Every week I provide an update about my activities as a Member of Parliament both in Westminster and across the constituency, so that residents in Farnham, Bordon, Haslemere, Liphook and our surrounding villages can see my work in representing their interests.
As Parliament returned this week from the Easter recess, I was honoured to open the first debate in the House of Commons on SEND provision and improvement - an issue I know matters deeply to many families across our community.However, it has been impossible to ignore the latest developments in the P
At PMQs this week, Keir Starmer refused to answer on Britain’s energy security, instead passing responsibility to Ed Miliband. At a time of global instability and rising energy costs, that simply isn’t good enough. Energy security is not a detail to be delegated - it is a core duty of government.
New figures this week show the challenge facing the country: unemployment remains high, payroll jobs are falling, and young people - including in our area - are losing out as entry-level roles disappear.At the same time, the Government has U-turned on support for heating oil users, offering only lim
Labour is pressing ahead with plans to raise fuel duty for the first time in 15 years, reversing the 5p cut introduced by the Conservatives and increasing the tax in stages from next year.
We cannot ignore the world-shaking events that unfolded over the weekend in the Middle East. Iranian drone strikes have now hit RAF Akrotiri, our Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus. That is British soil, with British personnel and British assets.
68th Weekly NewsletterTwo further U-turns this week mean it is now almost standard for anything this Government says to be undone at a later date. That isn’t what I would call governance. But I welcome news on the Chagos Islands and on Post Offices - for which I campaigned.
67th Weekly NewsletterParliament returns next week when the Government is set to face fresh criticism over its backward plans to give the Chagos Islands away, while we are also expecting to have sight of long-awaited proposals to reform education and the SEND system.
