I delivered a 2,000-signature petition to 10 Downing Street calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to award national honours to Jordan and Cian Adams. Known as The FTD Brothers, Redditch constituents have raised over £2.4 million for dementia research after losing their mother to frontotemporal dementia. Both brothers carry the gene mutation. They completed 33 marathons in 33 days and secured Freedom of the Borough. Jordan and Cian have turned personal loss into public action. Their...

I challenged the Government to ban imports linked to state-sponsored forced labour during a Business and Trade Select Committee session. Questioning the Business Minister Sir Chris Bryant over legislative delays, I pushed for concrete progress on products from regions like Xinjiang, arguing ethical businesses should not be undercut by exploitation. The Minister outlined stronger measures. We either believe in not trading with people who use slave labour or we don’t. The next step must be...

I secured a government commitment to engage with bereavement campaigners ahead of a parliamentary debate on Bereavement Support Payment reform. Speaking during Work and Pensions Questions, I urged ministers to meet campaign groups after a 100,000-signature petition. Minister Andrew Western agreed to review evidence from groups including Widows Fight UK. I highlighted Redditch families affected by the 18-month cliff-edge cutoff. Losing a partner is devastating. Financial support must be...