Proposals to relocate cancer care services from Mount Vernon to #WatfordGeneral have my full backing. It also gives a further shot in the arm to the plans to rebuild the hospital.

Great #PublicAccountsCommittee meeting today, looking at #BBCWorldService savings plans progress. Fascinating insight into the work of the Service.

If you’ve been back to work this week and using the train, then you are quids in! The reason? For the first time in 30 years (!) the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social government has frozen rail fares! That’s better than the usual inflation-busting increase, isn’t it? #PromiseMadePromiseDelivered!

Today, @ukparliament.parliament.uk debated the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, in which I was able to raise the impact on productivity that cyber attacks inflict, having witnessed the #NHS attack a few years ago play out live.

Happy New Year, #RailFreeze!

Great interview this morning on #SundayWithLauraKuenssberg. I enjoyed the longer format. One of the things I admire about Keir Starmer is his thoughtful and considered responses, and to her credit, @bbclaurak.bsky.social gave him space to do so. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Happy New Year! 🥳 Here’s to a peaceful and prosperous 2026!

The Tories’ Shadow Attorney General, Lord Wolfson, is representing Roman Abramovich in a legal case that is delaying the transfer of £2.5bn of assets to benefit the people of Ukraine. I’ve written to Kemi Badenoch about the conflicts of interest this raises. 👇

Excellent article by Tony Hall on the value of the #BBC: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There’s nothing like a walk in the park on a crisp winter’s morning to blow those cobwebs away! 😀

Animals across Watford are set to benefit from the Government’s new Animal Welfare Strategy, launched earlier this week. I am proud to support these strongest reforms in a generation. We are improving the lives of animals in homes, on farms and in the wild. #AnimalWelfare

It was great to see Santa at #WatfordGeneralHospital handing out chocolates to the children and Heroes to the staff (geddit?) www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/2570100...

Brilliant to get to see #Watford’s amazing posties in action during the Christmas season! You do great work! Thanks for all your efforts! www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/2571585...

Wishing everyone in #Watford and #NorthBushey a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎄

In case you missed it, Labour is ending austerity in local government funding, with a 25% increase in funding for #Watford! #Hertfordshire gets 17% more and #Hertsmere including #Bushey 19% more. That’s the difference a #LabourGovernment makes! #PromiseMadePromiseDelivered!

It was great to meet #Watford care workers at the @unison.org.uk event lobbying MPs in London yesterday.

The #EmploymentRightsBill received royal ascent today, marking the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation!

The years of cuts to local government funding under the Tories and Liberal Democrats from 2010 have today come to an end. #Watford will be getting a £4.5 million boost to spend on local services in our town.

All together, now: “It’s beginning to look a lot like pi55ed-mas!” 😉

Nothing says, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!” than the festive double issue #RadioTimes!

Great session of surgeries yesterday! If you have casework you need help with, please get in touch with my office.

Great to be at Vicarage Road yesterday to see #WatfordFC recover from being behind twice against Norwich to win 3-2. Now just three points from the play-offs. Come on you 'orns.

It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday!

It is amazing that scientists have detected electrical activity on #Mars for the first time. But then again, it is the only planet we know of entirely populated by robots… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s an honour to have been appointed to the Public Accounts Committee.

Great to catch up with @usdawunion.bsky.social workers from #Watford and talk about the challenges they face working in retail.

Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Together, we can work towards ending new transmissions.

The Budget this week has committed to take action on child poverty. In #Watford that means 2,350 children will be lifted out of poverty. What a result!

An interesting article by the @fawcettsociety.bsky.social on the progress the #LabourGovernment is making on equality legislation. Worth a read. Some good work done, more good work to be done too. #16DaysOfActivism www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/blog/labour-...

The team at #WatfordWomensCentre have provided support to victims of DA for many years. A truly inspiring organisation that offers hope and a pathway to a better future. #16DaysOfActivism wwcplus.org.uk

It’s #UKParliamentWeek! I have been visiting schools in #Watford to talk about parliament and democracy and answer pupils’ questions.

In the week of #CarersRightsDay, it was a privilege to host a meeting with carers in Watford and hear about their experiences, concerns, ideas and recommendations for making the care system work better.

The minister responsible for tackling #VAWG describes how it is her moral Mission. metro.co.uk/2025/11/25/j... #16DaysOfAction

This is the #FTSE100 stock index. The Chancellor started speaking at 12:30. Looking pretty good from here… #Budget2025

This government is serious about taking action on Violence Against Women and Girls #VAWG. In the #Budget2025 @RachelReevesMP announced the scrapping of the rape clause when a woman has to prove she was raped to qualify for a child benefit. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/rach... #16DaysOfAction

Did you hear yesterday’s announcement? The government is freezing train fares for the first time in 30 years - *30 years!* That’s the difference a @teamlabouruk.bsky.social government is able to make. Delivering the Change we promised.

Tackling violence against women and girls is one of the top priorities of this #Labour government. I was delighted to support the @whiteribbonuk.bsky.social campaign today at #WatfordJunction. It marks the start of 16 days of action. We can all help to end the misogyny.

The government is freezing rail fares for the first time in 30 years!

Great to go on Andy Collins’s breakfast show on #BBC Three Counties Radio this morning to talk about the issues of loneliness and belonging ahead of our #BelongingForum event today.

Pharmacy is at the heart of primary care. It was brilliant to meet with the #NationalPharmacyAssociation in #Parliament recently and to attend the Pharmacy Conference organised by #Watford’s own Sigma Pharmaceutical. #AskYourPharmacist

Today is #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance 🏳️‍⚧️ This is #BriannaGhey’s mum in parliament recently, talking about her daughter, children, phones, socials, bullying, kindness and the need to look after our little ones.

As discussions on Ukraine 🇺🇦 continue, let us remember the thousands of children taken from Ukraine to Russia. #BringKidsBack

Today, the Labour government has for the first time launched a Men’s Health Strategy to look at health conditions experienced by men: prostate cancer, mental health, lung disease, diabetes, blood pressure and workplace health plans. We can’t be our best if we’re not healthy!

From the right to request a pet to ending ‘no-fault’ evictions, Labour is giving renters the security and stability they deserve.

It was a great conference and a really helpful session on IRCs. Looking forward to continuing work on this and spreading the word!

What did you do on Monday, Matt? Well, I popped in through this front door to hear the #ChancellorOfTheExchequer Rachel Reeves talk about #Britain’s economy and #LabourValues! Nice!

Promise made, promise delivered!

You cannot trust a thing Watford’s Liberal Democrats say in their leaflets. They literally lied about the #GeneralElection result. If they can’t even tell the truth about that then what else are they lying to us about? Don’t believe Lib Dem leaflets! www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/2562165...

The UK Labour government recently published its #FinancialInclusionStrategy to help those currently excluded from mainstream financial services. In WHD, I raised its importance for #Watford residents.