It was a great pleasure to join star trainer Jamie Snowdon up on the Lambourn Gallops this morning to watch his champions in action. The racing industry in West Berkshire is world-class. It employs 1000 people here and generates around £30 million for the local economy.

Official ONS figures show that the Conservative’s economic management means that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in nearly half a century.

It was a great pleasure to visit the West Berkshire Community Hospital with Health Secretary Matt Hancock. 

This is such an important community resource and we are determined to give it the support it needs to continue delivering outstanding patient care.

Businesses and employers should do more to help close Britain’s productivity gap, says Guy Opperman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions.