Wakefield Express Column

It’s six months since this Labour Government was elected on the promise of change, to deliver a decade of national renewal, and drag us...

Saturday 7th December marked this year’s ‘Small Business Saturday’, where we celebrate the amazing small and independent businesses which...

At the General Election, people in Wakefield and Rothwell voted for change. They voted to rebuild Britain after fourteen years of...

Simon Lightwood MP: “this Government is calling time on the Tories’ scorched earth approach to industrial relations” This week, the...

After 14 years of Tory chaos, the new Labour Government has inherited one of the worst economic situations in decades.  Across the board,...

Fourteen years of Tory government saw productivity and wages flatline and our public services degraded, leaving British families...

On 4th July, it was an honour to be elected as the MP for the new Wakefield and Rothwell constituency. Across Wakefield and Rothwell and...

Rishi Sunak has finally plucked up the courage to call a general election on 4th July. This is an opportunity for change across Wakefield...

After fourteen years of the Conservatives, the country desperately needs change. The Tories have failed on the economy, failed on public...

Simon Lightwood MP says: 10 years on since The Northern Powerhouse was first proposed, it still feels like an empty slogan ‘The Northern...

The new year is a good opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and to look forward at the year ahead. 2023 was a busy and...

The past year has seen weak Rishi Sunak pushed around by a chaotic and divided Conservative Party which has presided over the biggest hit...