I hope this site makes it easier for you to keep track of my work as Darlington’s MP.  It's got some great features: interactive polls, pod and webcasts and a forum so you can have your say.

The site will be regularly updated so it’s worth checking back on what’s new.  There will be information about where I’ve been in Darlington and what I’ve been doing.  Every week I’ll be writing or recording a blog. And I’ll be responding to some of the views you post. 

I think it’s very important not just for me to let people know what I’ve been doing in the town and in Westminster - but also to listen to what Darlington voters have to say.  Modern politics, it seems to me, should be a two-way process where there is more dialogue and less monologue.  So I hope you will use the site to voice your views as well as checking on mine! 

I hope you find it helpful.

Watch my latest video blog on knife crime.

Peter Williams was tragically killed last July when the lorry he was driving crashed. The lorry was not fitted with seatbelts. Peter's family have launched a campaign to prevent future tragedies.

Campaign update: support from the HSE

I've just received a response from the Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive, Geoffrey Podger, offering practical support for our campaign.

To find out more about the campaign, details of my recent meeting with the Minster for Road Safety, and to add your name to the 1,500 on our petition, click here.

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