Opinions

Across Burnley and Padiham, we are served by some amazing GP surgeries. However, one of the issues that has now become a recurring theme is the struggle that...

For decades our social care system has been in need of fundamental reform, but the political will to sort it hasn’t been there. Instead, the difficult decisions...

The Parliamentary recess is now coming to a close and on Monday Parliament will return, with much on the agenda to get through. And with the last summer recess...

This week Parliament has been recalled from the summer recess for the first time since 2013. Back then it was to discuss the conflict in Syria and Government’s...

They say that if you are working on something that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. And whilst last week was incredibly busy this rang true...

At the end of July Parliament went into recess, giving me and all other MPs the opportunity to spend time in the constituency without the need to travel to and...

Policing and crime is one of the issues that gets raised with me most frequently. From the speeding cars that shoot down our streets, to anti-social behaviour...

I’ve written in this column before about the problem posed by small boats carrying people across the English Channel illegally. It presents not only a security...

Our approach to law and order hasn’t been what it needs to be for too long. We’ve had a sentencing system that automatically releases dangerous people after...