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I have received a lot of emails asking whether or not the UK will be "breaking international law”. Most of those emailing seem a bit hazy on the details, so I will try to set out an easy guide on a rather arcane matter.

The latest big announcement is the Kickstart scheme as part of the UK Government’s Plan for Jobs.

More than 82,000 meals were claimed in the Monmouth constituency under the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, according to latest statistics.

Statement on the one-way system in Monmouth following a number of concerns raised by local residents:

An innovative new scheme to help young people into work and spur Britain’s economic revival has been welcomed by Monmouth MP David Davies. 

Since March, the focus of the NHS has been to deal with Covid-19 and it has performed admirably. However, we must not take our eye off other health issues. On a family walk in the Brecon Beacons over the bank holiday weekend, we came across someone who had fallen.

An Abergavenny charity that provides day care and educational opportunities has been awarded a £1,500 grant to help it continue to support key worker parents during the coronavirus pandemic with essential childcare services.

It has been a difficult week for the UK Government and especially for Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. Schools have been closed since March and no exams have been taken.

I was proud to take part in the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, laying a memorial at Llandaff Cathedral to those who fought and died in the Far East.

The horrendous Beirut explosion has killed (as I write this) at least 154 people with the figure sure to rise further. It also destroyed what little confidence there was in Lebanon’s government, which could worryingly trigger a return to the mayhem seen a few decades ago.