CONFIRMED: NO FURTHER RESTRICTIONS FOR XMAS Tuesday, 21 December, 2021 The Prime Minister has just confirmed no further Covid restrictions will be put in place before Christmas. He said there is currently not enough evidence on the severity of Omicron, the hospitalisation rate and the impact of the booster rollout to justify tougher measures before Christmas. However the Prime Minister is clear the situation is finely balanced and remains difficult across the country... Westminster News
VISIT TO TMT FIRST 14th December 2021 Thank you to TMT First, a phone repair centre based on Holditch Road, for showing me around last Friday. The facilities at their centre include offices, a... Local News
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS DEBATE 14th December 2021 I voted with the Government this evening, and will put the text of my speech in the comments. The vote on Covid Passes passed by a majority of 243 (369 for, 126... Speeches in Parliament
CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION - WE HAVE A WINNER! 14th December 2021 Thank you to everyone from across Newcastle-under-Lyme who has entered my Christmas Card competition. This competition has certainly shown off the creativity... Local News
2 YEAR SATISFACTION SURVEY 12th December 2021 Today marks 2 years since I was elected as your Member of Parliament. I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the past 24 months, eventful as they have... Local News
LANDFILLS AND PLANNING PERMISSION 11th December 2021 I have received copies of letters from George Eustice MP, the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Michael Gove MP... Local News
NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT 9th December 2021 Earlier this week I met with Newcastle Community Transport (NCT). Left to right in the picture are Rob (the Co-ordinator), Phil (Vice-Chair), myself and George... Local News
BRAVERY AWARDS NOMINEES 9th December 2021 This morning 3 Staffordshire Police officers were greeted at Downing Street as part of being nominated for the national Police Bravery Awards 2021. PCs Paul... Local News
NATIONALITY AND BORDERS BILL 7th December 2021 Good to speak with the PM this evening about the Nationality & Borders Bill which we are voting on shortly - giving us the tools to return asylum seekers to... Westminster News
COVID UPDATE 6th December 2021 The first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Staffordshire. A resident of Newcastle-under-Lyme was identified as a close contact of... Local News
