May I start by sending my best wishes to all friends and constituents for 2021. It is so hard to be starting the year back in a national lockdown, but so essential if we are to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed while we give every chance for the vaccine programme…

Last year, nearly all my blogs were about Brexit. This year, the pandemic has almost completely swept Brexit aside. But it hasn’t gone away, and we are now at a crucial point in our negotiations with the European Union. When we left the European Union in January, a transition period until…

The covid restrictions that have applied across the country came to an end this week, but following a vote in parliament this Tuesday, we now have a new system of tiers which mean stringent rules still apply to us in Greater Manchester. I understand the need for continued restrictions, although I…