News | Gareth Bacon MP

BBC must reform or lose TV Licence Fee

When the Licence Fee was introduced in 1946, there was only one broadcaster and one channel, the BBC. Today, people have a choice of...

Reopening Orpington: PM unveils roadmap

After a year-long battle with coronavirus, the end is in sight. I am eager to lift restrictions as soon as possible, but it’s right we...

Orpington NHS, vaccine and coronavirus update

Published on the 19th February 2021 I've received new figures for the vaccine rollout across the London Borough of Bromley, including...

Prime Minister visits Orpington Health and Wellbeing Centre

I would like to thank the Prime Minister for visiting the Orpington Health and Wellbeing Centre today to mark the start of the second...

Sadiq Khan must drop boundary charge proposal

I've signed a letter to Sadiq Khan demanding he drop his ludicrous threat to charge drivers up to £5.50 to enter Greater London. Sadiq...

Orpington Health and Wellbeing Centre Visit

Today I visited the Orpington Health and Wellbeing Centre to see one of our local vaccine sites in action, administering vaccines to...

Orpington NHS, vaccine and coronavirus update

Published on the 29th January 2021 I've received a new vaccination update from our Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS South East London...

Orpington vaccine update

UPDATED 9TH FEBRUARY I wanted to update you on how the NHS is delivering coronavirus vaccinations across the Orpington constituency. The...

Orpington NHS update

Published on the 7th January 2021 I spoke with the Chief Executive of King's College NHS Trust this morning, and I wanted to update you...

New support for Orpington's businesses

Today the Chancellor has unveiled new support for businesses to protect livelihoods during the national lockdown. The £4.6 billion...

National Lockdown: Stay Home, Save Lives

The Prime Minister announced tonight that England will enter lockdown. Once again, we must stay home, protect the NHS and save lives....

UK-EU Trade Deal Approved

After spending a great deal of time reading the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, I voted in favour of the deal today. This is a...

What Tier 4 means for Orpington

After the Prime Minister's announcement, Orpington will move into the new Tier 4 rules from tomorrow morning. A new variant of...

What Tier 3 means for Orpington

Unfortunately, from Wednesday (16th December), Orpington will move into Tier 3 with the rest of Greater London. Coronavirus is spreading...

One year of delivering for Orpington

A year ago today, the country went to the polls to elect a new Parliament to break the Brexit deadlock. And you elected me to be your new...