It was great to be at the Riverside for the first home league game of the Woodgate era today! The second picture below shows the fantastic banner from Red Faction - Ultras Boro.

Today the Government has announced £41.7m to improve paediatric cardiac care in our region as part of a £1.8bn package of extra NHS investment.

The money will go to the specialist facilities in Newcastle that provide this level of care to children across the North East.

It's been brilliant to see everyone's enthusiasm for a freeport for Teesside following yesterday's announcement.

I’ve been out with some of my amazing volunteers in Marton Manor this afternoon, talking about local and national issues. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share your thoughts!

Improving ambulance response times can make the difference between life and death. As your MP, I am keenly focused on this issue - especially in East Cleveland where population sparsity is a challenge.

I know how important it is to improve public transport connections across rural East Cleveland. This is an issue I have discussed extensively with Arriva and I was personally disappointed by their recent decision relating to changes to the 5/5A service east of Skelton.

There's fantastic news from Ben Houchen, our Tees Valley Mayor this morning as flights to Majorca are going to return from next summer.

This is a huge step forward with Teesside Airport's rebirth and just shows what can be achieved. The clouds are parting in every sense of the word!

I’ve been back in Doncaster today with Ben Houchen to discuss all things British Steel with the special working group of management and unions.

It was great to welcome Boris Johnson to our constituency today ahead of the North East hustings in Darlington! Walking up Westgate in Guisborough, he had the chance to talk to local people about issues from Brexit to British Steel. His connection with the public is simply second to none.

I'm delighted that Boris Johnson has set out his support for Freeports if he becomes Prime Minister. This is something for which I have been campaigning alongside Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor right since we were elected, and would be a huge boost to jobs and growth.