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Back in November when reports were emerging of a new, highly transmissible variant of Covid, the most sensible thing to do was to be cautious. That did not mean...

It’s only right that I start this week’s column by addressing what has been on our television screens since Monday. It’s something I need to comment on as I...

The Christmas period always seems to come just as quick as it goes. And here we now are in the first week of January wondering if we all blinked too fast. I do...

It has now been just over two years since I had the enormous honour of being elected your Member of Parliament for Burnley and Padiham, and as we leave 2021 and...

Christmas last year was so difficult for many of us, and I know that families across Burnley and Padiham have been looking forward to spending time together...

2021 has been a tough year – possibly tougher than even 2020. When we came into the year the Alpha variant of Covid-19 that was first discovered in Kent, was...

Writing this column is always difficult because sometimes events can overtake things quickly. And this week that is definitely the case. Having written my...

So often when we put on the news or are watching television and the adverts come on, we see big business. Whether it’s global giants like Coca Cola with their...

In the last few weeks, I have had conversations with the Home Secretary, Justice Secretary, Prime Minister and Royal Navy about the unacceptable situation in...