Rishi Sunak has said retaining the 24/7 working hours of the Friarage Hospital’s urgent treatment centre (UTC) is essential to re-build public confidence in the Northallerton hospital’s emergency service.

One of the most interesting aspects of my job is the sheer variety of issues I get involved with.

Rishi Sunak is pressing for additional help for victims of last summer’s flash flooding in the Yorkshire Dales.

Work is nearing completion on new premises for a Yorkshire small business success story.

Masons Yorkshire Gin’s new distillery, bottling, labelling and warehousing plant is due to open in a matter of weeks less than a year after the business suffered a major fire.

I hope you all had a great Christmas with your family and friends (mine was as ever filled with many delicious goodies from Lewis and Cooper) and are looking forward to what 2020 will bring. It promises to be an exciting time.

Rishi Sunak has welcomed a Government cash injection to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping in his Richmond constituency.

The local authorities covering the area have been allocated more than £200,000 to support people who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes.

First of all, an enormous thank you to everyone who placed their trust in me last Thursday.  I am humbled by your support and am grateful to have been given the tremendous privilege of representing you and our special part of North Yorkshire in Parliament once again.

Just days after the General Election victory, I am interviewed on the Andrew Marr Show about the Government's plan to deliver on the people's priorities - Brexit, the NHS, schools and levelling up the economy of the UK.

Rishi Sunak has welcomed a plan to cut the business rates of hundreds of High Street businesses in the Richmond constituency.

In Northallerton more than 80 town centre businesses would have their business rates cut and in Richmond more than 40 would benefit.

I represented the Prime Minister at the ITV Leaders debate chaired by Julie Etchingham during the 2019 election campaign.