Rachel Reeves has today vowed to wage a war on government waste as part of her commitment to spend taxpayers’ money responsibly and avoid another HS2 fiasco. Speaking at the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool, Reeves accused the Conservative Party of
Labour says it will provide an extra 700,000 urgent dentists appointments and reform the NHS dental contract, as part of a package of measures to rescue NHS dentistry. In the first of the party’s policy announcements ahead of its conference in Liverpool,
Later today the Lord Chancellor will announce plans to automatically suspend parental responsibility from any parent who kills their partner. Known as ‘Jade’s Law,’ the measures will be brought before parliament by the end of the year and are supposed to put
They say a week’s a long time in politics, if that’s the case then the last 12 months must have seemed like a life sentence for the Conservatives. For the last year they have been hit by poll after poll showing that
Last month, the Ultra Low Emission Zone was extended to cover my constituency of Dagenham & Rainham. I have been clear in my opposition to this policy since the expansion was announced and continue to lobby against it. I understand the pressing
Earlier this summer I had the privilege to move the Second Reading of the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill. The bill was originally introduced by my honourable friend Robin Millar MP in House of Commons in March, and I was pleased
The Direct Grant school I attended with a free place by exam did offer us extra maths and English education beyond GCSE (then O level ). We did Maths and English O levels a year early, and then offered Additional Maths and
Two weeks ago in Parliament, I was pleased to lead a debate on community pharmacies. From the feedback which I receive from constituents, I am very much aware of the ongoing pressures community pharmacies face on a daily basis. However, in recent
If you’re a user of our country’s railway network, the chances are you’ll have utilised the services of a train station ticket office. Since the Victorian era, ticket offices have been a defining feature of our railways, enabling passengers to get the
Little raises local hopes, and local concerns, like the future of our historic High Streets. We all know that purpose-built out-of-town shopping and internet retail have taken their toll on the High Streets sense of place, but we also know that no-one
