COVID-19

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On this page you will find updates and guidance regarding the ongoing situation with Covid-19. We will update it as regularly as possible.

Government updates and advice on a range of components can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus.

Covid-19 has been a vast challenge for the economy, society and, most acutely, our NHS, and I will continue to work with local and national stakeholders to manage our response.

If you have a very specific concern or would like clarification, please do email me and I will be sure to provide you with as much assistance as possible.

The current Government advice for individuals is as below:

The government is removing remaining domestic restrictions in England. There are still steps you can take to reduce the risk of catching and spreading COVID-19:

  • Get vaccinated

  • Let fresh air in if meeting indoors, or meet outside

  • Consider wearing a face covering in crowded, enclosed spaces

  • Get tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms, and stay at home if positive

Find out how you can help reduce the risks

A Covid-19 booster vaccine dose helps improve the protection that you have from your first 2 doses of the vaccine.

It helps give you longer-term protection against getting seriously ill from Covid-19. I would urge all of my constituents to get your jabs as soon as you can. 

News

My latest column - 16th July 2020

Until the Coronavirus lockdown I had spent my entire five years as an MP talking about unemployment going in one direction: down.

Statement on regular testing for NHS staff

Regular testing for NHS staff NHS staff, care workers and other medical professionals are on the frontline in the fight against coronavirus, and I have nothing but the greatest respect for their brilliant work and dedication.

My latest column - 18th June 2020

It seems like only yesterday that I was writing in this column about the need to ‘stay at home’ at the height of the pandemic. That was around Easter, as lockdown became all embracing, and even a vague sense of ‘normality’ returning seemed very distant indeed.

My latest column - 21st May 2020

I appreciate that some readers may have been confused when the Prime Minister recently made his Sunday broadcast switching our principal instructive slogan from ‘stay home’ to ‘stay alert’.

My latest column - 16th April 2020

On Tuesday I received an email of historic proportions from the Speaker of the House of Commons, informing me that we were likely to meet as a ‘virtual Parliament’ next week.

My statement on Coronavirus - 18th March 2020

When it comes to Coronavirus there is no point beating around the bush. We face the most profound societal, economic and – above all – public health challenge since the Second World War.