I attended  the Fairtrade APPG 'Festive Fairtrade Reception' event in the Jubilee Room on Wednesday 10 December 2025. The event, an evening of celebration and connection, brought together supportive Members of Parliament and leading Fairtrade advocates to reflect on this year's achievements and explore how government can champion responsible business practises, uphold human rights, and

At the Drop-In of the Royal Mail Christmas Reception 'Send a little love this Christmas' on 10 December, I met Richard Kesterton from Shrewsbury. ( Main picture). 

Richard has been given the title "Postie of the Year".  Richard does not only do his day to day of job of delivering our mail in Shrewsbury

10 December is Human Right's Day. Amnesty International held their Annual Human Rights Day Parliamentary Reception, in celebration of International Human Rights Day.
Fabian Hamilton MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights opened the event and introduced the other speakers including Baroness Helena Kennedy, member of the Joint

As I chaired the Bill Committee I was unable to vote on any divisions after Second Reading and therefore on these amendments. 

The Employment Rights Bill amendments returned to the Commons on 8 December 2025 :
The Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in

UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) have shared the following Guidance published 4 December 2025: 

The Government published the Immigration White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System on 12 May, which announced the intention to end overseas recruitment for social care visas. We have taken this action following significant concerns over many thousands of displaced care

My colleague Joanna Baxter MP coordinated a letter to the Minister, Stephen Doughty  about the The Stolen Children of Ukraine  on 4 December 2025.

The letter urges the Government to reaffirm its commitment to the Geneva Convention and to the protection of Ukrainian children who have been abducted and harmed by Russia’s illegal invasion. 

A cross-party

The Pensions Bill returned to the Commons for the Third Reading on 3 December 2025.

The Bill aims to strengthen pension investment by increasing the amount available to private-sector pension schemes. The Bill will also enable reforms to investment management in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales.


There were 4 clauses and amendments

I was delighted to attend the Mercian Regiment Reception on 2 December 2025 In the Churchill Room. 

The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, recruited from the five countries that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. It was formed on 1st September 2007 by the amalgamation of three existing regiments. The Regiment,