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The word “marriage” conjures images of love, romance and stability. But child marriage is all too often a million miles from that. This week I was invited to...

Monday 13 June 2022 Think Tanks have an important role to play. They often bring together experts from many different fields to research and examine thorny...

You may be aware that a public consultation has been taking place about reinforcing the high voltage power network in East Anglia as well as connecting new...

Monday 6th June 2022 There has been the most awful attack on a church in Nigeria. Around fifty people have been shot dead during an service celebrating...

I have been pressing the local NHS to try to reopen Wood Street Surgery so I was concerned to receive this letter from the NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning...

I hope everyone reading this had a wonderful time over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend. Parliament was in recess for the week, I spent the time doing various...

I went to Essex County Council recently and met with the lead councillor and officers for major projects at Essex County Council to discuss progress on the new...

Monday 23 May Every year the UK hosts the Global Education Forum in London. The UK is one of the largest donors to girls' education in developing countries...

Recently, I met some of the extremely talented children from Trinity Road Primary school who had designed the stunning murals on the Bunny Walks under Chelmer...