The Government announced this week that Southampton will be receiving £17 million of investment to upgrade the railway for freight trains. This will allow longer trains to serve the Port of Southampton, increasing rail [...]
It is great news that nine Southampton based cultural organisations will benefit from £1.18 million from the Culture Recovery Fund. This will help organisations that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic to stay [...]
Owning your home is important for many people. Although monthly mortgage payments are generally affordable, getting together a large enough deposit to buy a property is a challenging prospect for most people. The Prime [...]
The Prime Minister outlined today in his conference speech that over the next decade Britain will embark on a green industrial revolution which will make us a world leader in low cost clean power [...]
This week the Prime Minister announced the Lifetime Skills Guarantee. This will provide adults in Southampton of any age without A-Level or equivalent qualifications the opportunity to undertake a free college course from April [...]
I’m aware of an increasing sense that the Government has not sufficiently been held to account by Parliament regarding coronavirus restrictions. The reality is the Government has been held to account continually by MPs. [...]
On Tuesday the Prime Minister announced some additional lockdown restrictions which will take effect from this week. These measures include pubs and restaurants being required to close by 10pm and people being advised to [...]
Today is Battle of Britain Day which this year is marking 80 years since the most fiercely fought 24 hours of the conflict. It is important that we remember the outstanding contribution which the [...]
Last night I voted with the Government to support the Internal Market Bill. The vote attracted a lot of interest so I thought it would be helpful to explain my personal position. There have [...]
I was bitterly disappointed by the eleventh-hour decision made last night by Southampton City Council to cancel BOATS 2020 and the Ocean Village Boat Show which were due to commence this morning. Labour have [...]
