Diary

Before we all get carried away with the General Election can I ask that we spare a thought for our veterans. I’m helping collect for the Royal British Legion’s annual poppy appeal. I hope people will be as generous this year as they have in the past to ensure our veterans get the support they [...]

I have nominated The Humble Plumb for the Parliamentary Pub of the Year Award 2019. Good luck!

Away from the chaos of Westminster good people are raising money for good causes. #MacmillanCoffeeMorning

I enjoyed being interviewed yesterday by Sam from Itchen College who is an aspiring young journalist. We talked about Brexit and the possibility of a General Election.

Another fantastic Southampton Boat Show in the sunshine with my good friends and colleagues Mims Davies MP, Nusrat Ghani MP and Peter Bottomley MP. Do pop down over the weekend if you get a chance. Congratulations to British Marine for organising such an excellent event.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting a group of Southampton constituents who took part in the first Home Education Day in Parliament. After a tour of Parliament, I had the opportunity to answer some of their questions and also make a tangible link between Southampton and the day to day work of UK Parliament.

Once again a fantastic day at Southampton Mela Festival! I’d highly recommend a visit to the Mela to see a huge array of arts, dance and music celebrating the Asian culture. It’s on now in Hoglands Park until 9pm. All are welcome!

It was a real pleasure to meet Marina, Aimee and Natalie when they brought Woody to collect his prize for being the cutest pet in Southampton Itchen. Woody is a delightful little Labrador and he lives with his lovely family in Thornhill. I hope Marina and her husband enjoy the House of Commons Champagne and [...]

It was a pleasure to visit the Southampton Children's Play Association (SCPA) Harefield play scheme yesterday. SCPA do a fantastic job and it's great to see the children having such a good time. Lovely to see Anna who has worked so hard organising the scheme this summer. Well done to all involved!

The Great British Spring Clean is returning over the weekend of 2nd to 4th March - keep an eye out for litter-picks in your local area!