Constituency Update 6th July 2026 Monday, 6 July, 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.358 Were you up for the Azteca? The conversation going on up and down the country after one of the most amazing England World Cup games ever. I am not a huge football fan but dutifully set my alarm for two o’clock this morning and was thrilled I did. Not quite in the same category, but another thrill this week was a visit to the new Cancer and Surgical Innovation... Newsletters
Constituency Update 29th June 2026 29th June 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.357 Temperatures are falling (thankfully) but starting to rise again in Westminster with Andy Burnham’s plans to "rewire Britain"... Newsletters
Victory on CIL 25th June 2026 Brilliant news on CIL - yesterday’s intervention from the Housing Minister recognises the unfair impact that Community Infrastructure Levy rules have had on... Local News
Meeting with Rodborough about smartphone-free schools 22nd June 2026 Many thanks to Headteacher Emma Hunston and the inimitable Gemma Taylor from Smartphone Free Childhood, who I met with on Friday for a catch up - very timely... Local News
Constituency Update 22nd June 2026 22nd June 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.356 Another seismic week in Westminster with the resignation of Keir Starmer this morning. It is not, of course, a surprise. Nor... Newsletters
Constituency Update 15th June 2026 15th June 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.355 Genuinely brilliant news this morning that the government has (finally) agreed to ban social media for under-16s. Which will... Newsletters
Meeting with Chief Executive of Thames Water 9th June 2026 Many thanks to Thames Water CEO Chris Weston and Jake Morley (Local Engagement Manager) for meeting with me and Councillor Jane Austin in Westminster this... Local News
Constituency Update 8th June 2026 8th June 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.354 It’s a ‘calm before the storm’ week in Westminster as everyone waits for the outcome of the Makerfield by-election which most... Newsletters
Meeting with Housing Minister over planning enforcement 3rd June 2026 Just come back from a meeting with Minister Pennycook from the Department of Communities and Local Government to discuss the issue of unauthorised developments... Local News
Constituency Update 2nd June 2026 2nd June 2026 Welcome to my weekly update no.353 Parliament is now back and absorbing the latest Mandelson revelations which I discussed this morning with Jeremy Vine on... Newsletters
