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Jess Brown-Fuller MP hears from Earnley residents at Q&A event
Earnley Parish Council hosted Jess Brown-Fuller MP on the afternoon of Friday 16 January for a Q&A session with local residents, held at Bracklesham Barn. The event follows Jess’s invitation last year to every Parish Council across the constituency to hold an MP Q&A session or advice surgery. Parish Council Chair Robert Carey presided over the afternoon meeting, which was attended by approximately 30 residents, including Councillors representing the Parish at District
Jan 201 min read


Comment: Democracy denied again in West Sussex
By Jess Brown-Fuller MP I began this week on the steps of County Hall, protesting cross-party alongside MPs, Councillors and residents against West Sussex County Council’s efforts to the cancel local elections due to take place in May 2026. We find ourselves in the same place we were in last year, with the administration once again looking to deny residents in West Sussex their chance to vote. Cancelling local elections again will mean that Councillors will have held their se
Jan 132 min read


Jess Brown-Fuller MP holds a public Q&A session with North Mundham Parish Council
North Mundham Parish Council hosted Jess Brown-Fuller MP at North Mundham Village Hall on Saturday 10 January for a public Q&A event. The event follows Jess’s invitation to every Parish Council across the constituency to hold an MP Q&A session or advice surgery. The session was presided over by Annie Maclean, Chair of North Mundham Parish Council and was attended by over 30 people. T opics raised by the Council included planning and development, upcoming local govern
Jan 121 min read


Jess Brown-Fuller MP says democracy is being denied to residents in Chichester after government announces delays to mayoral election
MP for Chichester, Jess Brown-Fuller, has labelled the decision to delay the mayoral elections in Sussex “a disgrace”. The government has confirmed that it will postpone the new mayoral elections until 2028, going back on its original commitment to hold them in 2026. Elections are also being postponed in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, and Hampshire and the Solent. This also comes after the Conservative led West Sussex County Council requested that County Election due to
Dec 4, 20251 min read


Fact-finding at Chichester fire station
Jess Brown-Fuller, Liberal Democrat MP for Chichester, spent last Saturday learning from firefighters working at Chichester Fire Station. The meeting was hosted by Dan Moon, Watch Manager at West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service. During the meeting, Jess sat down with the crew on shift at the Fire Station to discuss the challenges they face, such as ongoing cuts to fire services, ageing equipment, and the shaky nature of fire service coverage across county lines. Over the course
Nov 28, 20251 min read


Jess Brown-Fuller MP hears from Funtington residents at Q&A event
Funtington Parish Council hosted Jess Brown-Fuller MP on Friday 21 November 2025 for a Q&A session with local residents. The event was organised following Jess’ invitation in the summer 2025 to every parish council in Chichester constituency to hold Q&As or similar events. Funtington Parish Council Chair Jane Mottershead presided over the afternoon meeting, which was attended by up to 40 residents who raised questions on topics including planning, rural crime, water extracti
Nov 24, 20251 min read


Jess Brown-Fuller MP demands urgent assurances that West Sussex County Council elections will not be scrapped in 2026
Jess Brown-Fuller, MP for Chichester, has demanded that the government and West Sussex County Council (WSCC) urgently confirm that elections will take place in 2026, following a request from WSCC to postpone the elections and mounting rumours that government ministers are preparing to cancel them for a second time. At a WSCC Cabinet Meeting on the 23 rd September, it was decided that a request to postpone the elections would be made in its Local Government Reorganisation s
Oct 24, 20252 min read
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