The Horizon scandal has quite rightly produced a massive public backlash and an outcry in the House of Commons with the government suddenly putting some urgency and thought into how to give redress to the hundreds of individuals who were so callously
This week I was successful in securing a debate in parliament on the cancellation of HS2 Phase 2a and Network North. As someone who has repeatedly called for investment from HS2 to instead be spent on better local and regional transport. News
Ella Roberta Adoo-Kissi Debrah should have been celebrating her 20th birthday next week. But her life was tragically cut short aged nine when she suffered a fatal asthma attack. Ella lived with her family near the heavily-congested south circular road in south
Afghanistan is the forgotten country. The loss of 455 UK military personnel, hundreds returning with life changing injuries and the manner of our departure in handing over the country to the very insurgents we went in to defeat, has all taken its
I was pleased to sponsor the Westminster Hall debate last week on the Governments ambition for a Smokefree Future, something I have been a strong advocate for during my time in Parliament. From the smoking ban in 2007 to standard packaging in
In the UK, we rightly celebrate the history and contribution to our country made by minorities, we do this with Black History Month and LGBT+ History Month as well as Pride and we highlight issues in events such as Islamophobia Awareness Month.
The UK Government’s commitment to Gibraltar and its Overseas Territories amid ongoing scrutiny from the European Union (EU) is underscored by its recent response to the European Scrutiny Committee’s report. In a comprehensive statement released as part of the government’s reply to
My constituent Ceri Menai-Davis contacted me after the loss of his six-year-old son Hugh to a rare cancer on 18 September 2021. He and his wife, Frances, had a terrible ordeal for more than 10 months, attending hospital and at times commuting
Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones has today launched a comprehensive review into major infrastructure projects across the UK, aiming to bring an end to years of Conservative waste and major project failures. The review, which will be supported
Research from the charity Versus Arthritis suggests that over 20 million people in the UK – around a third of the population – live with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition. It is estimated that one in 10 employees in the UK suffer from
