Opinions

It’s easy to underestimate the importance of keeping inflation under control. Because for all the talk of economic growth, jobs and skills which we’re pushing...

Last week I welcomed the Minister for Health to Blackburn Hospital. I did so as a big part of my role is making sure that Government really understands the...

It’s fair to say that there is no such thing as a typical week, with this week showing a good example of the variety of work taking place. The long bank holiday...

One of the greatest attributes of our country is the desire and ability to help those who are in genuine need. And one of the areas where we see our national...

For decades we have enjoyed a steady improvement in the global security environment. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, nations across the world took...

The last couple of weeks Parliament has been on the Easter recess, giving me an opportunity to swap the weekly commute for a bit more time up here at home. That...

As I’ve been around Burnley and Padiham, on the doorsteps, at my advice surgeries or using more ‘modern’ tools like my Facebook Live Q&As; working parents have...

Earlier this week I was speaking to a group of students from a university in the USA, about my passion for education and the role it plays in levelling up...

It’s hard to believe that Wednesday marked the day when, four years ago with Covid-19 an unknown to us all, the then Chancellor and now Prime Minister unveiled...