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  Latest epistle from our Honourable member.
  
  
  I am incredibly proud to have been re-elected as Member of Parliament for Dover and Deal. It was humbling that over half the voters supported me in the ballot box. The Conservative vote share here rose to 52.4% while the majority increased to 6,437.
  
  Thank you for your support. When I was first elected seven years ago, I said my ambition was to make Dover and Deal once again a jewel in the crown of the nation. I meant what I said back then. And it’s been an incredible journey. Together we have achieved so many things they said were impossible. We saved the Port of Dover from being sold off to the French or whoever. We built a New Dover Hospital after Buckland Hospital had been decimated for a decade. We tore down Burlington House – new cinemas and shops are now rising at the St James site.
  
  Meanwhile Deal goes from strength to strength. We safeguarded Deal’s Hospital which had been left teetering on the edge. They said Deal was a “village” unworthy of the fast train – today that fast train sweeps into Deal all day, every day.
  
  Some £500 million of investment has been secured for our community since 2010. We have been working tirelessly to reverse the neglect of the previous decade. Yet I know how much more there is to do. I set out a clear plan for our future in this election.
  
  We must ensure our borders are as secure as they can be and be ready on day one for Brexit here at the Dover frontline. We’ve delivered a lot of investment since 2010. I want to see even more – starting at our port. We’ve achieved a lot on jobs. Yet I am passionate to do all I can to boost business and employment. And we must keep working to get a fairer share of healthcare. We fought to safeguard our hospitals, now we must fight to stop health chiefs sneaking key services back to the faraway big hospitals. We need to get beds at Buckland and improve mental healthcare – and help the most vulnerable.
  
  I’m determined to drive forward the changes we need. Everyone knows Brexit will present challenges – but there will also be real opportunities to build the sort of Britain we want. Where we support small businesses, help people buy their own homes and where hard work brings rewards.
  A Britain where we build a renaissance of our towns and regions, with places like Dover and Deal leading the way.
  
  Last Thursday was another momentous night in British politics. It’s clear we must be united and work together to deliver certainty for the country. To respect the will of the people and deliver Brexit. Yet we must also plan ahead to build a Brexit Britain that takes our nation forward to an even greater future.

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