Michael Virtually Visits Northampton School Monday, 15 February, 2021 Teachers have been working hard in Northampton to establish and maintain online lessons to enable education to continue as efficiently as possible through remote learning programmes. I wanted to experience some ‘virtual teaching’ at a secondary school in Northampton via MS Teams. I was kindly invited to do so by Northampton School for Boys and I started off by dropping into a fascinating Year 9... Local News
Michael Supports the Home Office in Presenting a Bill to Parliament 1st February 2021 On Wednesday 27th January, I appeared again in the House of Commons to support the Home Office in the debate for a Bill called the Covert Human Intelligence... Westminster News
Michael’s Annual MP’s Expenses are Published 27th January 2021 Each year, MPs are permitted to claim for certain expenditure, such as on staffing, office costs (including accommodation and equipment), and travel. A wholly... Local News
Michael Pays Tribute to the People of Northampton at Christmas 11th January 2021 Christmas for most people is a time to spend with family and other loved ones. As a public holiday, most people are off work on Christmas Day. However, every... Local News
Michael Welcomes Excellent Europe Trade Deal 11th January 2021 I was delighted that, following a period of four-and-a-half years, the government delivered on its Election promise, following the clear message from voters in... Westminster News
Michael Applauds Northampton Vaccine Progress 11th January 2021 The UK was the first country in the world to get a vaccine approved and we have already vaccinated around 2 million of the most vulnerable people. That is more... Local News
Michael Succeeds in Increasing More Unduly Lenient Sentences 11th January 2021 One of the most important elements of my role as Her Majesty’s Solicitor-General for England and Wales is to refer to the Court of Appeal for review those... Local News
Michael Wins Increase in Serial Rapists’ Jail Time in Major Court Case 14th December 2020 On 14th October 2020, I personally presented a case before the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and a panel of five of the country’s most senior judges... Westminster News
Michael Welcomes Government’s New Millions for Northampton General Hospital 14th December 2020 I am delighted that Northampton General Hospital has just been awarded an extra £16.7 million to build a new critical care unit. This funding is part of a wider... Local News
Michael Opens New Northampton Restaurant 14th December 2020 I took great pleasure in officially opening Cumin, a new Indian, Nepalese and Grill restaurant and takeaway on Wellingborough Road. Investment into Northampton... Local News