IT is the simplest of pleasures that most of us take for granted – a cup of tea or a pint of beer, a snack perhaps and a good old natter.

Catching up with local gossip, putting the world to rights – most of us do it and love it. It’s part of living a good life.

Rishi Sunak MP has called for RAF Leeming to be the new home for the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – the world-famous Red Arrows.

The Richmond MP says the squadron – made up of pilots, engineers and support staff – would be an “ideal fit” for the North Yorkshire air base.

Richmond MP Rishi Sunak dropped in at a village coffee morning established to bring people together and help combat loneliness.

Mr Sunak visited the Welbury Coffee Morning in the village near Northallerton which was started just three months ago to help develop community spirit.

One of my jobs as Minister for Local Government is to make sure our councils have sufficient resources to pay for the care services vulnerable people in our community require, namely the elderly, people with disabilities and children in need.

The Government will change the law to ensure food outlets display their food safety ratings, following the intervention of Richmond MP Rishi Sunak.

I respond in an adjournment debate called by Dan Jarvis (Labour, Barnsley) about local government funding.

I come from an NHS family: my dad was a GP and my mum ran the local community pharmacy.

Rishi Sunak has praised the initiative of volunteers who have extended the community library in Great Ayton.

The Richmond MP performed the opening honours at a celebration event held in the Great Ayton Discovery Centre.

From the outside, the small, boxy unit on a Northallerton industrial estate looks nothing special.

Apart from some discreet signage, there’s little to suggest what lies beyond the doorway.

RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak has urged eligible constituents to ensure they have a flu jab this winter.