Opinions

It is nearly a year since I was elected as your MP. At the time of the Election all our focus was on Brexit. We had no sight of Covid-19 or that it would...

Last week the COVID-19 Tier system was introduced nationally. I thank every single one of you for your support in following the guidelines and keeping the...

I was going to focus solely on the UK Internal Markets Bill which has made some headlines over the last few weeks and taken up much of my In-tray. However due...

The incident in Birmingham last weekend was truly shocking. My thoughts go out to all the victims of this appalling crime. But knife crime isn't just a problem...

I would like to thank all school staff across the constituency who have spent the summer months making classrooms Covid-secure in preparation for a full return...

Last week the House of Commons rose for summer recess and so I thought I would take the opportunity to reflect on my last eight months as your MP. Firstly, I am...

As easing of Lockdown continues, I thought it was important to share some of the current UK COVID-19 statistics. From just 2,000 tests per day in March we now...

Thanks to the efforts and sacrifices of everyone, we are succeeding in bringing coronavirus under control, and have been able to cautiously reopen parts of our...

I thought that I would update you on progress in our fight to defeat COVID-19. At the start of the outbreak, there was significant concern that the NHS would...