Sticking to the Plan Wednesday, 6 March, 2024 Today the Chancellor announced the Spring Budget which is a prudent and responsible budget for long-term growth, setting out the Government’s plan to grow the economy and build a brighter future. Because we stuck to our plan and more than halved inflation, we have been able to cut taxes for 27 million working people, saving the average worker on £35,000 up to £450 a year in the Autumn Statement... Local News
Royal Mail update 22nd January 2021 I know many residents across Bromley have been experiencing an intermittent postal service throughout the pandemic, with prolonged gaps in deliveries in some... Local News
Vaccine update 14th January 2021 Over the past week I have continued to attend regular briefings with the Council and local health officials, including from the South East London Clinical... Local News
COVID-19 update 7th January 2021 Given the latest lockdown announced by the Prime Minister on Monday night, and following similar posts in recent months, I wanted to update residents once again... Opinions
Coronavirus update 2nd December 2020 Given their considerable impact on lives and livelihoods, any restrictions to help mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 must be demonstrably necessary... Westminster News
Update - second lockdown 4th November 2020 Throughout my political career I have believed in the importance of basing every decision we take in public life firmly on the evidence before us. With so much... Westminster News
Free school meals 23rd October 2020 I have received a large number of enquiries since Wednesday’s vote on free school meals. As always, I think it is important to be open and accessible to my... Opinions
Update - the Agriculture Bill 14th October 2020 Over the last few weeks there has been a great deal of focus on the Agriculture Bill and our food and animal welfare standards. In the summer I uploaded... Opinions
COVID-19 restrictions 9th October 2020 In recent weeks I have received a large number of queries asking for my views on the COVID restrictions introduced by the Government. I understand the concerns... Opinions
The Internal Market Bill 2nd October 2020 Since the vote to leave the European Union in June 2016, I have been posting updates on my website to explain my views and rationale as important Brexit votes... Opinions