Upcoming A1 weekend Southbound Closures Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 National Highways will realigning the A1 southbound over a newly built culvert. This will require a closure of the A1 southbound between Wyboston and Tempsford f rom 9pm Friday 16th to 5am Monday 19th January 2026. Please use the planned diversion: exit A1 southbound at Wyboston junction take A428 towards St Neots join St Neots Road southbound towards Tempsford re-join A1 at Tempsford junction... Local News
Central Bedfordshire to receive an extra £600K and Bedford Borough to receive £364K to boost local cycling and walking infrastructure 16th November 2020 Richard has welcomed news that Central Bedfordshire is to receive an extra £600K and Bedford Borough and extra £363,750 from the Government’s Active Travel Fund... Local News
Richard's view on the Luton Air Space Consultation 11th November 2020 NATS, the air traffic services provider, and London Luton Airport (LLA) have launched a consultation on changing the arrival flightpaths into Luton Airport. The... Local News
Celebrating Parliament Week 10th November 2020 Last week, Richard took part in online events in his constituency to celebrate UK Parliament Week - an annual festival that engages people from across the UK... Local News
Covid vaccine progress welcome 10th November 2020 Yesterday, the Prime Minister updated the public on the results from the Pfizer/BioNTec Vaccine trials. The Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine has been tested on over 40... Westminster News
Richard welcomes the Chancellor's announcement of the UK’s first ever Sovereign Green Bond and secures meeting with the Chancellor to develop the plans. 10th November 2020 Richard has welcomed the Chancellor's announcement of the UK’s first ever Sovereign Green Bond. During a statement to the House of Commons yesterday, the... Westminster News
£1million announced to further support vulnerable children and families in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire combined this Winter 9th November 2020 Families that have been hardest hit by the pandemic and need extra support this winter with food and bills will benefit from a new £170 million scheme unveiled... Local News
Farmers given stronger voice in trade policy 6th November 2020 The Government has announced that it is extending the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC), and placing it on a full statutory footing in the Trade Bill... Westminster News
Financial support for jobs and businesses 5th November 2020 With new national lockdown restrictions in place, the Chancellor has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March for all parts of the United Kingdom... Westminster News
Why I shall not be supporting this second lockdown 4th November 2020 Members of Parliament will vote today on whether to support a second national lockdown. These measures will undoubtedly inflict additional economic hardship... Opinions
