Dissolution Update Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 At midnight tonight, Parliament will be dissolved. From that point, there will no longer be any MPs until after the General Election which will take place on 4 July. While Parliament may not be sitting, my office can deal with urgent casework enquiries only via the usual channels. As many will know, the upcoming General Election will be fought on new constituency boundaries which will see Bicester... Local News
JDE: agreement reached with Unite the Union 23rd July 2021 It was good to catch-up with JDE Banbury Plant Director, Rob Williams, this morning. I’m pleased to hear that after two-weeks of meaningful negotiations, an... Articles
Visit to Hardide Coatings' new facility 23rd July 2021 I enjoyed a fascinating visit to Hardide Coatings’ new purpose-built site on Longlands Road Estate in Bicester. I met CEO, Phil Kirkham, and Finance Director... Local News
Visit to Saietta Electric Drive amid plans to bring more jobs to area 23rd July 2021 I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Saietta Electric Drive in Upper Heyford today. Founded in 2014, Saietta specialise in electric drive solutions using axial-flux... Articles
JDE: associates to vote on proposals 23rd July 2021 It was good to catch-up with JDE Banbury Plant Director, Rob Williams, this morning. I’m pleased to hear that after two-weeks of meaningful negotiations, an... Local News
Health and Care Bill 2021 20th July 2021 Constituents have been in touch with me in recent days about the Second Reading of the Health and Care Bill which took place last week. The unprecedented threat... Articles
Moving to Step 4 in the Roadmap 19th July 2021 Today marks the final step in the roadmap out of lockdown. It has been a long 16 months in which we have all had to make a tremendous amount of sacrifice. Today... Articles
Temporary reduction in the UK's aid budget 14th July 2021 A lot of constituents have been in touch with me in recent days about last night's vote on the temporary reduction in the UK’s aid budget from 0.7 per cent to 0... Articles
Letter to Editor 14th July 2021 I was dismayed to read the recent letter about the ongoing situation at the JDE factory in Banbury calling on me to stand up for the workers. I have been doing... Local News
Visit to Katharine House Hospice to meet new CEO 9th July 2021 It was great to pop in to Katharine House Hospice to meet new CEO Trevor Johnson today. We discussed their new partnership with Oxford University Hospitals NHS... Local News
