The ‘Best Small Shops Competition’ is back for 2019 and is looking to once again promote the role small shops play in their communities. So if you believe you know, or indeed run, the best small shop in Corby & East Northamptonshire, then please do enter this fantastic competition.

On the 31st July, the Environment Agency, along with Water UK, launched their ‘Love Water’ campaign, which aims to connect people with the water environment.

I was very disappointed at the BBC’s recent decision to discontinue the concessionary TV licence for over-75s.

I am hugely honoured to have been asked to serve in the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s, first Government as an Assistant Government Whip.

The International Trade Secretary has launched the world’s first international trade training scheme to grow the UK’s talent pool of future negotiators, policy makers and HM Trade Commissioners.

The planning application for a waste treatment plant at Shelton Road in Corby is one that has, quite understandably, attracted a lot of interest from local residents and thrown up a number of concerns.

I was delighted to present a petition that I organised on behalf of all my constituents who want to see the result of the 2016 EU referendum respected and the result delivered upon, on the floor of the House of Commons, just before the House rose for the summer recess.

It was great to meet with ‘Farmer Tom’ Martin again to discuss the educational initiatives he has been working on, and to share those with the Minister of State for School Standards.

Recently, I joined my fellow Northamptonshire MPs for a joint meeting between the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and the Department of Health & Social Care, where we talked about the steps we need to take locally to see better joined-up working between health and soci

Along with my fellow Northamptonshire MPs, local authority representatives and a group of school leaders, I was pleased to meet with the Schools Minister in the last week of term to discuss education in the county and the steps being taken to improve outcomes for our young people.