Opinions

I loved being the MP for Wantage and Didcot and wish I was still MP for the constituency now, but I wish my successor all the best for representing this...

A couple of years ago I wrote my article for the Herald on Merv, a then 86-yr-old I visited each week through the great Didcot Good Neighbour Scheme. Under the...

I have had several meetings to progress various local campaigns that are a priority for me and my constituents. I met with the Health Minister, Andrea Leadsom...

I am proud to have hosted many local events since I was elected as your MP including an Apprenticeship Fair, Pensioners’ Fair, Farmers Forum, Crime Summits...

Along with the other Conservative MPs in Oxfordshire, I wrote to the CEO of Thames Water to demand that more action is taken to tackle sewage pollution in our...

Since being elected in 2019, I am proud to have delivered for all my constituents - young and old. For young people, I started a campaign to encourage employers...

Being an MP involves a lot of travel across my constituency. We have to be in Parliament from Monday to Thursday, but the rest of the week I travel from my home...

As of this week I will have been the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing for 6 months. As readers will know, being appointed to the Department for...

One of the most common questions I'm asked is what is life like as an MP. In general my week is split Monday-Thursday in Parliament and Friday-Sunday back home...