Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Back in 2017, I started raising concerns about the way in which ideology was trumping common sense when it came to issues around people identifying as transgender. I suggested it was wrong to allow biological males with male bodies to register themselves as female and have full right of access to areas where women expect privacy – including women’s hospital wards, women’s changing rooms and women... Opinions
Welsh Government tree planting plans risk food production 30th October 2023 Good farming land risks being wasted across Monmouthshire to satisfy Welsh Government plans for tree planting, with an MP warning it will lead to a decrease in... Local News
Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon 26th October 2023 The House of Commons was unusually in agreement last Monday when the Prime Minister made a statement about the appalling situation in Israel and Gaza. This was... Opinions
£5k spend on Skenfrith flood project "baffling" 23rd October 2023 Just £5,000 was spent on work to protect a Monmouthshire village from future flooding before the project was paused, an MP has revealed. Skenfrith, on the banks... Local News
Labour leaflet "deliberately misleading" the public over its "atrocious" track record 23rd October 2023 Labour has been mismanaging the NHS and education in Wales for more than two decades, despite the content of a “deliberately misleading” leaflet. A Welsh Labour... Local News
Idiotic drive to school policy to "save the planet" 20th October 2023 Sixth form pupils could be forced into cars to “save the planet” after the size of school buses were reduced to tackle climate change, a move an MP has... Local News
Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon 19th October 2023 To mark the Day of Defenders, a public holiday in Ukraine honouring veterans and fallen members of the Ukrainian armed forces, I was delighted to attend the... Local News
Concerns over "inappropriate" gypsy traveller sites in Portskewett 17th October 2023 Two new potential gypsy traveller sites unveiled by Monmouthshire County Council have been branded “inappropriate" due to overdevelopment concerns in the... Local News
Residents hit out at council over "lack of interest" in safe pedestrian access 13th October 2023 Monmouthshire County Council has been accused of treating a housing estate on the outskirts of Monmouth as a "private village" by frustrated residents who feel... Local News
Your MP writes for the Abergavenny Chronicle and Monmouthshire Beacon 12th October 2023 I am appalled by the despicable acts of terror on Israeli citizens. Nothing can ever justify slaughtering innocent people at a music festival and cruelly taking... Local News