My latest column - April 2024 Thursday, 18 April, 2024 “Whenever a child is ill, we feel incredibly powerless, but we are not powerless and nor are the Government. We have the power to raise the priority of brain tumour research and I hope the Government do so”. I spoke those words eight years ago today, on April 18th 2016, in a Parliamentary debate on ‘Brain Tumours’. The parents of Daisy Brooks from Bures, who lost her life so tragically to a rare... Articles
MPs call for fresh East Anglia pylon project consultation 15th July 2022 AN assembly of East Anglian MPs has called for a consultation on controversial proposals for 110 miles of pylons to be reopened. National Grid wants to install... Local News
My Statement on the Leadership Election 15th July 2022 My statement below on the current election for leadership of the Conservative Party: We are fortunate to have a talented and extremely diverse set of candidates... Articles
Ormiston Sudbury Academy secures fresh investment from Government's School Rebuilding Programme 14th July 2022 Ormiston Sudbury Academy will receive investment from the Department for Education’s School Rebuilding Programme. Fresh investment to enable a Sudbury school to... Local News
My resignation as Justice Minister 11th July 2022 On Thursday morning last week, I resigned as Justice Minister. As the Minister for the Courts, I have felt duty bound to remain in post because of the current... Westminster News
At least 12 MPs call for consultation on pylon project to reopen 7th July 2022 A letter signed by at least 12 MPs has called for the reopening of a consultation on a controversial pylon project. A letter calling for the reopening of a... Local News
My latest column - June 2022 16th June 2022 When I had the great privilege of first being elected the Member of Parliament for South Suffolk, back in May 2015, by far my most common constituency mailbag... Articles
MPs to champion EADT's manifesto for rural communities in Westminster 13th June 2022 Suffolk MPs say they will "bang the drum" in Westminster for Suffolk's rural communities, with this newspaper's set of proposals. Last week, this newspaper... Local News
Public Meeting on East Anglia GREEN 10th June 2022 PUBLIC MEETING ON NATIONAL GRID PYLON PROPOSALS - Hintlesham & Chattisham Community Hall Public Meeting: I held a public meeting in Hintlesham & Chattisham... Local News
National Grid accused of ‘green-washing’ over Suffolk consultation for new overhead pylons 9th June 2022 National Grid’s ‘East Anglia Green’ project is a proposed 180-kilometre power line reinforcement from Dunston in Norfolk to Tilbury in Essex, via the Suffolk... Local News