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
Investing in our Armed Forces 25th November 2020 In our manifesto we pledged to increase defence spending by 0.5% above inflation for every year of this parliament. Last week, the Prime Minister announced an... Articles
Letter to the Prime Minister 22nd November 2020 A number of businesses and constituents have written to me in recent weeks concerned that this November’s blanket lockdown, unlike the one earlier this year, is... Articles
Covid Response 19th November 2020 Many constituents have written to me concerned about the impacts of the second national lockdown in terms of physical and mental health, jobs lost and damage to... Articles
Financial support for jobs and businesses 11th November 2020 In response to the vote by Parliament to implement a second national lockdown, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new package of extra support to... Articles
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR JOBS AND BUSINESSES 6th November 2020 I hope that my stance over the second national lockdown demonstrates that when I think the Government are getting things wrong, I will call them out and stand... Articles
Remembrance Sunday 2020 5th November 2020 We owe a great debt of gratitude to armed forces personnel past and present who put their lives at risk to keep us safe. This Remembrance Sunday, I hope to lay... Articles
FIVE ACRES 5th November 2020 Today, I have written to the Forest of Dean District Council about the Five Acres site, urging them to get cracking with a replacement project. In summary, the... Local News
Why I voted against the national lockdown 4th November 2020 Today, MPs were asked to approve the law that implements the England-wide lockdown announced by the Prime Minister on Saturday. This is one of the most... Articles
Funding for local authorities 23rd October 2020 Yesterday, the Government announced the latest allocations of funding for local councils from a £1 billion package unveiled earlier this month. I am pleased to... Local News