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This is how to get the jobless back to work

Rolling out Universal Credit alongside Universal Support now would enable benefit recipients to fulfil their potential.

The Government’s Autumn Statement contained a welcome commitment to further welfare reform to get more people back to work following the pandemic.

Real welfare reform saves both money and lives.

Universal Credit is a policy that has worked. By building on it we will save much more than through penny-pinching cuts.

The post-pandemic economic upheaval should not obscure a decade of hard-won progress on welfare reform.

Waltham Way Traffic Calming

Waltham Way Speeding - Consultation

Poor road safety and the speed of traffic has been a problem on Waltham Way for some time now and as you know, I have been consistently campaigning for improving road safety in Waltham Way.

Campaign session Woodford Green

Great campaign session in Woodford Green, thank you to everyone who volunteered and joined. Good to see so many residents and chat about the issues that matter to them.

Haven House Children's Hospice Tree Planting

Thank you Haven House Children's Hospice, Major Jeremy Fern, all the staff, children and volunteers for a lovely afternoon planting the Hazel tree recently gifted to Haven House from the ‘Queens Green Canopy’ Tree of Trees Jubilee celebrations.

IDS speaking to Sky News' Sophy Ridge on The Take

IDS admitted the party's conference had been "pretty awful", but he hoped it would be "cathartic" after three years of challenges in government.

"The Conservative Party at this conference stared over the edge and they stepped back after [the PM's] speech,"

My Tribute to Her Late Majesty The Queen in House of Commons

So much has already been said and I do not intend to repeat it much, but I do want to say that it is a sad day for all of us. It is tragic news, bringing to an end a remarkable career spanning 70 years, endless Prime Ministers and endless Leaders of the Opposition, too.