing for better NHS dentistry in Southend 5th March 2024 On Tuesday 5th March, I called on Dame Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care, to meet with me, local pharmacist Mohamed... Speeches in Parliament
Welcoming West Leigh Junior School to Parliament 5th March 2024 On Tuesday 5th March, I hurried from the Chamber where I'd been speaking in the Health and Social Care session, and went straight to the on-site Education... Local News
My February newsletter 29th February 2024 ANNA FIRTH MP FOR SOUTHEND WEST Monthly Westminster and Constituency Updates Hello all, Spring is nearly here and the days are getting longer, warmer and... Newsletters
Nobody wants to admit the scale of the Islamist extremist threat to our democracy 25th February 2024 This article was written for the Sunday Telegraph on 25th February 2024. In 2021, Sir David Amess was stabbed to death by an Islamist extremist who targeted him... Opinions