In July 2017 the Prime Minister commissioned the independent and respected Committee on Standards in Public Life to undertake a review into abuse and intimidation in elections. This followed concerning reports from many Parliamentary candidates, across the political spectrum, on what they experienced in the 2017 general election.
The Government wants a welfare system that helps people into work, supports people who need help, and is fair to those who pay for it. Labour’s failed benefit system actively discouraged people from working more than 16 hours a week and saw nearly 1.5 million people trapped on out-of-work benefits for nearly a decade.
In my last Westminster Diary article I welcomed government investment which will see Green Park train station delivered in my constituency. I also discussed the excellent transport infrastructure Reading now has thanks to hundreds of millions from central government poured into the area.