On Wednesday 24 October I voted in favour of an amendment to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill, New Clause 7. This was tabled by Stella Creasy MP and Conor McGinn MP.

I was pleased to support a Macmillan Cancer Support coffee morning in Parliament on Wednesday 24 October 2018.

I visited Mindful Gifts in Darlaston. The new shop is a Community Interest Company (CIC) which means it work for the good of the community rather than personal gain. The shop is brimming with nostalgia and helps people with dementia to remember by touch and smell.

I asked the Leader of the House to confirm that the Government are not using the Procedure Committee to take sovereignty away from Parliament by not giving Parliament a meaningful vote on the final deal? This is not a minority dictatorship; this is a parliamentary democracy, and Parliament is sovereign. This is the most outrageous power grab by the Government that has ever been seen.

I am alarmed that a DWP administrative error has meant that nearly 180,000 people claiming Employment Support Allowance (ESA) have been underpaid and may be owed an average of £5,000 each. This has caused untold distress to ill and disabled people.