July Bedford Independent Column: A national disaster is unfolding
Coronavirus has claimed nearly 650,000 jobs since March. Sectors that were already struggling, like retail and hospitality, have little resilience...
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter
Many constituents are contacting me about the Black Lives Matter movement. I’m appalled by the killing of George Floyd and...
Read MoreMay Bedford Independent Column: Government is losing public confidence over return to schools
On 10 May the Prime Minister announced that Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 would be the first to return...
Read MoreApril Bedford Independent guest column: Government’s response is an epic failure
I want the government to succeed in fighting the biggest crisis in peacetime history, to save lives and protect livelihoods....
Read MoreMarch Bedford Independent Column: Public health crisis
We are living through a global emergency. Governments throughout the world are struggling to deal with this public health crisis...
Read MoreBan Unregulated Children’s Homes
I'm very pleased to hear that the Government is now seeking to ban unregulated children's homes following consultation. In response...
Read MoreJanuary Bedford Independent Column
It’s great to be back in Parliament to get on with raising the concerns of the people of Bedford and...
Read MoreFirst week back to the job
It's the end of a busy first week back working as your Member of Parliament. I am immensely grateful to...
Read MoreBrexit developments this week
You may already be aware that I voted for the Letwin amendment on Saturday, and against the Withdrawal Agreement Bill...
Read MoreOctober Bedford Independent Column – The Queen’s speech was ‘a party-political broadcast for a Conservative Government in panic mode’
This week the Queen was summoned to Parliament to read out Boris Johnson’s Government’s agenda. But this was a highly...
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