Here you can read the eNews for December 2025

On 18 December 2025, before the pre-Christmas adjournment debate, I presented a public petition on the Leather Museum: 
"I am presenting this petition on behalf of the residents in Walsall and the UK. This is a petition about the Walsall Leather Museum which was built in a nineteenth century leather factory. It is the heart of

The House of Commons met on on Wednesday 17 December 2025 to debate the Bill at second reading. 

The National Insurance Contributions Bill make provision to amend section 4 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and section 4 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, so that amounts of salary

The annual Civic Carol Service was held at St Matthews Church on Sunday 14 December 2025 with Thanksgiving and Dedication.  The service was led by Reverend Preb Jim Trood and The  Reverend David Candlin from Bloxwich gave the Sermon. 

Later the event known as Bun and Shilling were presented by the Mayor Cllr Louise Harrison.

On 10 December 2025 I attended the Lush Drop-In event in the Churchill Room and signed the Lush Pledge. Lush work with many organisations whose responses to the replacing animals in science strategy are listed below. Lush and other organisations have asked the Government to also look at the following:

Enshrine commitments in the strategy

I attended  the Fairtrade APPG 'Festive Fairtrade Reception' event in the Jubilee Room on Wednesday 10 December 2025. The event, an evening of celebration and connection, brought together supportive Members of Parliament and leading Fairtrade advocates to reflect on this year's achievements and explore how government can champion responsible business practises, uphold human rights, and

I chaired the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee on 10 December 2025. This considered the Draft Building Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026. 

The Building Saftey Regulator (BSR) establishes a new body separate from the Health and Safety Executive. Since the new leadership took over at the BSR, progress has

At the Drop-In of the Royal Mail Christmas Reception 'Send a little love this Christmas' on 10 December, I met Richard Kesterton from Shrewsbury. ( Main picture). 

Richard has been given the title "Postie of the Year".  Richard does not only do his day to day of job of delivering our mail in Shrewsbury