Please note this article contains descriptions of miscarriage which some may find distressing. Earlier this year, Laura, a constituent in Bassetlaw, came to see me at one of my regular surgeries. Tragically, she had heard the words no expectant mother wants to hear, “I’m sorry, there’s no heartbeat”. She opted for medical management at the […]

This week, I was able to bring the important issue of breast cancer screening to the national stage. On Monday, I held an adjournment debate in Parliament on my local campaign to encourage more women in Bassetlaw to attend their breast screening appointments. The proportion of eligible women attending for a mammogram in Bassetlaw has […]

After a good kicking at elections, the usual and heavily anticipated response from the ruling party is that we are listening. But this isn’t going to wash. Labour needs a reset. Sir Keir Starmer has shown strong leadership internationally and he needs to start showing the same leadership in our own country and stop the […]

The first duty of any government is to keep the country safe. This week’s announcement that the government will boost defence spending to 2.5% of national income, the biggest boost since the Cold War, is a giant leap forward in the effort to safeguard our security in an increasingly dangerous and unpredictable world. Putin’s illegal […]

Here in Bassetlaw, most people work hard all their lives, pay their dues and want to live comfortably. What unites many in anger is the known benefit fraudster, who lives down the street. With billions of public money lost last year, it is time at long last for real action against the fraudsters. Those who […]

The Government has today announced a £410 million investment to develop cutting-edge fusion energy, which promises to be a safe, low carbon and sustainable part of the world’s energy supply with potential to help sustain net zero in the future. The prototype fusion energy plant is set at the site of a former coal power […]