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Tory MP denounced after Brexit demand to universities

Vice-Chancellor Adam Tickell has refused Tory MP Chris Heaton-Harris’ request for a list of names of the academic staff who teach European politics and Brexit at The University of Sussex.…

Mike Weatherley 'pelted with rocks and chased off campus'

Conservative MP Mike Weatherley left campus on Wednesday to escape a group of protesters who had gathered outside the Silverstone building at the University of Sussex. He had been due…

Political Highlights

The American Election: Last Tuesday saw the re-election of the incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama. Despite gaining 100 more electoral college votes than his competitor Mitt Romney,…

Weatherley works to support local pubs

The Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, Mike Weatherley, helped out at one of Hove’s most popular pubs on Friday night. Weatherley worked the busy Friday night shift at the…

Conflict breaks out between MP Weatherley and the Green Party

Mike Weatherley described the Green Party as “communists” on 4 January. The MP for Hove and Portslade called them “the local Communist Green party” and accused them of behaving fiscally…

MPs debate drug policy

Local Conservative MP Mike Weatherley became the latest politician to question the effectiveness of government drug policy at a recent debate. The event, which took place on the 30 September,…

President of Students’ Union, Cameron Tait, meets Norman Baker MP

Cameron Tait, Students’ Union President met with Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, Norman Baker, to discuss his views on the Browne Report. The meeting, on Saturday 16 October, involved further…