On 17 June 2026 the House of Commons debated the Bill which creates a new power for the Home Secretary to designate bodies engaged in state threat activity. Designation will disrupt and deter the activities of designated bodies and those working with and supporting them. New offences will apply to those supporting, assisting or obtaining material benefits from

North Walsall Primary visited Parliament on Wednesday 17 June 2026. Despite a delayed arrival as a result of traffic, the children managed a quick tour and a visit to the House of Commons Chamber.

They returned to the Education Centre where I spoke about my work in Parliament and the constituency. It is only since the

These regulations amend the previous regulations from 2020, extending the period during which local authorities may be charged for using the clean air zones central services website from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2031 and increasing the fee that local authorities pay to use the services from £2 to £4 per transaction, as a

The House of Commons debated  the Bill on 16 June 2026 following a Public Bill Committee. The Bill updates the UK’s only cross-sector cyber regulations, and delivers new powers to ensure government can respond to new and emerging cyber threats.













There were three amendments that were voted on:



New Clause 13, which would have required the Government

On Tuesday 16 June 2026 a parliamentary delegation from Sri Lanka visited the UK supported by the UK branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 

I was a panel speaker on the session on scrutiny of legislation. I explained our Public Bill Committees and how Select Committees can also look at pre-legislation scrutiny and the group explained

The purpose of the Bill was to modernise the governance of the Royal Albert Hall by updating how annual member contributions are set, giving the Hall more flexible powers to exclude members for events, and allowing the sale of additional seats in Grand Tier boxes with the consent of existing seat‑holders. It amends the 1966

On Monday 15 June 2026 stars of physics came to the House of Commons to talk to MPs about the funding cuts planned for UK Astronomy, nuclear and particle physics. Prof Brian Cox, Catherine Heymans Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Jim Wild, President of the Royal Astronomical Society explained the potential cuts as there is a

On the 10th of June there was a drop in organised by the Booksellers Association celebrating independent bookshops, supporting reading, high streets and communities to highlight Independent Bookshop Week which runs from the 13th to the 20th of June. 

The week is a celebration of the bookshops that bring books, authors, events and reading communities to