Westminster News

I was in the House of Commons chamber today to hear the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. This was Phillip Hammond’s first major statement since taking on the...

I was so pleased to welcome students from Year 5 at St Richard's First School in Evesham to Parliament yesterday (Monday 21st November.) It was great to meet...

On Wednesday last week (16th November) I visited a Guide Dogs event in Parliament last week to show support for taxi and minicab drivers receiving disability...

Local student volunteers visit parliament I welcomed a group of staff and students from Droitwich Council for Voluntary Services to Westminster this week. The...

The High Court of England has ruled that the British government can not invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, triggering Brexit negotiations, until there as...

To mark 30 years of Childline, the free 24-hour counselling service for children and young people, I hosted a special event in the House of Commons to hear from...

I welcome the Government’s approval of a third runway at Heathrow to expand UK airport capacity. Last year, the independent Airports Commission delivered its...

I attended Westminster Flu Day, a flu vaccine clinic held in the House of Commons, to encourage his constituents to get this season’s flu vaccine in line with...

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee on which I sit held a hearing on the governance of football on Monday with the FA Chairman, Greg Clarke, and Robert...