UK Defence spending to reach 2.5% Thursday, 25 April, 2024 Every day, Britain’s armed forces are on active service around the world. They put themselves in harm’s way to defend our values and interests and keep our people safe. Today, they do so in an international environment that is steadily deteriorating. We are seeing more instability, happening more quickly, in more places at once. Russia’s abhorrent war of aggression in Ukraine continues. And... Local News
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla 10th May 2023 Last weekend the country marked a historic event – of a kind not seen in the UK for 70 years – the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Their... Articles
164 extra police officers in Gloucestershire, as the Government delivers on manifesto pledge to get 20,000 extra police officers on our streets 3rd May 2023 Figures released last week show that 164 extra police officers have been recruited in Gloucestershire since September 2019, bringing the total number of... Articles
Meeting with the Save Cannop Ponds Group 27th April 2023 It was a pleasure to meet with the Save Cannop Ponds team again. Following the end of the public engagement sessions run by Forestry England, I met with the... Local News
Forest of Dean receives £600,000 from the Rural England Prosperity Fund 26th April 2023 It has recently been announced that communities across England will benefit from an extra £110 million in local authority funding to support rural business and... Local News
Local Elections: Identification at Polling Stations 19th April 2023 Last year, Parliament passed the Elections Act 2022, which delivers on Conservative manifesto pledges to tighten the law to prevent electoral fraud. This will... Articles
Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership 12th April 2023 Leaving the EU has allowed us to develop an independent trade policy and forge closer economic and diplomatic ties with the world’s fastest growing economies... Articles
International Women's Day Panel at AccXel, Cinderford 6th April 2023 I recently attended an event at the AccXel Centre in Cinderford to mark International Women’s Day. The theme this year was ‘embracing equity’ and, in keeping... Local News
Government announces ‘Powering up Britain’ strategy to deliver cheap, clean, British energy 5th April 2023 Putin's weaponisation of energy has led to household bills soaring and economic growth slowing around the world. We stepped in to help families, paying half the... Articles
Homes for Ukraine: One year on 29th March 2023 One year ago this month the Government launched the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Since its launch we have welcomed over 116,000 people into the UK, including over... Articles