I've been contacted by many medical students and doctors who live in Broxtowe, who have explained how challenging it is to get a training job in the NHS. This week, the first step of fixing medical unemployment and training bottlenecks comes into law: the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act.

Happy World Book Day! World Book Day is all about celebrating reading for fun! Reading for fun makes a huge difference to whether children grow up to live happy and successful lives. Let’s celebrate reading for fun this #WorldBookDay2026

Wishing everyone who celebrates in Broxtowe and across the country a blessed and joyful Holi

Thank you to everyone who has filled in my survey on making social media 16+. I really appreciate everyone who has taken the time to share your thoughts on the impact of social media on the mental health and wellbeing of young people including concerns around body image, bullying and addiction.

It was great to hold a meeting of the Broxtowe Dyslexia Forum last week at Fairfield Spencer Academy. We discussed the journey parents go on to get support, the difference between screening and assessment and the call for a National Dyslexia Strategy.

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Today I met with the Nottingham West Primary Care Network (PCN) to hear about the excellent work they are doing across the main areas of Beeston, Eastwood and Stapleford to improve health outcomes.

Many people in Broxtowe have been in touch with me about their student loans and it is clear that the current system is unfair and completely unsustainable.

The Labour Government is taking action to help people with the cost of living. Energy bills to fall by 7% in April. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Today marks four years since Putin's barbaric invasion of Ukraine. The UK stands with Ukraine and will continue to provide military, humanitarian, and reconstruction support. We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes for a just and lasting peace. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

Today the Government published the Schools White Paper, which outlines Labour's proposed changes to the SEND system. Our SEND system has failed to keep up with the growth in additional need we’ve seen, resulting in big barriers to the support children should be receiving.

🇬🇧 Armed Forces Day grant applications are open! Community groups can now apply for up to £10,000 for their Armed Forces Day events. The deadline for applications is 30th March 2026 More info here🔗https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/.../apply-for-funding/

Ramadan Mubarak to all those who observe across Broxtowe and the UK🌙

Wishing a peaceful and reflective Lent to all who observe across Broxtowe and the UK this Ash Wednesday

Wishing a very Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate across Broxtowe and the UK

🚋 It was great to attend a recent event in Parliament to talk to Sarah Turner, the Managing Director at Keolis Nottingham NET as well as GMB Midlands members who work on our tram to to talk about supporting investment and expansion of our tram.

It was a pleasure to meet local constituent Joe who came to my surgery recently to talk about his work with Young Epilepsy. We discussed the challenges many children with epilepsy still face in education. We discussed how better awareness and training for teachers could make a huge difference.

It’s #HeartUnions Week! I am so proud to have voted for the Employment Rights Act — the biggest upgrade in employment rights in a generation. Delivering real change for working people is what the Labour Party is for. 💖🌹 Join a union: www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion

I recently met Dr Adam Tate at a recent surgery to discuss his important work with his charity Fahr Beyond. Dr Tate set up Fahr Beyond to support people with Fahr's and their families, raise awareness and support medical professionals to recognise and accurately diagnose Fahr's.

I met with Mike Tapp, Minister for Migration and Citizenship, following my meeting with Broxtowe Hongkongers last month, to raise constituent's concerns about changes to eligibility for ILR including the addition of income requirements and increasing the English language requirements.

I recently met with the Canal and River Trust at Beeston Canal to discuss several important local issues, including flood prevention, the proposed Erewash Valley project, the Moorgreen Reservoir, and the closure of the toilet and washroom facilities at Beeston Lock.

Happy National Apprenticeship Week! I had a fantastic visit to Caunton Engineering in Moorgreen last week. It was great to look round their newly refurbished Training Academy, meet some of their engineering apprentices and talk about their training and career journeys.

It was really lovely to attend the public meeting at the Plessey Centre and endorse Beeston’s bid to be the UK’s first Town of Culture! I love everyone’s enthusiasm for Beeston, our culture and our community and it was great to hear everyone’s ideas for what we could do with £3 million for Beeston.

I met with Ellie James from the Campaign for Owain's Law in Parliament. I am proud to support her campaign to make tissue freezing standard for brain cancer patients. Frozen tissue keeps cancer DNA intact, an allows opportunities for advanced cancer treatment, better diagnostics and genomic testing

Yesterday I met with Wes Streeting and Ashley Dalton to talk about what Labour's National Cancer Plan will actually mean for people in Broxtowe.

💬 Local Government Reorganisation - Have Your Say 💬 The Government’s consultation on local government reorganisation for Nottinghamshire is now open from today until 26th March 2026. You can read more about the proposals and fill in the online survey here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

I met with @cancerresearchuk.org in Westminster for World Cancer Day to pledge my support to make this Parliament a #TurningPointForCancer

Today is World Cancer Day. More people are living with cancer, but access to timely diagnosis and high-quality care remains unequal. I’m proud to support the APPG on Cancer campaign to reduce inequalities in cancer care. Everyone deserves the right care, the right treatment and the right support.

Today I voted to lift the two-child benefit cap to take 450,000 children out of poverty.

I met with Jake Richards, Minister for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International Justice, to raise the urgent need for a National Dyslexia Strategy to help reduce the number of dyslexic people within the criminal justice system.

The Labour Government are launching a £10 million a year travel fund for children with cancer. Families of children with cancer should not have to worry about whether they can afford to get to their next hospital appointment.

I am delighted to announce that Sunnyside Spencer Academy will offer Labour’s free breakfast clubs from April. They will join William Lilley Infant and Junior School in Stapleford who were early adopters of the free breakfast club programme last year.

It was great to meet up with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Steve Reed and discuss what Labour's leasehold reforms will mean for people in Broxtowe.

Say hi to Dotty! She is so happy that Labour is reforming vet services to bring more transparency, fair treatment and real choice to pet care! The Competition and Markets Authority found that vet fees have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation! 😱 That's why this government is taking action 👇🏿

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Happy Friday everyone! This week the Labour Government announced a support package for British pubs 🍻

I was very pleased to meet with Minister for Health Innovation and Safety, Zubair Ahmed, this week. As the chair for the APPG for Dyslexia, I am pushing for a National Dyslexia Strategy, and the impact having dyslexia can have on health outcomes is a huge part of what needs to change.

My team and I are always working hard to support the residents of Broxtowe. Here are some of our recent wins for residents. If you ever have a question or need a bit of guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to my office at [email protected]. I'm here to help!

📰Check out my latest column for the Eastwood Advertiser on the opening of the new nursery at Florence Nightingale Academy 👇🏿 www.chad.co.uk/community/ne...

BIG NEWS FOR LEASEHOLDERS 🏠Labour are capping ground rents at £250 a year in a huge shake up of the leasehold system 🏠Over five million leaseholders to benefit from stronger rights and new leasehold flats to be banned

Today we commemorate the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution. It is also a day to confront the present, and commit to challenge antisemitism, racism, and hatred in all its forms. #HMD2026 #LightTheDarkness

On Friday, I was delighted to meet with members of Broxtowe’s Hong Kong community at Redeemer Church in Beeston, with a brilliant turnout of over 80 people! A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to come along and share your thoughts and experiences with me.

Really appreciated the opportunity to speak with Age UK about the campaign to end corridor care. In 2024–25, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire saw 7,367 A&E visits that resulted in people receiving care in corridors for over 12 hours. That is completely unacceptable.

Lovely to have my surgery today at Beeston Library! Today residents came to talk about everything from education, to health to housing. I hold advice surgeries every couple of weeks, if you would like an appointment please email me at [email protected]

It was brilliant to open the new nursery at The Florence Nightingale Academy in Eastwood today!

Labour is proud of Britain's culture. For over a decade our cultural institutions were cut to the bone under the Tories. That’s why we are investing £1.5 billion over the next five years to protect and restore more than 1,000 arts venues, museums, libraries, and heritage.

Labour have just announced the biggest ever investment in home upgrades to cut fuel poverty for up to 1 million families. The Warm Homes Plan includes: 🏠Direct support for low income families including free upgrades to their homes. ☀️Making it easier for everyone to get solar panels and heat pumps

This week I met representatives from the Campaign for Gigi in Parliament, to hear from parents Katie and John about the tragic and preventable loss of baby Genevieve. They are fighting for changes in nurseries to keep other children safe.

Last week I attended Open Doors’ parliamentary launch of their latest World Watch List – an annual ranking of the countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. The findings are sobering - there are 388 million Christians globally suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination.

Yesterday I spoke in the Westminster Hall debate on the sale of fireworks. Loads of you have got in touch to tell me about the impact of fireworks on yourselves, vulnerable family members and your pets. It is clear that we need regulation now.