Diary - private company questioned on its new firefighting role at a number of MOD sites Tuesday, 7 December, 2021 A morning run in damp, cold conditions began the day. Covid news and early signs suggested the Omicron Covid variant was more transmissible than the current Delta strain, No 10 said. But the PM's official spokesman added it was still too early to draw conclusions - and any impact caused by Omicron would also depend on whether it caused severe illness. There are currently 437 confirmed cases of... Diary
Letter - prisons strategy white paper by the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Justice Secretary 7th December 2021 I am pleased to announce that the Prisons Strategy White Paper has been published today. Our prisons keep the public safe by taking dangerous offenders off our... Westminster News
Diary - new variant must not prevent us living our lives 6th December 2021 Up to London for another week in the Commons. There were a number of Statements before the business of the day and I attended the one by Health Secretary Sajid... Diary
Parliamentary Question - new variants 6th December 2021 Different variants will keep coming at us in the years ahead. In that regard, I heard a very eminent physician on Radio 4 saying that one area of concern was... Speeches in Parliament
Letter - Ten Year Drug Strategy by the Rt Hon Kit Malthouse, Policing Minister 6th December 2021 The Government has today published a new long-term drugs strategy, ‘Hope Over Harm’. The strategy resets the UK Government’s position on, and response to... Westminster News
Diary - Tank Museum is a must see 3rd December 2021 First up was one of our regular meetings with Dorset Council. They have proved very effective and helpful over the pandemic, with councillors, MPs and officials... Diary
W2W - don't panic Captain Mainwaring! 3rd December 2021 I EXPERIENCED a worrying sense of déjà vu this week as further restrictions were imposed following the emergence of a new Covid variant. Face masks are now... Articles
Diary - lobbying ministers 1st December 2021 After an early morning run and a busy morning, I watched PMQs on my office TV. The Opposition leader latched on to a Christmas party last year at No 10 which he... Diary
Diary - no to more restrictions 30th November 2021 An early morning run on a cold, crisp morning began the day. Into the Commons and a meeting with my team, before heading to CR11 for a meeting of the CRG. The... Diary
Diary - restrictions are back 29th November 2021 Here we go again! As news of this new covid variant OMICRON became more and more dominant on all news' outlets, a feeling of dread came over me that, once more... Diary
