PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP THURSDAY 13th NOVEMBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin constituency, has welcomed reforms announced by the Government to shake up policing authorities across the country.    The Government will phase out Police and Crime Commissioners, and transfer their responsibilities to Mayors across the country. Existing Police and Crime Commissioners including those in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire will contin

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 11 th  NOVEMBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin constituency, accompanied owner of Rose’s at Duck Lane Café, Harley Smith, to a reception for SMEs from the East of England last night held in Number 11 Downing Street.   Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, was delighted to welcome a variety of businesses from across the region into Downing Street.   The reception was an opportunity to c

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP THURSDAY 6 th  NOVEMBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern, Labour MP for Hitchin, has welcomed the creation of a new national forest in Bedfordshire, which will bring lasting environmental and economic benefits to communities across the county.   The new forest will see millions of trees planted in the years ahead, as part of Labour’s commitment to allocate over £1 billion this Parliament to tree planting and support for