Yesterday I spoke in the emergency debate on the situation in Afghanistan, there were some highly moving and well-informed speeches. Virtually everyone agreed that the premature withdrawal by the US left the UK with little other option but to follow.

The Fosse Way bridge - having campaigned on behalf of a constituent who had contacted me regarding this historic bridge, I was delighted to be informed that it has been listed at Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

A top-level ministerial visit to Fir Farm, Lower Swell took place last week to discuss the benefits of mobile abattoirs, attended by Lord Benyon and Minister Prentis from DEFRA, and local MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said: “Following the Government statement yesterday on pausing the easing of Covid restrictions, I called on the Health Secretary to publish the data comparing the risk to the health service and the risk to individuals of death, as opposed to those on the social harm and the harm to businesses...