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The UK death rate now stands at 36,042. My thoughts are with every victim, their families and their friends. NHS surcharge Following...

MPs ordered to return to House of Commons MPs have been told to return to the House of Commons after Whitsun recess. Whilst I often find...

The Coronavirus death rate now stands at 35,341. Behind each number (and it is still growing) is a family devastated with grief. Many of...

I hope you have all had a restful weekend. There are strong reports that the R number is rising and anecdotally there seems to be a large...

Sadly today’s figures shows another 384 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the UK death toll to 33,998....

Today, the death toll stands at 33,614. We are also seeing the measures that we have had in place over the past 7 weeks being rolled back...

The Government has issued its new 60-page guidance. This document was produced yesterday afternoon almost a full day after the televised...

Yesterday’s address by the Prime Minister was confusing. What the nation was looking for was clarity and consensus. The statement raises...

There have been reports of a drift with lockdown and there is a feeling that more people are gathering in public spaces. This is the...

The UK has now passed 30,000 deaths. This is the worst in Europe. At today’s Prime Minister’s questions, Boris Johnson was brought to...

Today marks the sad news that we now have the highest death toll in Europe. Behind each death is a grieving family and my thoughts as...

Good Morning. Please see the follwing update as we embark on the seventh week of lockdown. The official death toll now sadly stands at...

During the Government daily briefing on the 17th March, the chancellor, Rishi Sunak stated that he would do “Whatever it takes” to...

Good morning. Today the cabinet will meet to discuss and review lockdown. It is likeley that the guiding principle is the R value (R0)...

I hope this update finds you well and that you have had a pleasant weekend. I am sad to report that the UK death rate from COVID-19...

Nationally, as of 9am on 23 April, 559,935 people have been tested for Covid-19, of which 131,495 tested positive. As of 5pm on 23 April...

Major companies still not adhering to lockdown Yesterday, alongside 50 of my colleagues I signed a letter to BT Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s...

I have, over the past weeks, received a great many emails and messages from dentists in my constituency. Their unique circumstances has...

Nationally as of 9am on 21 April, 397,670 people have been tested for Covid-19, of which 129,044 people tested positive. As of 5pm on 20...

Nationally, as of 9am on 20 April, 386,044 people have been tested for Covid-19, of which 124,743 tested positive. As of 5pm on 19 April...