The greatest single action the UK could take to fight climate change, to guarantee our energy security, and create transformational economic opportunity for North Wales is to build large-scale nuclear development at Wylfa in my constituency of Ynys Môn. That is not
If there is one thing that unites us all, it is sporting or royal events, and the place we tend to gather is our local pub, the beating heart of all our communities. But as we all found last summer current licensing
On the 23rd of January, I secured a Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Future of human rights in Hong Kong’. The timing of the debate was particularly pertinent as it coincided with China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations. The
Before entering the House of Commons, I worked in several libraries across Sheffield, and have seen first-hand vital work they do in helping to transform lives. Yet hundreds have been forced to close down over the last 14 years and the ones
Since my election in 2010, I have enjoyed meeting countless numbers of constituents, many with inspiring stories. There are some that particularly stand out and the Galli-Atkinson’s campaign is one, which is why I was grateful for the opportunity to raise the
Everyone is aware of the harms that smoking can pose. Rates are now at their lowest level since records began with only 12.9 per cent of the population being smokers and cigarette smoking is ever decreasing. We have seen laws being tightened,
Every weekend, like many MPs across the country, I love visiting different streets and blocks in my constituency of Putney, Southfields, Roehampton and Wandsworth Town. We have a wide range of housing types across our community, including the largest social housing estate
People are right to be concerned about the surge in persistent and severe absence. It risks a profound impact on educational attainment and longer-term outcomes. I have tabled a new Bill in Parliament to tackle this issue. I believe we should be
London (Parliament Politic Magazine) – A former Tory minister said he resigned from the role because he could not afford his mortgage on a compensation of almost £120,000 a year. George Freeman, who quit as science minister in Rishi Sunak’s November reshuffle,
The death of Awaab Ishak in 2020, a two-year old who died from the effects of mould in his parents’ flat in Rochdale, should have been a morbid wakeup call to the Government to address child poverty. It seems like it wasn’t.
