The former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was summoned to give evidence at the Privileges Committee on Wednesday – which sent the media into a frenzy, whilst I have not had a single email on it. I am not sure what purpose this really seeks to serve? Everyone has made their mind up one way or another
This week the Prime Minister set out his plan to tackle the issue illegal migration through small boats crossing the English Channel.
"We all support a return of an iconic leisure pool, that is a given, but there will still be a debate about additional facilities. I personally think we should be looking at an outdoor adventure play park..."
My love of sport is well known, both as a fan and through my work as an MP.
Yesterday I hosted the new Children, Families and Well Being Minister (Early Years) – Claire Coutinho who came to visit Imagination Childcare Nursery in Moredon. Early Years is such a vital area of our work, crucial to providing the building blocks for opportunity (social mobility) and for supporting working families.
On Thursday I had the honour of helping cut the ribbon at the £21m brand new Swindon & Wiltshire Institute of Technology.
We need to be pragmatic, grown up and make absolutely sure we put the country first.
While the shop tills have been ringing over the festive period, it was another tough year on our high streets, with a further swathe of major retailers being lost to changing consumer habits embracing online shopping, as well as the impact of Covid.
WHILE scientists continue to assess the potential impact of the Omicron variant, it is right that the Government takes precautionary steps to reduce the spread of the virus whilst ensuring that our local businesses can continue to operate as normally as possible.
Each year fellow Swindon MP Robert Buckland and I have the honour of laying wreaths at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Swindon. I have seen first-hand the number of people coming to pay their respects growing, and I am pleased that we can once again do so in person – after the Covid-19 pandemic prevented us last year.
