Appearance on Radio 4's Westminster Hour 8th November 2016 Last weekend I appeared on the panel for Westminster Hour on BBC Radio 4, with Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour’s leader in the House of Lords), Sir... Opinions
Elected as Chair of the APPG on learning disability 1st November 2016 This afternoon, I was elected chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on learning disability. An APPG is essentially an informal cross-party group of... Opinions
Parliament has the right to scrutinise the Brexit process, but not to block it 26th October 2016 Perhaps the least contentious aspect of the EU Referendum was the simple question of whether or not we should have one. In the General Election last year the... Opinions
Heathrow decision is best for the South West and for the country 25th October 2016 Earlier this week, the Government announced its approval of the expansion of Heathrow Airport, with the addition of a third runway. I am pleased that the... Opinions
Getting more disabled people into work, post-Brexit 12th October 2016 This is the transcript of an article I wrote for The Times, on 11th October 2016, which you can see here. Opinions