Enews: What help for homes, businesses, schools, charities etc Friday, 30 September, 2022 There’s a lot coming from a new government in a hurry to solve some big economic problems. Not all of it has gone very well and some changes need to be rethought. More on this later. One immediate and definitive commitment is a huge package of help on energy. It’s likely to cost around £75bn over 2 years – but could be more or less, depending on how global gas prices move. To put this in... Opinions
Statement on the Prime Minister 6th June 2022 This is a statement which I've drawn up to answer everyone who's emailed me over the last two or three weeks and those who've been messaging me with various... Westminster News
Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Gloucester 1st June 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Gloucester This week we celebrate, above all, how unbelievably fortunate we are to have had our Queen rule for 70 years. As... Local News
CityFibre works in Gloucester 12th May 2022 Residents know City Fibre is installing the lines across our city so that every resident and business has access to SuperFastBroadband. We’ll be one of the... Local News
Statement on Police Investigation into parties at No10 during Lockdown 22nd April 2022 Over the last two weeks we've all seen a huge amount of media and social media comment on, and I've had many e mails about, the police investigation into claims... Westminster News
What’s happening in our City Centre? 12th April 2022 I was walking round the City Centre when a resident said to me: “everything’s closing in The Gates isn’t it..” So that set me thinking about what has changed... Local News
Nazanin and Hope 17th March 2022 We needed some good news and got it yesterday. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoussheh Assouri are back from Iranian jail, where they were effectively hostages... Local News
War in Ukraine: where do we go from here? 7th March 2022 “There are decades when nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen." - Lenin "I remember standing on the Berlin Wall the day it fell and believing... Opinions
Speech on defending open societies 25th February 2022 If the story of the last century is of authoritarian invasions, underestimating the resolve of the West to unite and defend open societies, then it is both... Speeches in Parliament
URGENT: Flooding in Gloucester? Hoping for the best & preparing for the worst 17th February 2022 Rising levels of River Severn by Alney Island in 2017: already higher today Since early autumn I have had an instinct that we will be tested with floods again... Local News
