I have been contacted by a number of constituents about the initial five-week wait for Universal Credit (UC) payments. UC is a single payment which will replace six means-tested benefits and tax credits for working age individuals and families. It’s the Government’s flagship welfare reform and it has been plagued…

Royal Mail have officially announced on 6 February 2019 that they have scrapped plans to merge Holbeck Delivery Office and the Leeds City Delivery Office. This is great news and a wonderful victory for our united community campaign.  Special thanks to the CWU and all the staff at the sorting…

The last few days and weeks have been terrible for our country. Everyone I meet is full of uncertainty about what is going to happen. One thing is, however, crystal clear. The Government’s Brexit deal has been overwhelmingly rejected by the House of Commons. It was the largest defeat for…