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On Friday 30 April 2021 I visited the National Covid Memorial Wall, a public mural painted by volunteers to commemorate victims of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. The wall is marked with over 150,000 hearts, each one a symbol of a life lost to coronavirus.
On Monday 26 April 2021, Parliament voted on Lords Amendments to the Financial Services Bill. I have been contacted by several constituents who have asked me to support mortgage prisoners, who find themselves stuck with high-interest mortgage products through no fault of their own.
On Thursday 22 April 2021 the Defence Secretary, made a statement on the special committee review into the historical actions of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. On behalf of the Government, the Secretary of State issued a formal apology for Britain’s failure to properly commemorate tens of thousands of black and Asian soldiers who died serving our country
During Business Questions on Thursday 22 April 2021, I highlighted the marginalisation of Parliament during Covid-19 and called on the Government to publish Ministers’ financial interests in light of the Greensill scandal. You can read my speech below:
On Wednesday 22 April 2021 I replied on behalf of HM Opposition to a motion which changed a member of the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, which is responsible for overseeing the restoration and renewal of the House of Commons. You can read my speech below:
On Wednesday 21 April 2021, I responded on behalf of HM Opposition to three motions relating to confidentiality and sanctions in the House of Commons standards system which were tabled following three reports published by the Standards Committee. You can read my speech below:
On Tuesday 20 April 2021, I attended an emergency meeting with the Leader of the Opposition following the announcement of the European Super League. We discussed what we could do to oppose the Super League with Malcolm Clarke, Chair of the Football Supporters Association.
I appeared on BBC Politics Midlands on Sunday 18 April 2021. We discussed the funeral of HRH Prince Phillip, vaccine passports and the upcoming local elections. You can watch the episode on iPlayer here: BBC iPlayer - Politics Midlands - 18/04/2021.