Rishi congratulates Wensleydale Heifers on cup triumph Friday, 12 June, 2026 Rishi joined the celebrations as Wensleydale’s women’s rugby team savoured their triumph in a national cup competition. The Wensleydale Heifers beat Cheshunt 29-15 in the National Junior Plate Final held in Coventry, an historic milestone for the team which was only formed in 2020. The cup triumph was combined with a second-place finish in the league. Rishi congratulated the team on their success... Local News
Rishi Sunak presents French honour to Navy veteran 21st December 2017 A 93-year-old veteran of the Second World War has been recognised for his part in helping to liberate France. Stanley Kitching, of Romanby, Northallerton, has... Local News
Undersea Cables: vital communications links are vulnerable to attack 20th December 2017 Sky News coverage of my report for Policy Exchange on the security threat to the undersea cables that carry 97 per cent of the world's internet and... Media
Rishi Sunak welcomes funding for rural Post Office network 20th December 2017 Rishi Sunak MP has welcomed £370m of Government funding for Britain’s post office network. Of that funding boost, £160m has been earmarked to protect the rural... Local News
Undersea Cables: the threat to our digital security 19th December 2017 BBC Radio 4's World at One coverage of my Policy Exchange report on the security threat to undersea cables which are the vital links in the world's internet and... Media
PMQs: Changing Places for the Profoundly Disabled 18th December 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May gives a very positive response to my question about the need for more appropriate changing rooms for the profoundly disabled. Speeches in Parliament
D&S column: seeing how Universal Credit is working 15th December 2017 MUCH has been written and said about the introduction of the Government’s new welfare payment Universal Credit. It is the biggest shake-up of our benefits... Articles
Rishi Sunak opens community housing in Hudswell 13th December 2017 Three new homes for local people in a Dales community have been officially opened by Rishi Sunak MP. The homes bring to six the number of properties owned by... Local News
Rishi Sunak and family join Santa Fun runners 13th December 2017 SANTA Claus brought some Christmas cheer to a local hospice charity with a present of almost £500. Well, actually there was more than one Santa Claus who gifted... Local News
D&S column: shop local this Christmas 11th December 2017 With Christmas looming ever closer, I am sure many of us will have gone online to do at least part of our festive shopping. With time being so precious in the... Articles