The Bill was considered in a Committee of the Whole House on 8 and 9 June 2026. Clauses 1 to 51 of the Bill , which consider transfer powers, establishing a Stakeholder Advisory Committee, preparing a jobs and industrial strategy, duty to report a 10-year strategy for nationalised steel undertakings, and a requirement for a

I attended a parliamentary drop-in event on 8 June 2026 to discuss 'Plugging the Skills Gap: Why a Skilled Plumbing Workforce is Critical to UK Growth' organised by JTL to draw attention to the skills gap. 

JTL is a specialist, not-for-profit Independent Training Provider set up by Unite the Union and the Electrical Contractors Association 35

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

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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