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As a backbench MP I have been very vocal in voicing my concerns over the increasing number of illegal crossings in the English Channel.

Let’s be clear on this, most of the people crossing are economic migrants being sent by illegal traffickers.

Last week, a young man was arrested and charged with arson for the attack on the Union flag at the Cenotaph on June 7.

Increased sentences for assaulting emergencyworkers across Ashfield and Eastwood could be introduced following a public consultation into the crime.

On 15 July a debate was called in the name of the SNP on the extension of the transition period and the impact of a so called ‘no deal’ on the economy. The Government has refused to agree an extension and the deadline for doing so has now passed. 

Eastwood and Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has urged housing developers to repair a ‘unmaintained’ estate which is preventing residents from selling their homes.

“These people may think it’s the third Summer of Love - it’s not. It’s the summer of Covid.”

An Ashfield beauty spot is under threat from ‘illegal ravers’ who are breaking lockdown rules by descending on the site in their droves- and leaving sackfuls of rubbish in their wake.

Ashfield’s MP has thanked the armed forces for its “service and sacrifice” helping to keep the nation safe during the coronavirus crisis.

I was disappointed to learn that a group of travellers have pitched up on Sutton Lawn, having previously illegally resided at the site in the past and, despite Ashfield District Council issuing legal orders for them to leave, they returned yesterday.

Last week I sat in my office in Westminster just a hundred yards away from Downing Street listening to the deafening sounds of thugs attacking the police during the Black Lives Matter protest.

Throughout history, people have arrived in this country to work, raise a family and make a better life for themselves.

There’s nothing wrong with that.

My mother-in-law came here from Ireland more than 50 years ago and spent 47 years working as a nurse