News
Fixing the Education System and Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity for Every Child (Stockport Express - September 2023)
I would like to congratulate all of the students in Stockport who received their GCSE, A-level and T-level results in August. I hope that all students received the results they were aiming for.
The UK Renting Crisis (Stockport Express - August 2023)
Recent data from the BBC has confirmed what many renters already know: that the private rental sector has become dominated by extreme competition, unaffordable rents and insecure tenancies.
Save Stockport’s Train Ticket Offices
It was announced on 5th July that the Conservative government has asked all rail firms to close 1,007 rail ticket offices in Britain. This includes all three of the ticket offices in Stockport constituency – those at Stockport, Brinnington and Heaton Chapel train stations.
Parliamentary Boundary Review
Last week, the Boundary Commission finalised the new boundaries for the next General Election.
The Conservative Mortgage Penalty
9,800 families in Stockport constituency will be hit by the Conservatives’ mortgage penalty as families in our constituency face an annual mortgage payment increase of £2,600 this year.
Carers Week 2023
Monday 5th June marked the beginning of Carers Week, which is an annual campaign dedicated to recognising the vital social contribution made by people who provide unpaid care.
Armed Forces Week 2023
This week is Armed Forces Week and I would like to express my gratitude to all serving and former Armed Forces personnel for their enormous contribution to our country.
Stockport Express – June 2023
My latest article in the Stockport Express is dedicated to celebrating Stockport’s Town of Culture 2023 award and highlighting just a few of the brilliant cultural features that make our town so deserving of this title.
The Sewage Scandal
I spoke in an Opposition Day debate last month about the urgent crisis facing British waterways.
Closing the Door to Guide Dog Discrimination
Researchers have found that a large number of guide dog owners are being illegally turned away by businesses.
Open Doors
I recently attended the Open Doors 2023 World Watch list in the House of Commons. Open Doors is an organisation that works with, and highlights, the plight of persecuted Christians around the world.
Lower wages across the country than when the Conservatives came to power
New analysis reveals the Conservatives’ wholescale failure to grow the economy and to level up Britain, with figures showing that in every region in Great Britain real wages are lower now than when they came to power in 2010.