Following a highly successful campaign from the Merton Conservative Council Group and Stephen Hammond MP, Merton’s Labour-run Council have decided to abandon...

I want to assure you that the Government is committed to being transparent and enabling the effective scrutiny of its trade agenda. Ministers have listened to...

I can confirm I have signed the McPartland Smith amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, which provides that the owner of a building may not pass the costs of any...

When the lockdown began in March, nobody could be sure how long this would last. Many of us hoped that it would be short lived, but very quickly we accepted...

I am extremely disappointed and frustrated to have not been selected to speak in the debate on the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill today. At the last...

Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced much of England, including London, would move to a new Tier 4 of Covid-19 restrictions. Those in Tier 4 are unable to...

From Wednesday the whole of London will move to Tier 3 of the Covid restrictions. This is not what any of us wanted to see, but cases and hospitalisations have...

On Monday the House of Commons voted on the amendments the House of Lords made to the Bill. The House of Lords removed clauses 42-47 of the Bill. I had...

Last night, after serious consideration, I voted in favour of Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, The decision...