Thank you Monday, 15 July, 2024 They say a week is a long time in politics and that couldn’t be more true with the election only just a week or so ago. Now that my Parliamentary office has been emptied, my pass has been deactivated, my meetings have begun on my team’s redundancies and winding down has started, I felt it would be the right time to write my final post (for now at least) with some distance from the election result... Local NewsWestminster News
Dean visits Citizens Advice in Watford 17th February 2022 Dean Russell visited Citizens Advice in Watford to meet the team and to see how they are adjusting post-pandemic. The organisation gives advice to millions of... Local News
Great visit to 'Little Village' in Watford 11th February 2022 I was delighted to visit Little Village’s Watford warehouse. I was invited to see Little Village’s work in action and to hear about how the charity has... Local News
Visit to Met Coaches 11th February 2022 I was delighted to visit Met Coaches and learn more about the issues facing the industry. There is a national shortage of coach drivers, so if you are a... Local News
Dean Russell MP welcomes news that Private parking fines are to be capped at £50 7th February 2022 Watford’s MP has welcomed an announcement that private car parks will have to display prices more clearly, introduce a fairer system for appeals and give... Opinions
Dean Russell MP welcomes boost to 45,000 workers in Watford from 10 years of automatic enrolment 7th February 2022 Dean Russell MP has welcomed new figures showing that 45,000 employees across Watford have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension with 2700... Reports
Time to Talk Day 2022 4th February 2022 One in four people will experience a mental health problem in any one year A range of resources on The Time to Talk Day 2022 website specifically focusses on... Reports
Dean Russell MP Attends One Vision’s Chinese Lunar New Year Event 4th February 2022 Dean attended a Zoom event hosted by One Vision to mark Chinese Lunar New Year. This year, Chinese New Year fell on the 1st February and in China celebrations... Local News
Health & Social Care Committee: NHS Litigation Reform 1st February 2022 As a member of the Health & Social Care Committee, I posed questions today about the NHS Litigation Reform. Westminster News
Dean Russell MP talks with the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire about Magistracy Awareness 31st January 2022 Dean talks with the High Sheriff about how well known the role of the magistracy is to the general public. There's a helpful anonymous survey that you can take... Local News