David's Herald article on his Royal Mail debate 23rd June 2021 I was delighted to hold my debate on the performance of Royal Mail last Thursday. Beforehand, I went through all of the complaints I’ve had from constituents... Opinions
David's Herald article on local heroes 9th June 2021 No politics this week. Instead, I wanted to write about the official recognition that organisations supporting our local community have received. We had already... Opinions
David's Herald article on the Opportunity Gap project 27th May 2021 Last week I launched a new project, the Opportunity Gap project, with my colleague Claire Coutinho and the think-tank the Social Market Foundation. My career... Opinions
David's Telegraph article on the Opportunity Gap Project 20th May 2021 Along with Claire Coutinho MP, David wrote a piece for the Daily Telegraph launching their new Opportunity Gap project. The below article appeared on the Daily... Opinions
David's Herald article on hosting a local climate summit 13th May 2021 On the 1st July I will be holding a pre-COP26 Summit for my constituents, which you can sign-up to attend here. COP26 is the UN Climate Change Conference which... Opinions
David's Herald article on the vaccine road map 2nd March 2021 We have now vaccinated over 20 million people, a huge achievement by any measure. It’s worth recalling that there was much scepticism globally that we would... Opinions
MP expenses – my own and others 17th February 2021 In an article at the weekend I was described as “among the least expensive newly-elected members of Parliament” and “one of the lowest of all 156 new members of... Opinions
David's Herald article on the Armed Forces Bill 15th February 2021 Since 1688 the consent of parliament has been required for the raising and keeping of a standing army. In modern times, this means that every 5 years parliament... Opinions
David's Herald article on the Telecommunications (Security) Bill 2nd February 2021 We’ve just finished scrutinising the Telecommunications Security legislation on the Bill Committee. I was placed on the Committee after speaking in favour of it... Opinions
