MPs Share Their New Year's Resolutions For 2024

With next year set to be just as tumultuous as the last, MPs are looking ahead to work out what they want to achieve for themselves, their constituents, and their political parties in 2024.

As PoliticsHome asked MPs what their political New Year's resolutions will be, multiple parliamentarians responded with goals set close to home in their constituencies – no doubt with a watchful eye on the looming general election set to be held in 2024. 

Barry Gardiner, Labour MP for Brent North, is determined to get the 2024 calendars that he hand delivers to every home in his constituency done before February. No mean feat, with an electorate of at least 82,648 people, according to the 2011 Census. 

Jamie Stone, Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, wants to see a new constituency office in Wick officially opened.

"After the boundary changes my constituency will be the biggest ever in the UK," he said.

"Constituents deserve proper representation and support from their MPs and their teams, and that is why in the future there will be not one but two constituency offices in the northernmost mainland constituency in the UK."

New MPs Sarah Dyke and Steve Tuckwell, who won their seats in 2023 by-elections for the Lib Dems and Tories respectively, both have resolutions to continue focusing on delivering for their local patches. 

Dyke wants to "work even harder" on behalf of her constituents, while Tuckwell wants to be an "even stronger local voice for the people of Uxbridge & South Ruislip" whilst also "ensuring that Susan Hall gets elected as London's Mayor".

Over in Northern Ireland, SDLP MP for South Belfast Claire Hanna, has a bone to pick with the DUP as she enters the new year.

“I’m going to try to have a better