Opinions

The backdrop to this week’s Budget was not an easy one. In just four years our country has experienced a global pandemic, war breaking out in Europe, and high...

This week has been a big one for transport. Anyone who follows my social media will know that I have consistently been raising our transport infrastructure in...

Making sure that you and your family can access a dental appointment as and when needed is a big priority for me. Not least because when it comes to NHS care I...

On Wednesday of this week, I returned from a three-day visit to Israel. This was my second visit to the country, and was alongside Parliamentarians from across...

There’s so much that I want to talk about in this week’s column, that I simply can’t fit it all in. But here’s some of the big news. It’s National...

Two weeks ago, I spend the morning questioning the current CEO of the Post Office. As part of the Business and Trade Committee the current boss was brought to...

This weekend we will observe Holocaust Memorial Day - a time for us to reflect on one of humanity’s darkest chapters. The Holocaust, with its unspeakable...

Anyone following the news this week will have seen the debates over the Rwanda Partnership and our scheme to stop small boat crossings. Sadly, almost no...

For decades before 2019 politics in Burnley and Padiham wasn’t what it should have been. We had MPs more interested in their careers in London, ignoring...