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
Unemployment remains at low low levels in Wyre Forest 17th August 2016 Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics show that the total number of unemployed claimants in Wyre Forest, during July 2016, was 706. This... Local News
View from Westminster 5th August 2016 5th August 2016 It seems so recently that we were embarking on that fabulous summer four years ago – the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the London 2012 Olympics. It was an... Westminster News
View from Westminster 29th July 2016 29th July 2016 Over the last few years, I have put on a number of local Jobsfairs here in Wyre Forest. These aim to link those looking for work, with employers looking for... Westminster News
View from Westminster 22nd July 2016 22nd July 2016 It really is extraordinary how quickly things move in politics. A couple of months ago, the plan was for David Cameron to stand down before 2020, with an... Westminster News
Mark Garnier MP hails outstanding progress on tackling unemployment 20th July 2016 New analysis has shown that Wyre Forest has had one of the fastest growing employment rates across the country, alongside continuing to break local claimant... Local News
View from Westminster 15th July 2016 15th July 2016 They say a week is a long time in politics: 25 minutes seems an eternity these days. A journalist Tweeted on Monday morning that she hoped we were in for a no... Westminster News
View from Westminster 8th July 2016 8th July 2016 MPs make many decisions, but one of the most unusual is choosing the next Prime Minister. By far the majority of times, leaders of political parties are chosen... Westminster News
View from Westminster 1st July 2016 1st July 2016 After more than 4 decades since we last had a vote on EU membership, the country has had another chance to voice its opinion on our continued membership of the... Westminster News
View from Westminster 24th June 2016 24th June 2016 The polls have closed, the results are in and we are set for Brexit. This is not a result I wanted, but I am proud to be part of the greatest democracy on Earth... Westminster News
