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This Bill deserves proper scrutiny but not delay that overrides the will of the elected House or the public.

After sustained campaigning, Chieveley has been formally included in a national A34 safety study – a major step toward long-overdue improvements.

A Newbury constituent has launched a national petition calling for an inquiry into CAMHS delays, as families across West Berkshire continue to face long waits for children’s mental health support.

Freezing student loan repayment thresholds is a stealth tax on graduates and it risks trapping a generation in decades of debt.

Thatcham Level Crossing has frustrated residents and businesses for years. I’ve tabled an amendment to the Railways Bill to ensure high-delay crossings are reviewed, their impact assessed, and long-term solutions considered.

The latest Epstein files raise serious questions about Peter Mandelson’s conduct in public office. Resigning from the Labour Party is not enough.

A round-up of January’s work in Parliament and Newbury and West Berkshire, including equestrian road safety, water and local priorities.

Communities are fed up with empty promises while rivers and coastlines are polluted. The Government’s Water White Paper was meant to deliver real reform, but it doesn’t go far enough. We need a complete overhaul of how water companies are run.

Children’s safety must come before big tech profits. I set out a smarter approach to online safety, shaped by families in Newbury and West Berkshire.

I asked the Government to ensure new homes are not just built quickly, but safely, fairly and to a high standard.

Lee Dillon MP for Newbury steps away from X, saying there comes a point where staying becomes complicity.

I’ve secured a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament to push for stronger protections for horses and riders on UK roads.

I spoke in Parliament about why changes to the family farm tax still risk forcing local farms to be sold.

The UK Government must be transparent on international law. President Trump’s attacks on Venezuela are dangerous, and Starmer’s silence gives him cover.

Lee Dillon MP outlines why he has signed the Good Business Matters Decision Makers Pledge and supports stronger guardrails on business responsibility.

Read about what Lee Dillon, MP for Newbury, got up to in November 2025

Housing and nature shouldn’t be in conflict. I’ve been pushing for protections for green spaces and habitats in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, including our local chalk streams, while supporting responsible development.

Labour promised to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and grow the economy, yet this second Budget fails to deliver for households, farmers, young people, and the rural economy across Newbury and West Berkshire.

The Government has doubled down on the harmful family farm tax, ignoring thousands of farmers – including many here in Newbury and West Berkshire. In this blog, I share why these changes threaten our rural economy, food security and the future of family farming.

Yesterday in Parliament, I raised the urgent need for the UK to step up its humanitarian support for the 123,000 pregnant women in Gaza and the West Bank who are facing severe malnutrition, dangerous shortages of medical care, and rising risks to themselves and their babies.