This summer my family and I endured a sustained barrage of horrific threats, including threats of physical and sexual assault. This week the person responsible has been he’d accountable by the law.

I’m excited to invite primary school-aged children across Blackpool South to take part in my 2026 Christmas Card Competition. This is a chance for children to showcase their creativity and community spirit, with the winning design appearing on my official Christmas card and sent across the constituency and Westminster this festive season.

A new partnership between the Department for Work and Pensions and UKHospitality will create 100,000 job opportunities for young people not in employment, education or training (NEET).

Funding will protect two of the town’s historic buildings, including £850,000 to start bringing the former Post Office on Abingdon Street back to life as a community-led cultural and creative hub.

Last week my team and I held four Older Persons’ Advice Surgeries across Blackpool South. We saw over 50 pensioners in two days with the majority of those conversations turning into casework and some of it already paying off.

The Fonagy review is a 607 page report that explains that mental distress across the population has risen substantially, and that rise can’t be put down to greater awareness alone.

Last month I was honoured to be unanimously re-elected as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism for a third time, alongside Vice Chairs Nigel Huddleston MP, Caroline Voaden MP and Dan Aldridge MP.

I took a lot away from the Prime Minister’s conference speech but at the heart of it was a real sense that this is a prime minister who's willing to put his neck on the line for the good of the country.

Today the Environment Secretary, Angela Eagle, announced that Blackpool will receive £222,000 through the new Good Food Neighbourhoods programme. We're one of 45 areas across England to get the funding, which is aimed at communities with some of the highest levels of deprivation and childhood obesity.

As we expand Pharmacy First scheme, I went to Lytham Road pharmacy to hear how it works on the ground.

A new £22.5 million investment aimed at giving more children the chance to discover a passion outside the classroom.

From 2028, 14-year-olds will get early access to technical education alongside their GCSEs. This is great news for young people who don’t thrive in academic settings.

Blackpool has been selected as the home of one of the government’s new Young Futures Hubs. The idea is simple, and it's the one young people themselves have asked for – somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to.

Working together the government and business industry are working to give every young person a fair first step onto the career ladder – launching a major new programme offering over 11,000 retail work experience placements for 18-24-year-olds looking for work.

Blackpool’s place at the sharp end of NEET statistics has caught the government’s attention and, this week, the Social Mobility Commission published a report that brings the experience of the young people into uncomfortable focus.

Parents in Blackpool South are worried about their children's safety online, and they're right to be. The smartphones we all carry now present a real and serious risk to young people and this government is taking that seriously.

One of the greatest privileges of being your Member of Parliament is meeting residents face-to-face and helping them access the support they deserve. This October, I'm bringing that mission to life on a bigger scale with my brand new Older Persons' Fair.

Fridays are usually spent in the constituency but this week I am in Parliament for the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. This is an incredibly important piece of legislation in an area I know so many constituents care greatly about – assisted dying.

United Utilities has been fined £900,000 after pleading guilty to five environmental offences linked to a serious sewage incident on the Fylde Coast in June 2023.