Supporting Local Businesses And Making Milton Keynes An Innovation Hub

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, is encouraging any 11-18-year-old interested in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) to enter the UK’s largest youth rocket competition – the UK Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKROC). Registered teams from Milton Keynes will compete against othe

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, paid a visit to Alban Hill Nurseries in Sherington on Friday (3rd February) to learn more about the local business and to discuss the issues impacting the horticulture industry. The visit was organised by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and at

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, is supporting local pubs and breweries across his constituency by backing the "Make It 20%" campaign to expand the new Draught Duty Relief to 20%. The new Draught Duty Relief is being introduced on 1 August, providing a tax discount for draught drinks in

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in Milton Keynes today (23rd January)  meeting apprentices at Milton Keynes College’s Innovation and Technology Centre with local MPs Ben Everitt and Iain Stewart. The Conservative Government introduced new T-Levels in 2020 as a new way to prepare students for en

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, has welcomed the Conservative Government’s decision to extend the alcohol duty freeze for a further six months, helping pubs, distilleries, and breweries across Milton Keynes. The current alcohol duty freeze was announced at Autumn Budget 2021, saving co

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North has congratulated DeRoka Turkish Restaurant on being shortlisted for a prestigious British Kebab Awards. DeRoka is based in The Hub in Central Milton Keynes has been shortlisted for the British Kebab Awards in the Fine Dining Restaurant category. The res

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, wrote to Milton Keynes City Council raising his concerns over the impact of road closures on local businesses and residents in recent weeks and months. During a local business roundtable, hosted by local blogger Sophie etc., a number of businesses highli

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, visited a number of businesses on Newport Pagnell High Street encouraging them to display a sticker in their window showing support for guide dogs and their owners. In a recent surgery with a constituent and national charity Guide Dogs, Ben was told that

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, visited tech company Xero's Milton Keynes headquarters on Tuesday (8th November) to learn more about their business and their work as local employers. Xero have around 200 employees in Milton Keynes and Ben was given a tour of their state-of-the-art buil

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, has met with the Chancellor the Exchequer to highlight the issues and concerns raised by local businesses ahead of the Autumn Statement next week. In recent weeks and months Ben has met with dozens of businesses across the city, including a business roun