Dodged her responsibility - child sexual grooming gangs. Thursday, 9 January, 2025 Another week, another extraordinary failure of the government. This time, its child sexual grooming gangs. As an opposition backbencher Labour MP Jess Phillips was a strong advocate for justice for victims, for women’s right, and for perpetrators of appalling acts to be jailed for a very long time. Few will ever forget the grim news of prolific sexual grooming gangs in Rochdale and the subsequent... Articles
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Mark visits Severn Trent's treatment works to see impact of wet wipes and other unflushable products 15th August 2022 Severn Trent recently welcomed Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, to the Kidderminster sewage treatment works to hear more about Severn Trent’s Get River... Local News
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MP View: Full steam ahead on a leadership race 13th July 2022 A week on from my last column, the psychodrama of the ministerial resignations is all behind us and the Conservative Party is now full steam ahead on a... Local News
MP View: Prime Minister is in trouble again 6th July 2022 It won’t have escaped readers’ attention that the Prime Minister is in trouble again. The resignation last week of Government Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher... Local News
