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2026: Week 16 - A turbulent week
As the story of Mandelson’s failed security vetting rumbles on, it has felt like a very turbulent week in politics.
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2026: Week 15 - Back to Westminster
Parliament returned from the Easter recess last week into a world that feels increasingly volatile.
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2026: Week 14 - Focus on Community Organisations
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…
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2026: Week 13 - Out and about in the constituency
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.
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2026: Week 12 - Banking hubs, Shanty Festival and Resident Doctor strikes
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.
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2026: Week 11 - Heating Oil, Palantir and Cardiology win!
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.
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2026: Week 10 - Mandelson files, Iran war and Beach cleans
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…
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2026: Week 9 - War in Iran and spotlight on water companies
It’s been another turbulent week with the US and Israel attacking Iran, who then retaliated by attacking US allies across the Middle East, including a drone strike on a UK RAF base in Cyprus.
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2026: Week 8 - Ukraine Permission Scheme and Coastwatch
The February recess always goes by so quickly
