Constituency Update 1st December 2025 Monday, 1 December, 2025 HELLO & welcome to my weekly update no.332. Welcome to December and a very wet and windy one indeed today…perhaps appropriate as the fallout from a botched budget continues in Westminster. Locally things felt better – not least at the brilliant Ash Fantasia on Saturday where I had a lot of fun. WESTMINSTER WHISPERS BACKWARDS BUDGET With the tax burden now at all-time highs, there was little to be... Newsletters
Labour is throwing the working class under the bus 27th November 2025 This article was published in The Telegraph on 27 November 2025. Budgets aren’t easy for chancellors because so many things are beyond your control. But being... Articles
Constituency Update 24th November 2025 24th November 2025 HELLO & welcome to my weekly update no.332. Wow so much happening - lots of debate ahead of the Budget. Locally some progress on the CIL scandal and our long... Newsletters
There’s nothing inevitable about this tax-raising, growth-choking Budget: I should know 24th November 2025 This article was published in The Telegraph on 22 November 2025. I know first-hand how stressful putting together a Budget can be. On one occasion, flagship... Articles
We need to put a stop to unfair public sector pensions — here’s how 24th November 2025 This article was published in the Sunday Times on 22 November 2025. The chancellor has promised us that her tax rises will be “fair”. That is usually a code for... Articles
Constituency Update 17th November 2025 17th November 2025 HELLO & welcome to my weekly update no.331 It’s just 9 days before the Budget and as someone who wanted this government to succeed (whatever we may think of its... Newsletters
Constituency Update 10th November 2025 10th November 2025 HELLO & welcome to my weekly update no.330 Parliament is on short November recess but the BBC impartiality scandal has suddenly overtaken the budget to become... Newsletters
‘Normal birth’ ideology is killing babies 10th November 2025 This article was published in the Sunday Times on 9 November 2025. During my time as health secretary, nothing caused me more anguish than the repeated failures... Articles
Constituency Update 3rd November 2025 3rd November 2025 HELLO & welcome to my weekly update no.32 Back in the office after a glorious Surrey weekend including a stunning walk with Poppy on Hascombe Hill (I wouldn’t... Newsletters
‘Ridiculous’ to blame OBR for Budget mess, says Hunt 30th October 2025 This article was published in The Telegraph on 29 October 2025. Jeremy Hunt has said it is “ridiculous” to blame the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and... Articles
