10th May 2024

Following the recent tragic events in Palestine, I have written to the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly MP asking the UK Government take...

I was delighted to attend the grand opening of the Lancaster University School of Mathematics (LUSoM) on London Road, in conjunction with...

From left: Dr Andrew Fletcher, Medical Director, John Chesworth, Chair, Lynn Kelly, Chief Executive, Mark Hendrick, Kate Overend, Jim...

Wishing all my Muslim constituents, colleagues and friends a very happy Eid and all those completing the Hajj pilgrimage a safe journey...

I organised a conference for third sector organisations; charities, voluntary and community groups to come together and listen to a range...

I was delighted to be asked to close the North West Co-operative Party Regional Conference in Liverpool on 18th February. The theme of...

I was thrilled to be invited to speak at the Fairtrade Lancashire Schools Conference at County Hall. Around twenty schools were invited...

I was delighted to be invited to Places for People to take a look around Mill Bank Welling Centre - a building that I last visited many...

As chair of the All-Party Parliamentary (APPG) British-Norwegian Group, I hosted a meeting with Spitfire, the group bringing to flight a...

I was invited to be a guest speaker at the Young Fabian's launch of their pamphlet 'An Economic Lens to Reclaiming Heartlands: 100 Years...

Christmas has always been a good time to reflect on the events of the past year and take stock of what is truly important. This year has...

Sir Mark Hendrick, the Labour/Co-op MP for Preston, has today introduced a private members’ bill to update part of the law on...

I am thrilled to announce that work has begun on the first set of homes in Fishwick with faulty external insulation which was installed...

I was invited by DWP staff to visit their new Jobcentre, which is located in the Fishergate Centre in the space formally occupied by...

Preston's MP accused the government of total neglect before one minister suggested struggling people could work more hours or change...

Ahead of World Parkinson's Day on 11 April, I showed my support for the local Parkinson's community. Sadly, Parkinson’s is the fastest...

I was invited by St Stephen's School pupils, Dahiru, Keita and William to attend their 'Going Cocoa' event during Fairtrade Fortnight....

After writing to the Education Secretary recently to raise my concerns about the lack of measures in place to prevent covid 19 spreading ...

I was recently invited to visit the Recycling Lives' Recycling Park on Longridge Road to view their operations and discuss their ethos...