From Navy Blue to Air Force Blue

From Navy Blue to Air Force Blue

It was good to be back at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham this week as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (AFPS), having first joined the programme  last year as a new Member of Parliament. The AFPS was established in the 1980s to provide Members of...
A View From Westminster – Local Newspaper Column

A View From Westminster – Local Newspaper Column

With the local elections behind us, the focus is firmly on the EU Referendum.  In/Out, Remain/Brexit, the debate and commentary will continue to polling day.  Of that at least we can be certain!  This will be an historic vote, a chance for us all to have our say at...
My First Year in Parliament

My First Year in Parliament

It is hard to believe that a year ago it was the General Election and I was elected as a Member of Parliament.  It is a privilege and an honour to represent Aldridge-Brownhills at Westminster and there are still days when I sit on the green benches and pinch myself...
A View From Westminster – Local Newspaper Column

A View From Westminster – Local Newspaper Column

Some readers will watch the exchanges across the dispatch box at Prime Ministers Questions and form an impression of a loud, and at times boisterous, House of Commons. This can indeed be true, but as I have expressed through this column on previous occasions, there...