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AS the proud father of two young daughters I know only too well the challenges parents face keeping our children fit and healthy. My two both inherited a sweet...

AS negotiations for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union enter their critical phase, I remain confident that British farming will do well post-Brexit. I...

IT is just over four months since I sat in the famous Cabinet Room in Number 10 Downing Street and was invited to serve in Her Majesty’s Government by the Prime...

I’ve been spending a lot of time in the pub lately. I should perhaps clarify that this has all been strictly work-related activity! It is part of my efforts to...

I recently made my debut on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions panel discussion. For those not familiar with the long-running programme, it’s the radio equivalent of...

IMAGINE a glorious early spring day in the Dales, ideal for a brisk walk to blow away the cobwebs of a hard winter. You set out with the appropriate clothing...

Compared with the craggy drama of the Lakeland fells or the sweeping beauty of Yorkshire’s Dales, the peatlands of Northern England attract little attention...

I HAVE written before about one of the strengths of our Parliamentary democracy being that MPs represent geographical constituencies. Among other benefits, it...

Before I became an MP I worked with businesses and my job was to help them grow. Often these were small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In many cases they...