Jobs are vital to welfare reform. Unemployment has been medicalised, leaving too many without aspiration or hope. Sunday, 16 March, 2025 It’s hard to get a car moving with the handbrake on. Jobs are vital to welfare reform. Unemployment has been medicalised, leaving too many without aspiration or hope. To govern is to choose and against the backdrop of an increasingly unsafe world, the need to invest significantly more in defence and a flatlining economy, further reform of welfare is a necessity. When I resigned from Cameron’s... Articles
Supporting the Hospitality Sector 8th March 2021 I know how vital the hospitality sector is to our local economy and how difficult this past year has been for business owners in hospitality and those who work... Local News
For the sake of the economy, the Government must lift lockdown faster 4th March 2021 Rishi Sunak has had a remarkable year. Without warning he was shoehorned into the second most important job in government to immediately deliver a Budget. Since... Articles
Everything you need to know about Budget 2021 3rd March 2021 Budget delivers on commitment to provide security and stability to the British people through the pandemic – providing over £407 billion of support for families... Westminster News
It's time for the Government to get tough on dognappers 27th February 2021 I know that the theft of pets, particularly dogs, has been an issue for a number of years. But I didn’t quite grasp the growing scale of the problem until it... Articles
Highams Park Food Aid win Prime Minister's Points of Light Award 25th February 2021 Points of Light are outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. Every week day the Prime Minister recognises an... Local News
Recognise and reward the contribution of key workers 23rd February 2021 I met with a group of key workers such as healthcare professionals, transport operatives, social workers and unpaid carers in the constituency. After listening... Local News
Fairlop Waters Outdoor Activity Centre 🚣♂ 22nd February 2021 Many constituents have written to me concerned about the future of Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre. I have heard from local residents about the importance of... Local News
Sir Iain Duncan Smith condemns Government for blocking genocide amendment vote 9th February 2021 Sir Iain Duncan Smith condemns the Government’s use of procedure to bundle together multiple amendments to prevent a vote on the genocide amendment to the Trade... Speeches in Parliament
Using parliamentary gameplay to deny a vote on genocide is a shameful act by the Government 9th February 2021 Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP writes for The Telegraph. Today, Parliament should have had an historic opportunity to end decades of dither over the “crime of crimes”... Articles
