COVID Restrictions Thursday, 17 June, 2021 After a great deal of though and discussions I voted to keep the existing restrictions in place for just one more month. To be clear, quite rightly this extension will not prevent any of us from going to pubs, restaurants, cafes and shops. We will still be able to entertain up to six people or two families in our homes and hold events with up to thirty people outside. We will still be able to take... Westminster News
Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E department Returns! 14th May 2021 Great news- from 1st July 2021, Cheltenham A&E will be returned to its pre-Pandemic state! Alex Chalk and I have been in regular contact with the heads of the... Local News
Volunteering at Churchdown Community Centre 11th May 2021 Volunteering at Churchdown Community Centre again this morning, helping to deliver the administration of the vaccines. Again, I’d like to pay tribute to the... Local News
Local Elections 6th May 2021 Voting for Kevin Cromwell (Conservative) in the Tewkesbury county division and Chris Nelson for Police & Crime Commissioner this morning. Polling stations are... Local News
George Eustice - Meeting with Local Farmers 30th April 2021 The government has had a policy of controlling the badger population and this has helped reduce the incidence of bovine TB considerably in Gloucestershire and... Westminster News
Virtual Visit to Angola 29th April 2021 This month I took part in an informative first virtual visit to Angola one of the two countries I represent as the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy. I met with... Westminster News
ODA Budget 27th April 2021 Through my work as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Angola and Zambia, I have seen first-hand the excellent work of TradeMark East Africa in upgrading... Westminster News
Puppy Smuggling Open Letter 20th April 2021 I’ve signed an open letter addressed to Lord Goldsmith, the Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, responsible for animal... Westminster News
Battle of Tewkesbury- Royal Mail Stamp 20th April 2021 Great to see that Royal Mail has revealed a collection of eight 'Special Stamps' reimagining key battles from across the years of the Wars of the Roses... Local News
A National Day of Reflection 23rd March 2021 Remembering all those who have lost their lives due to the Coronavirus pandemic, including my father, Jim, who died in hospital on 5th May 2020. May they all... Local News
