PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP THURSDAY 18th DECEMBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin covering part of Central Bedfordshire, has welcomed new funding for Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) to create 130 additional specialist school places.   Having long campaigned on the need for greater investment in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision locally,  Strathern believes the £6.5m investment is a significant step

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP WEDNESDAY 17 th  DECEMBER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Local Member of Parliament, Alistair Strathern, has brought 50 Labour MPs together to demand Ofcom do more to fight child sexual abuse online.   The Hitchin MP’s letter to Ofcom Chief Executive, Dame Melanie Dawes calls on her to do everything in her power to stop grooming and the sharing of child sexual abuse material online.   Perpetrators of child sexual abuse often use private messa

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 16 th  DECEMBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin and the surrounding villages in Beds and Herts, has welcomed the fantastic news that the Universal Studios Bedfordshire Theme Park has been granted planning permission.   The decision was confirmed today by Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Steve Reed.   Since his very first day as a Bedfordshire MP back in 2023, Strathern has been