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At least three candidates have said that the UK will leave the EU without a deal, even though Parliament has expressly voted against it. This week, the National Farmers Union organised an event at which farmers in the West Midlands spoke of the terrible uncertainty of a no-deal exit. I asked for a debate on
At an exhibition in Parliament on Tuesday 11 June 2019, I showed my support for the #StopMS campaign.
To celebrate the diversity of farming and growing in the West Midlands region, I attended the National Farmers' Union (NFU) event in Parliament on Tuesday 11 June.
I met the Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, in Parliament on Tuesday 11 June 2019 while he was on a three-day visit to the UK.
I attended an event at Speaker's House to mark two years since the Grenfell Tower disaster. The horrific fire on 14 June 2017 claimed 72 lives.
There is a new timetable for the election of the Conservative leader, and we need to ensure that the House is not in recess when the new leader—effectively the new Prime Minister—takes up his or her post. Does he agree that it is vital for the House to have an immediate opportunity to test whether
The crisis of shop closures facing town centres across the country, including Walsall, is having a negative impact on both local communities and the wider UK economy. To combat this, Usdaw launched their Industrial Strategy for Retail at an event I attended in Parliament on Wednesday 5 June 2019.
To date 1390 people have signed a Change.org petition to oppose the loss of two staff at Walsall Arboretum.