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Dear Constituent,
Welcome to my latest newsletter to keep you updated on my work in Parliament and around Amber Valley.
As always, you’ll find a selection of what I’ve been up to over the last few months and details of upcoming events. You’ll also…
Read MoreParliament returned after the Christmas recess this week and debates remain dominated by Brexit, most notably the vote next Tuesday on the Prime Minister’s deal.
The vote was originally scheduled for before Christmas but delayed to enable the Prime Minister to seek changes that might convince Parliament to accept the deal. Regrettably it has not been possible to agree any changes to the legal text to the deal, and so it remains very unlikely that Parliament will approve the deal – [...]
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Dear Constituent,
Welcome to a short special edition of my newsletter for Christmas. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
Christmas Card Competition Winners:
Thank you to all the children who entered my Christmas Card Competition this year. We received hundreds of fantastic designs from many schools and children of all ages across Amber Valley, and it was very difficult to choose a [...]
Read MoreSince my update last week, the final version of the Withdrawal Agreement has been approved by the European Council, and a longer version of the political declaration has been published – now up to 26 pages of non-binding aspirations for our future partnership with the EU. The Government have also confirmed that Parliament will vote on this deal on Tuesday December 11th.
I have received hundreds of emails on this subject. Most are urging me to vote against the deal to [...]
Read MoreLast week the Cabinet approved the draft deal for our withdrawal from the EU. The full document is here. The Government have today published a summary of the agreement here.
As some of you may have heard on BBC Radio Derby last Thursday, I am greatly concerned by various aspects of the proposed agreement. After the Government published their Chequers proposals in the summer I set out my concerns here, sadly these concerns have only been exacerbated by this draft agreement.
The [...]
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