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I share the concerns many people have about the impact of the closure of bank branches, particularly in rural areas such as ours. Since Barclays’ announcement...

As the countdown to Christmas continues everyone will be making their festive plans. In the Sunak household we will be sticking to a longstanding guiding...

I recently had the honour and the privilege to visit the Gurkha Temple at Catterick Garrison. As many of you will know, particularly those who live in the...

It’s almost exactly eight years since this column first appeared in the Darlington & Stockton Times. That first column, written when I was a newly-elected...

One of the privileges of being the MP for this area is seeing the tremendous support given to the people in our community who need help to achieve their full...

As a proud Member of Parliament for one of the most rural constituencies in our country, I know how tough things have been for our farming communities, not...

I receive regular updates from North Yorkshire health chiefs about how our local services are performing. It’s something which started during the Covid-19...

Encouraging people to come together to make their communities better places to live and work is an important part of my role as your local MP. In recent weeks I...

I hope you have all completed your festive preparations and are looking forward to the Christmas break. It’s been a busy run in to the holiday for me with a...