2026: Week 15 - Back to Westminster
Parliament returned from the Easter recess last week into a world that feels increasingly volatile.
Parliament returned from the Easter recess last week into a world that feels increasingly volatile.
It has been the second week of Easter recess and it’s been a pleasure to spend some time here in Newton Abbot. My focus this week has been on community organisations, and I am proud to say that in this constituency we have an abundance of them.
This week was the first full week of the Easter recess so I’ve made the most of being in the constituency and catching up with local issues and events.
In this last week before Easter recess I have spoken in a debate about Public Baths and Lidos, highlighting the importance of these facilities in our local areas.
I began last week with a critical call about heating oil, a topic dominating my postbag as constituents' heating oil bills have soared since the conflict in Iran.
It’s been a busy week here in Westminster, with the publication of the first of the Mandelson files, a very heated PMQs and the passage of the hereditary peers bill, along with the usual business of the house.