Dear Resident,
☀️ I hope you are enjoying the warmer days of Sussex Weald summer, while keeping safe in the recent heatwaves. As the summer months will no doubt be bringing more heat, see the NHS tips on staying safe, and how to identify signs of heat-related illness 👉🏽 here.
The end of June brought us yet another blow for Crowborough communities as the Home Office confirmed its intention to extend the use of the Crowborough Training Camp as asylum accommodation until 2030.
The announcement confirms what were the Home Office’s true intentions at Crowborough all along, despite previous attempts to deny it. This means that the Cadets and blue light services are now being displaced from the site not for months, but for years.
I have been relentless in challenging the Home Office and the Council every step of the way, pressing Ministers via letters and Freedom of Information Requests, and I have continuously warned the Green/Liberal Democrat leadership of Wealden District Council failing to act as the Local Planning Authority would give the green light for the Home Office to use Crowborough Training Camp for years, regardless of the cost and evidence that the site is safe, legal and compliant.
Since the news broke on 25th June, I have:
👉🏽 Slammed the Home Office's plans (read more HERE)
👉🏽 Spoken to BBC Radio Sussex (read more HERE)
👉🏽 Held the Minister to account in the Commons Chamber (watch HERE)
👉🏽 Held yet another meeting with the Minister to convey the strength of local feeling and to scrutinise the Home Office and share concerns of local residents (read more HERE)
I will continue to lead the campaign to step up and stand up for Crowborough and challenge the Home Office as they give no guarantee that they will ever willingly leave the Crowborough site.
👆🏽I'm using every opportunity to raise the Crowborough Training Camp time and time again in Westminster. Watch the Minister respond
On Sunday 14th June, I joined my MP colleagues Peter Lamb & Monica Harding on BBC Politics South East. We discussed:
👉🏽 The lack of traditional banking services in Crowborough after the Lloyds bank closed earlier this month, and my ongoing campaign to set up a Banking Hub on Crowborough High Street.
👉🏽 The crisis of young people not being in education employment and how our brilliant charity Wealden Works in Heathfield is tackling this locally, getting young people into employment with local businesses.
📺 You can watch the whole episode of BBC Politics South East here. 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000dk0t/politics-south-east
There's been much more going on across the constituency and I was pleased to join and support our charities, businesses and medical providers.
👇🏽 Please click on each image or highlighted text below to read more about what I've been up to👇🏽
🎊 Celebrating the 10th anniversary of MAYFACS charity 🎊
🏡 Supporting Five Ashes Village Hall Committee 🏡
🏥 Meeting new providers of primary care in Hailsham 🏥
🇬🇧 Marking Armed Forces Week and Armed Forces Day 2026 🇬🇧
🍇 Championing local winemakersduring English Wine Week 🍇
🚧 Working with Heathfield businessproviding solutions for potholes 🚧
🛜 Hailsham, Heathfield & Crowborough connectivity boost 🛜
🤝🏽 Backing our carers on Carers Week 2026 🤝🏽
✍🏽 Have a say on local campaigns - my petitions & surveys ✍🏽
❌ No to asylum seeker housing at Crowborough Training Camp ❌
8,700 signatures and counting! The site has already been rejected as being wholly inappropriate. I continue to do everything I can to challenge the Home Office.
Sign my petition 👉🏽 HERE 👈🏽
👶🏻 The fight to save the Crowborugh Birthing Centre continues! 👶🏻
We have 3,800 signatures, but we need more data to put even more pressure on the NHS Trust. Mums deserve a choice!
Sign my petition 👉🏽 HERE 👈🏽
☎️ Contact ☎️
Please note that this is a regular update on my activities in Sussex Weald and in Parliament, and any correspondence received in direct reply to this email will not be responded to.
📞 Casework is undertaken daily and surgery appointments continue taking place in person, over the phone, or virtually. If you need my assistance regarding a particular issue, please email me at [email protected] and provide as much information as possible about your query.
Yours sincerely,
Nusrat