Ahead of next week’s Budget I’ve written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves warning her to re-think her plans or she will devastate family businesses across the UK.I make no apology for repeatedly raising the issue as I cannot sit quietly while this government destroys our much-loved businesses,
Esther McVey has accused government of having one rule for the Chancellor and one for the rest of the country – after Rachel Reeves got away with an “inadvertent error” over failing to obtain a rental licence on her property.Ms McVey said anyone would have suffered serious consequences for their act
Tatton MP Esther McVey has accused government of giving criminals the green light to commit crimes – knowing that under new sentencing reforms they will not be sent to prison.As part of the government’s Sentencing Bill there would be a move away from short sentences of 12 months or less and instead
Last week I had the pleasure of officially opening Revvity’s new lab at Alderley Park.The US company is a global life science and diagnostic group, specialising in genome sequencing.It has developed a test similar to the heel prick test currently offered by the NHS to newborns.
Esther McVey has secured a meeting with government ministers in the fight to force councils to carry out regular maintenance and safety inspections of trees following the tragic death of a man killed by a tree branch.Chris Hall was killed while he was walking his dog along The Carrs in Wilmslow, in
A petition boasting nearly 500 signatures calling for special consideration to be given to peatland as part of any future development has been presented in Parliament.Organised by the Friends of Lindow Moss, the petition wants peatland recognised from an environmental perspective in terms of its uni
I am extremely disappointed that three months on from announcing a national inquiry into rape gangs, this government continues to fail the victims.Last week, Parliament returned from its summer break and one of the first items listed for business was an “update” on the inquiry.I sat in the chamber h
Esther McVey has demanded government “come clean” over how much its National Insurance tax rises are costing schools.Ms McVey said schools were having to find additional cash to cover the rise in changes to Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs), despite initially being told government wou
I am proud to be supporting the campaign for a national memorial to commemorate Handforth’s unsung war hero William Douglas Stopford and his comrades from the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit.Flight Sergeant Stopford was born to Sidney and Eunice and went on to marry his sweetheart Bessie, also
