As we finally start to move out of lockdown and regain some semblance of normality I was delighted to restart my programme of visits around the constituency yesterday.

If you are a regular reader of my Weekly Updates you will know that for the past three months I have been working closely with Twycross Zoo to help Dr Sharon Redrobe and her team look after the animals in their care through lockdown. At times it has looked very bleak indeed.

Over the course of last weekend and the early part of this week I have received a number of calls and emails about the prospect of a horse fair being held in and around Earl Shilton this coming weekend.

Thank you for all your kind messages and anniversary wishes, they are really appreciated

It’s now over 6 months since I was elected as your Member of Parliament.

This week has been Mental Health Awareness Week, a week that has rightly become increasingly important in our calendar.

Following on from the Prime Minister’s announcement last Sunday night about the roadmap for lifting lockdown this week I took the opportunity to ask both him and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy about supporting our economy here in Bosworth.

The past two and half months have been completely unprecedented in most of our lifetimes in the way in which our daily lives have been disrupted.

A painting of Colonel Tom Moore painted by my colleague Dean Russell MP

Being called by the Speaker for the first time at Prime Minister’s Questions is a big milestone for any new Member of Parliament.

I suppose that just like many of you I’ve been getting into something of a routine as we mark the third full week of the lockdown to defeat Coronavirus.