WE’RE almost there.

But, as the clock ticks down to 31 December, there are those who still refuse to accept we are leaving the EU.

Earlier this year I announced a £105 million fund to secure short term, interim solutions for the individuals brought in off the street as part of the government’s ‘Everyone In’ initiative – bringing inside some of the most vulnerable people to enable them to self-isolate and get the help they ne

I was over the moon with the news that DCH is to receive a further £2 million to increase capacity and improve its emergency department. The money is to help DCH through the winter months. More restrictions imposed today as coronavirus cases rise.

With the number of COVID infections on the rise, two million people in north-east England are expected to face local restrictions. Areas including Newcastle and Sunderland are due to be subject to new measures.

I am writing to inform you that the Government has laid before Parliament a White Paper entitled ‘A Smarter Approach to Sentencing’.

Today I have announced and implemented an extension to the moratorium on commercial landlords’ right to forfeiture for the non-payment of rent (Section 82 Coronavirus Act 2020).

Another glorious day. Out into the park first thing and then into the House. There is no doubt that getting a test for COVID-19 is proving a problem for many. Health Secretary acknowledged this, saying that the testing system was facing an "enormous challenge".

The temperature hovered near 30 degrees in London as the sun continued to shine. In the Commons the UK Internal Market Bill went through its Second Reading. There has been some controversy since one of our ministers told the House the Bill would break international law.

Mr Speaker, I beg to move that the Bill be read a Second time and this House acts to preserve one of the crucial British achievements of the last three centuries: namely our ability to trade freely across the whole of these islands. 

Dear Colleague,

I wanted to write to you to set out why we are bringing forward the UK Internal Market Bill, and in particular address some of the questions about what impact this might have on the Northern Ireland Protocol.