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Bob Seely

In the 2024 General Election, Bob Seely’s 23,772 majority evaporated, instead he lost by 3,177 votes in the new IW West seat to Labour, a party that had never held a seat on the Isle of Wight previously

24, June 2020·1 min read

Isle of Wight MP welcomes relaxation of 2m social distancing rule and other lockdown easing measures

Isle of Wight MP thanks the Prime Minister for relaxing the 2m social distancing rule and says we need to make sure that tourism-related businesses are not left behind in the fight for survival against the Covid-19 virus

20, June 2017·2 min read

Future of Sandown education provision discussed at Westminster

The newly-elected Conservative Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, took a delegation of councillors and officers to meet the Department for Education today to put forward their case on behalf of the Sandown community.

22, November 2019·1 min read

Isle of Wight hustings on housing, transport and sustainable development

It's a chance to question the six candidates face to face on housing, transport and sustainable development on the Isle of Wight

UK parliament from other side of the river

5, July 2023·1 min read

Government to reassess Isle of Wight council funding: A step towards justice?

"This injustice has been ongoing now for 50 years," said the Isle of Wight MP

18, July 2017·4 min read

Call from MP for Minister to support secondary education in Sandown Bay

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, has written to Education minister, Nick Gibb, asking him to “unequivocally support” continued secondary education in the Sandown bay area.

6, February 2024·3 min read

Letter: Crowdfunding efforts underline Isle of Wight women’s fight for pension rights (updated)

1950s women's long fight for pension justice continues on the Isle of Wight and around the country

9, November 2017·2 min read

Hovertravel hosts rescue meeting for Wessex Cancer Trust minibus service

Long-term sustainable options for the minibus that takes Isle of Wight cancer patients from Southsea to QA Hospital in Portsmouth were discussed at a meeting hosted by Hovertravel today.

24, January 2020·1 min read

Minister commits to helping Isle of Wight business seeking export finance

The Minister said she'd be very happy to look at the case for the Isle of Wight business and make sure they're getting the support they need

Bob Seely with Laura and another from Southern Water

2, November 2021·1 min read

Appley sinkhole update for Isle of Wight MP

Seely said, "It’s good to see progress is being made and investment being put into the Island’s infrastructure"

19, December 2018·1 min read

Isle of Wight council could finally see more Gov’t money for services due to being an Island

As part of the 'Fairer Funding Review', the Government has acknowledged the costs extra pressures of providing services on the Isle of Wight due to being an Island. This could mean more Government funding in the future.

Bob Seely on Tom Swarbrick LBC Programme

6, June 2022·3 min read

Bob Seely: ‘There are worse things to lie about’ than Partygate for Boris Johnson – ‘if he did’ (updated)

Being interviewed yesterday Bob Seely said, 'There are worse things to lie about' than Partygate for Boris Johnson, quickly following it with, 'if he did'. When asked to clarify, he became spikey. Here’s the transcript

6, September 2022·2 min read

Extra £5.3m of funding for hospital is half of what’s needed, says Isle of Wight MP

Isle of Wight NHS Trust say they need to spend an additional £10-12 million in order to provide a similar standard of healthcare to that enjoyed by mainland residents, so although the extra money is welcomed, it's half of what's needed

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