After a nail biting delay, the Secretary of State has rightly refused the Ratty’s Lane planning application for the building of an enormous 350,000 tonne incinerator in Hoddesdon.

I began my journey as a member of the Conservative Party after being inspired by those around me.

The Broxbourne Conservative Annual Association Dinner was a well attended event and our guest speaker Priti Patel MP was did not disappoint. Her after dinner speech and Q+A session paralleled the fierce debates that have recently been seen in the House of Commons.

Broxbourne came together in Goffs Oak, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon to remember and honour those who sacrificed themselves to protect us and our freedom.

5 things the Conservatives are doing to help small businesses

However you voted, now is the time to come together. It is time to get on with it.

The Brexit deal gets on with Brexit and delivers on the result of the referendum.

"The choice was this deal, which enables us to take back control and to build a brighter future for our country, or going back to square one with more division, more uncertainty and a failure to deliver on the referendum."

"The choice was this deal, which enables us to take back control and to build a brighter future for our country, or going back to square one with more division, more uncertainty and a failure to deliver on the referendum."

Charles Walker says Government plans to tackle Nitrogen Dioxide pollution in Broxbourne are not compatible with Veolia’s planning application for a 350,000 tonnes incinerator, generating a further 97,820 HGV movements a year.

Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con)