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Following the 2 February 2026 statement from the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Darren Jones MP, which shed new light on the relationship between Lord Mandelson and the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the House of Commons debated an Opposition Motion on 4 February 2026.
The motion called on the Government to release documents covering
On Monday 2 February 2026 I was pleased to invite my constituent Elliott Pfebve to a drop in ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February each year is a significant day for those dealing with cancer.
The theme of this year’s World Cancer Day is ‘United by Unique,’ which is about centring the unique experiences
Here you can read the eNews for January 2026
On the 16th allotted Opposition Day, 28 January 2026, the Conservative Party raised the British Indian Ocean Territory and Youth Unemployment as the topics for debate.
1 British Indian Ocean Territory
The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry responded to the first debate and highlighted that the previous Government held eleven rounds of negotiations with the Government of
On Tuesday 27 January 2026, the House of Commons considered the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill, which will put home-grown talent at the front of the queue for medical training posts. I am pleased Parliament has agreed to speed up this Bill’s progress, and I welcome the fact it has already completed its passage through the
On Tuesday 27 January at Treasury questions had been grouped together as they related to Business rates.
As Co chair of the APPG on Publishing I was called and asked the Minister:
"what assessment has the Minister made of the impact on the small independent high street bookshops? This is the National Year of Reading; we
I was delighted to meet Walsall Academy based in Bloxwich with their teacher Mr Collier who teaches Humanities . The Group of 13-17 year olds visited Parliament. The Education and Engagement Centre provided an excellent workshop and I answered questions about my work in Parliament.
I was asked about votes at 16 and I took a
The British Beauty Council held a drop in in the Jubilee Room on Parliament on Monday 25 January 2026 to highlight the key findings from the Value of Beauty Report and the event was hosted by Carolyn Harris MP.
The key findings showed that in 2024 the Industry contributed £30 billion to the UK GDP growing