News

Responding to the Business Statement a day after the Chancellor announced the Budget, I criticised the Government’s decision to increase council tax for families in my constituency while freezing the pay of millions of public sector key workers. You can read my full speech below: 

I appeared on BBC Politics Midlands on Sunday 28 February 2021. We discussed the Prime Minister’s roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions, supporting schools as they safely re-open and unemployment figures in the West Midlands.

I attended a virtual meeting of the APPG on Portugal on Thursday 25 February 2021 with His Excellency Mr. Manuel Lobo Antunes, Portugal’s Ambassador to the UK.

Responding on behalf of HM Opposition on Thursday 25 February 2021, I highlighted the Government’s failure to compensate Windrush victims and its unlawful awarding of coronavirus contracts. You can read my full speech here: