The biggest change to local councils in our area in over 50 years is about to happen. Here's what it means and why it's happening.

It was a genuine privilege to join sponsors and volunteers at International Aid Trust from across Lancashire on Friday, including their incredible Ukrainian team.

After much campaigning, this is really positive and could be the breakthrough moment for Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.

The British Heart Foundation does truly life-changing work, and I felt privileged to join them at one of the 65 red benches they've placed across the UK as part of their Keep Us Beating campaign.

I was born with a congenital heart defect that I’ve only recently found out about, so the fight against heart disease and stroke is one I am passionate about, not just as a policy area.

oday, I held the Chancellor to account in the House of Commons, pressing to ensure she’s doing everything possible to support you through this cost-of-living crisis.

It was really good to meet Principal Clare Russell and talk through plans to invest this funding into an ambitious, ongoing campus masterplan.

Rebuilding our military strength will not happen overnight. It will take sustained investment, clear priorities, and long-term commitment. But we must also be honest about how we got here. Years of austerity hollowed out our capabilities, and we must never allow that to happen again.

The decision by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust to pause new referrals and halt progress on existing waiting lists for autism (ASD) and ADHD assessments for children and young people is deeply concerning to me. I share this concern with other Lancashire-based MPs, so I have joined them in writing to the Trust to raise our concerns.

February is 'Heart Month' - a time when we shine a light on cardiovascular disease and the everyday steps that can reduce risk, like healthy eating and exercise.

As a veteran, I’ve met far too many people who have been personally affected by the previous Government’s unlawful Legacy Act - families who were effectively shut out of the search for truth and justice.

Here are ten things I'm proud of from Labour’s recent Budget

I will always champion secure, high-quality jobs for our community.

The UK Government has launched Best Start in Life – a new generation of family hubs inspired by Sure Start!

It was good to meet with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Steve Reed MP and Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP last week to discuss Local Government reorganisation.

I’m wearing my Hillsborough badge today to honour those who were so tragically taken too soon, those still living with the pain of that day, and the people who have campaigned tirelessly to ensure nothing like it ever happens again.

If you get confused about which council does what in Lancashire, you’re not alone, it’s a mindboggling maze.

Today marks 80 years since Victory over Japan Day—an historic moment that brought the Second World War to its close, though at an unimaginable cost.

Every single day, around 3,000 crimes related to Violence Against Women and Girls are recorded across the UK. It’s a shocking statistic and one we must not accept as normal. To tackle this issue head-on, the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner has launched a county-wide survey to hear directly from women and girls about their experiences, concerns, and ideas for change.

𝖶𝗁𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝖿𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗇𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖺𝗋𝗒, 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖺 𝗇𝗎𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖾𝗅𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗋𝖺𝖿𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗌𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗌 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽.