On Friday 17th May 2024, I was pleased to attend the launch of the new Fracture Liaison Service at Southend Hospital and I very much enjoyed chatting with patients who will benefit from this amazing facility being right on their doorstep here in Southend.
I am absolutely delighted that the Live Exports Bill has completed all of its Parliamentary stages and will now go on to receive Royal Assent and become law.
I was delighted to be invited to speak at the CWO - Conservative Women's Organisation - National Conference on Saturday 11th May. I was on the panel for the 'Journeys in Politics and Building Resilience' seminar to talk about the ups and downs of political life.
I was delighted to attend the Mayor Making ceremony at the Civic Centre and welcome Southend’s first independent Mayor Ron Woodley.
I’d like to thank the outgoing mayor Steve Habermel for all his terrific hard work and his amazing fundraising for charity throughout his term in office.
I was pleased to support Melanoma Awareness Month in Parliament and meet with representatives from Focus on Melanoma and The Karen Clifford Skin Cancer Charity.
I was pleased to support this important campaign #NotYoursToView to stop the use of so-called revenge porn, a vile practice whereby intimate photos and videos are shared without the consent of the person in them. Women are commonly the victims.
On Tuesday 7th May it was a pleasure to join the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Parliament to discuss tackling terrorism and domestic threats from Iran.