My Summer Tour is underway! I'll be calling in at some of the markets across our beautiful market towns, as well as holding more formal public meetings, so that I can meet as many people as possible over the coming weeks.

The system delivering Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is broken. But they can provide vital support for people living with various serious conditions.

After so many reviews, recommendations and the delayed publication of corridor care statistics, the Government needs to act fast to bring maternity and hospital safety up to scratch.

Yesterday was our final session of line-by-line scrutiny of the Health Bill. We have been fighting at Committee Stage to amend the Government's Health Bill for provisions for patients, staff, carers and our NHS to be as good as possible.

Yesterday was Keir Starmer's final PMQs. I asked the Prime Minister to urge his successor to finally recognise the needs of rural areas and bring in a fair deal for North Shropshire.

Corridor care costs lives. Last week in the Health Bill Committee, Danny Chambers and I debated our new clauses to improve the bill, including ending corridor care, introducing a Maternity Commissioner, protecting patient voice and safety, and proposals for a Health Data Charter.

The Deputy Prime Minster's response today was concerning. We cannot afford for road schemes like the roundabout proposed for the A483 at Llynclys to be the fall guy, just to shore up the Government's underfunded and late Defence Investment Plan.

Schoolchildren in North Shropshire are being short-changed by more than £2,000 – each! Schools here get just £6,556 per pupil funding from the Government, compared to the national average of £8,580.

The Amos Report confirms our worst fears, and what we already knew. Maternity services are failing women and babies and political neglect has left maternity services broken, with families paying the price in trauma, injury and lost lives.

Lovely to be invited to reopen a bridge at Bronygarth village, near Oswestry recently, after complex works to ensure its future safety were completed. The village was split in two when the bridge was severely damaged during winter storms in 2024, so it was good to see residents finally reunited.

Enough is enough. The maternity failings in Shropshire shocked us all. But the same failures have been repeated over and over. Today must be the moment we say no more - no more women should be made to give birth on an unsafe ward.

This morning I met up with Shropshire Councillors Rosie Radford and James Owen to listen to residents in the Brownlow Road area in Ellesmere. Thank you to everyone who took the time to talk us.

This isn’t just a rip off, it’s an accident waiting to happen. I’ve received several complaints from people in North Shropshire about the poor experience they’ve had with property management firm FirstPort. I’m pleased the Minister agreed to meet to sort out the company's poor performance.

After a six-hour evidence session on Tuesday and our first session of line-by-line scrutiny on Thursday, my work on the Public Bill Committee for the new Health Bill is well underway.

Early concept designs for a roundabout at Llynclys crossroads on the A483 have been produced, and on Friday I discussed these and the recent survey works with National Highways.

Earlier this week I met with carers who came to Parliament in support of this year's Carers Week, and heard first-hand about the vital role they play. This year’s theme, Building Carer Friendly Communities, is about making sure carers are recognised, valued and supported.

Earlier this week I met with carers who came to Parliament in support of this year's Carers Week, and heard first-hand about the vital role they play. This year’s theme, Building Carer Friendly Communities, is about making sure carers are recognised, valued and supported.

Last night the Government said no to Railways Bill amendments that would mean: ❌️ trains running on time ❌️ good seating ❌️ reliable Wi-Fi ❌️ clean toilets

Wes said it himself - we need actions and not just words. Yet 18 months later there's still no data. It's just not good enough - I'm not sure 'shortly' really cuts it anymore. We need the data, and a plan to end the national disgrace of corridor care.

Nearly 16,000 deaths associated with long A&E waits is an outrage. The Government said it would publish reliable data on long waits and corridor care by the end of May, but we're still waiting. What are they trying to hide?

I want Wem to have a Banking Hub and today I brought LINK to the town to see why it's so important. Their current criteria that drives the decision on whether to grant a Hub or not fail to take into account the realities of living, working and operating a business in a rural market town.

Visiting the RSH today, it’s clear that there have been improvements and I was pleased to see the impressive new facilities, which are already making a real difference in faster diagnosis and treatment.

When I met with the Joel family at their Maesbury Marsh farm last week I was struck by their enthusiasm and just how brave they are to have entered the dairy sector.

The overall cost of rural crime across the country fell in 2025, but the NFU Mutual's latest Rural Crime Report also worryingly shows that reports of agricultural vehicle theft rose by almost a fifth.

This evening I voted for single living military accommodation to be brought up to the Decent Homes Standard. Unfortunately Labour, the Tories and Reform all refused to support this.

The Government’s Health Bill doesn’t fix the problems patients actually face. Too many people still can’t get a GP appointment, A&E waits are rising, and social care is in crisis - yet the focus is on shuffling responsibility around Whitehall and centralising power, not on frontline care.

May has come and gone and the Government continues to delay publishing data on the corridor care crisis, failing to keep to their own deadline. Today I wrote to the Health Secretary, urging him to set out a clear, firm deadline to publish this data.

I joined Cllr Robert Jones in Yeaton to meet residents and discuss the problems with traffic and speeding along the lanes in the area. I’m really concerned about the impact of the planned developments in and around Baschurch. New housing must be accompanied by the right infrastructure.

What a lovely start to recess week! I joined the Stitchers group at Harmer Hill Village Hall. It was great chatting to members about craft work and seeing lace making first hand . Thank you for the delicious cuppa and cake!

The Government is currently reviewing its Banking Hub eligibility criteria - sign my petition and together we can call for better banking facilities for Ellesmere and Wem. North Shropshire's towns have so much untapped potential, but the lack of banking services holds them back.