We have had two years of “road to Brexit” speeches. We stagger from vote to vote, from week to week. Today, we heard the Foreign Secretary make an announcement on the radio that Brexit may have to be delayed. Is that the way to run a Government—informing people outside the House before the Speaker or

Following the defeat of the Government’s deeply flawed Brexit deal in Parliament by a record margin of 230 votes, the Prime Minister set out the Government’s response on 21 January 2019. This included precious little detail on how the Government seeks to proceed, other than that “conversations” would be held on next steps and that

On 28 January 2019 I responded to the debate on proxy voting for parental absence. The House approved a 12-month pilot scheme of proxy voting for MPs who are absent from the House by reason of childbirth or care of an infant or newly-adopted child, and also for those who have suffered a miscarriage, an amendment

A petition, 'time for better pay', has been launched by the general secretary of the shopworker's trade union, Usdaw, calling for the Government to strengthen workers' rights. This petition was launched by Usdaw surveyed more than 10,500 members  about issues surrounding low pay, short-hours contracts and insecure work and found the following:

At Business Questions I raised that the Prime Minister did not say in her statement whether her deal would be brought back to Parliament. I asked the Leader of the House whether it is the Government's intention to bring back a second meaningful vote to the House?

I attended  'A Taste of Cumbria' at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 23 January 2019, an event showcasing produce from a beautiful part of our country.

I responded to the following Urgent Question to the Leader of the House on 22 January 2019:  "to ask the Leader of the House of Commons if she will make a statement on the obstacles to introducing proxy voting in Parliament."

I have signed the Holocaust Educational Trust's Book of Commitment, pledging my commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those murdered during the Holocaust as well as acknowledging the extraordinary work carried out by Holocaust survivors to educate young people today. Sunday 27th January will mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and