Feedback after my appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme to discuss coronavirus restrictions has been overwhelmingly positive. Nevertheless, I recognise some people rightly have real concerns surrounding the health of their loved ones. The Today interview is here, in a segment from 01:08:45: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mcnw I gave my sources here: I hope after listening to the interview, and reading the sources above, even those who disagree may concende this is an important and legitimate debate. There is no lack of concern for people at […]

A number of constituents who live in Wycombe and work for British Airways have been in touch in recent weeks about the awful situation they are in due to the coronavirus crisis and BA’s response to it.  This is an appalling time for BA staff and their families. I have made a number of interventions to represent them, and in particular we have: Written to the Secretary of State for Transport to raise the concerns of constituents who had contacted […]

We’re investing massively in education with over £14bn for primary and secondary education between now and 2023. We’re cracking down on the crime that blights too many streets and too many lives. We will build back a greener, more beautiful Britain. We will build better roads, rail and transport infrastructure. We will strengthen that incredible partnership between our four nations and drive economic growth in all parts of the country. We will build fantastic new homes to help young people […]

I, along with a group of cross-party MPs, have written a letter to the Chancellor urging him to agree a customised and flexible extension to the furlough scheme for the aviation, travel and tourism industries. I know many people living in Wycombe who work for British Airways have been in touch with me concerned about the uncertainty they face. The letter has been organised by Henry Smith MP and The Future of Aviation Group. In the letter, we call on the […]

Black lives matter. I cannot think of anyone who disagrees. And while it would be easy to reply, “all lives matter”, that would be a disservice to the thousands of people who have legitimate grievances about racism. That those grievances evidently continue today, after ten years of the Equality Act, is deeply troubling.  With mounting concern, I have been listening carefully to Black British people. It is clear the Conservative Party needs to move beyond our proud record of establishing […]