MP: Due process should be respected Today the House of Commons is considering a motion on whether the Prime Minister should be referred to the Committee on Privileges, which could take evidence and come to a conclusion as to whether the Prime Minister has knowingly misled the House. The Committee’s conclusions would then pass...
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MP: Report uncovers shortcomings which must be addressed Following the publication of the update into the Sue Gray report, John Baron MP said, “As Sue Gray sets out in her update, the separate Police activity means that she is not able to release her preferred version of the report in case it prejudices these...
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MP awaits outcome of enquiry Following Prime Minister’s Questions today, John said, “Many people are understandably angry with these reports about this event at No 10, and I share their frustration. The Prime Minister was right to apologise for his lapse in judgement. Meanwhile, we await the outcome of Sue Gray’s enquiry which will...
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MP cautions against false security of covid passes Today in the House of Commons, John Baron will vote in favour of the measures on mask-wearing, daily testing to avoid isolation if fully-jabbed and mandatory vaccinations for frontline NHS workers and staff, but will vote against covid passes. John said, “I will vote in favour...
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MP endorses Prime Minister’s vaccine message Last night, in response to the forthcoming wave of the Omicron variant, the Prime Minister urged everyone to ‘Get Boosted Now’ with their booster dose. The target of giving every adult in England a booster dose by the end of January has been brought forward by a month,...
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MP encourages everyone to get their booster jab More than 10 million people across the UK have now received a third booster jab of the covid-19 vaccinations, including 996,164 in our East of England region. People eligible for a third dose (those over 50 as well as those most at risk from covid-19) can...
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MP: Booster jabs are very important Despite the enormous success of the vaccination programme there is still scope for further progress. As the weather becomes colder and we all spend more time indoors, the opportunities for the virus to spread may increase. The best thing people aged 12 and above can do is to...
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MP also recommends ‘flu jab People aged 50 years and over, health and social care workers and younger people at risk are being offered a third booster jab of the covid-19 vaccines. This is because, as with all vaccines, the levels of protection from the jabs wanes over time. A booster dose helps give...
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MP: Plan for Jobs is working Figures released this week show that job vacancies have hit a record high and that unemployment is falling. There are over one million job vacancies, the highest since records began, and unemployment is down to 4.6%. The number of employees on payroll is back up to pre-pandemic levels....
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MP encourages residents to make submissions The Government has launched a public consultation on whether to make the recent changes to outdoor measures for high streets permanent. These temporary changes have given a large boost to high streets and hospitality venues during the pandemic, allowing marquees to be put up in pub grounds or...
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