My Personally Speaking column in The Sentinel (2 July 2026) One of the best things about being our MP is the chance to sit down with a cuppa and a slice of cake and hear from local people about what’s on their minds. That’s exactly what I did last Fri­day, when I held my latest cof­fee morn­ing at Aud­ley Cricket Club. Thank you to every­one who joined me and thank you to every­one who helped make it hap­pen – includ­ing those who baked a cake! Much bet­ter bakers than me… As

I presented a petition in the House of Commons calling for the removal of Site Allocation AB2 from Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's Local Plan. Last night, on a very hot day down in Parliament, I presented a petition to the House of Commons calling for site allocation AB2, up in Audley, to be scrapped from the Council's Local Plan. The petition was backed by more than 800 signatures from local residents and it’s important that residents are heard loudly and clearly. AB2