Letter to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Dec 2024)

Letter to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Dec 2024)

Today I have written to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to ask her to consider three potential ways forward that could help address concerns about the impact of changes to inheritance tax on farming, while still addressing fairness. The full text of the letter is...
Letter to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Nov 2024)

Letter to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Nov 2024)

On Tuesday, I met with a group of farmers from Herefordshire in Parliament to listen to their concerns about the Government’s changes to inheritance tax. Today, I wrote to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to urge her to meet with the NFU, to press for an urgent...
Letter to the Foreign Secretary

Letter to the Foreign Secretary

Today, Adrian Ramsay, Carla Denyer, Sian Berry and I wrote to David Lammy to clarify the Government’s position on the risk of genocide in Gaza. The full text of the letter is below. Letter to David Lammy MP, Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and...

Letter to the Chancellor and Environment Minister

Yesterday’s Budget included a worrying 2% real-terms reduction in DEFRA’s revenue budget over the next two years. For that reason, I have today written to the Chancellor and the Environment Minister to urge the government to consider the serious implications of...
Letter to the Schools Minister

Letter to the Schools Minister

Yesterday, I spoke in an important debate on SEND provision in schools. I raised the case of Westfield School in Leominster, and asked the Government to commit to the School Rebuilding Programme and the vital capital funding it provides. As my question was not...
Prostate Cancer UK

Prostate Cancer UK

I joined Prostate Cancer UK’s launch event for their first year plan for the new Government.This disease affects 1 in 8 men, and does really important work to raise awareness, fund research and provide support