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The week began with an early train to Westminster for an important briefing, then a defence question during which I supported the Minister for Defence, Ben...

For the first time ever wind farms overtook every other source of electricity according to data from Drax Electric Insights. Although the quarter to March was...

After a very busy weekend celebrating the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, I had a relaxed bank holiday Monday recuperating and spending time...

I hope everybody has recovered from two bank holiday weekends and the celebrations associated with the Coronation of King Charles III. What a weekend that was...

Bank holiday Monday started nicely with breakfast in the garden as the weather was very pleasant. I then had a chance to catch up on emails and do some little...

Monday morning began the same as most weeks, with an early train to Kings Cross but this time I was in the fantastic company of Sandra Orr who was coming to...

It was good to meet with Kim McGuinness, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner for the first time this week. We’ve been trying to get together for some time...

I hope everybody reading this had an enjoyable Easter weekend and got to spend some time with family and friends. Parliament has been in Easter recess but the...

Great progress is being made on the new Northumberland Line. You can read the latest newsletter by clicking on the link below.