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I met with the RAC who are based in the constituency but came to Parliament to discuss the use of the Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) with MPs. This is a small device fitted to a vehicle which uses speed limit maps and location based data to prevent a driver from exceeding the legal speed limit.
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On Tuesday (2 June 2026), the House of Commons considered aspects of the Armed Forces Bill. At a time of growing geopolitical instability, the Bill renews the nation’s commitment to those who serve.
The Government’s commitment to improving conditions for service personnel and their families through the creation of a new Defence Housing Service and a
A reception by the Food Standards Agency on Tuesday 2 June 2026 was held to mark World Food Day. Susan Jebb the FSA Chair Susan Jebb ( left) spoke about the FSA's work. there are 600,000 registered food businesses in England Northern Ireland and Wales. Their main objectives are to protect public health from risks
I was pleased to speak to and hear from the authors of the Report, "Givers and Takers" about transparency in the use of public money.
Key findings:
• The UK’s donations-contracts nexus involves huge amounts of money being donated by private companies to political parties, who then award them government contracts at a future date.
• We identify 373
Here you can read the eNews for May 2026
Craig and Lindsay were detained on a visit through Iran on a global motorbike journey in January 2025 and were charged with espionage and sentenced to 10 years in Iran's Evin Prison on 19 February 2026. Craig and Lindsey have been on hunger strike since their phone access to their family was cut off 2
This is the Year of Reading and i was pleased to take part in a Roundtable hosted by The Reading Agency on 19 May 2026. The CEO Karen Napier reminded us it is 20 years when Quick Reads were established. Gail Rebuck chaired a discussion which included Nick Serota (Arts Council ) William Sieghart, Baroness
On 20 May 2026, was the last day for debates on the King's Speech. Any topic relating to the speech can be debated, the Speaker of House of Commons selected three amendments to the speech from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Reform.
The following Conservative amendment was not agreed (Ayes 104, Noes 317):
to add ‘but respectfully