Reporting Back July 2026 Wednesday, 29 July, 2026 Coming straight to your doorstep these coming weeks is my quarterly Reporting Back newsletter, where you can catch up on everything I’ve been working on as your Member of Parliament for Chingford and Woodford Green. Inside, you’ll find updates on local issues, recent community visits, and the ongoing work I’m doing to fight for the priorities that matter most to you. Read the full Reporting Back... Local News
We can't have TikTok's HQ in Britain: the UK's rush for business with Communist China shouldn't replace our moral duty to speak out and stand up for freedom 30th August 2020 Two weeks ago, the young activist Andy Li was arrested under the new national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong. His crime? Peacefully promoting... Articles
It's time to show some Churchillian spirit and win the battle to get our children back in school 23rd August 2020 We have just come through the A level, GCSE AND Btec debacle, with the media and most parents pointing the finger of responsibility firmly at the Secretary of... Articles
After exam fiasco we need a bonfire of the 412 quangos undermining MPs 23rd August 2020 The way government works is at best a mystery to many of the public, who believe they go to the polls every few years and elect a government who will be judged... Articles
It would be madness to welcome TikTok to the UK. We cannot ignore the abuses of the Chinese state 23rd August 2020 There is a dangerous game being played out at the moment, where the UK Government teeters on the edge of agreeing to let TikTok headquarter in London... Articles
It’s not just the migrant boats that we need to go after - Coronavirus has exposed extent of slavery in UK 14th August 2020 In the last week, the sight of boats filled with migrants trying to cross the Channel has dominated the media, as have the Home Secretary’s legitimate efforts... Articles
No North Chingford High Rise Campaign 4th August 2020 Sir Iain Duncan Smith joined campaigners opposing the development of 40 flats on the North Chingford Assembly Hall and Library, which would totally change the... Local News
Community Champion Nominations 1st August 2020 To celebrate individuals, organisations and businesses that have ‘gone the extra mile’ to support their communities during lockdown, I’m asking you to nominate... Local News
Sir Iain Duncan Smith backs residents’ campaign to save footpath 31st July 2020 Sir Iain Duncan Smith is backing local residents to call on Redbridge Council to re-establish a footpath as a public right of way after it blocked off by a... Local News
China is our greatest threat, not Putin’s Russia 21st July 2020 Something remarkable happened yesterday. The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, having arrived in the UK the evening before, chose to meet a group of MPs... Articles