Mark Lancaster MP has welcome an extra £1,160,000 worth of funding for local police to tackle violent crime in Milton Keynes.

The Violence Reduction Unit boost for Thames Valley Police follows £1,500,000 in April and a further £440,000 in May.

Campbell Park is one of my favourite places in MK so I'm delighted it's been nominated for Fields In Trust's UK's Best Park 2019 award.

Fields In Trust is an independent charity which works to support parks and green spaces by protecting them for people to enjoy in perpetuity.

It's been great to hold pop-up surgeries at Tesco in Kingston and Wolverton this week.

I love getting out and speaking to Milton Keynes North constituents about both local and national issues.

New Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reappointed Milton Keynes North MP Mark Lancaster as Armed Forces Minister.

Mark was originally appointed to the role under former PM Theresa May in June 2017 and will now work with new Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.

I'm delighted the percentage of students in 'Good' or 'Outstanding' schools in Milton Keynes has risen by 20% in 9 years.

This is an increase from 65% in 2010 to 85%, as of 31 March 2019.

I was delighted to be able to wish the Red Arrows the very best as they embark on their tour of North America.

At The Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 I was honoured to give a speech and meet the crew before they set off.

I'm delighted that new statistics released today show great news for employment across the country.

We have more people in work than ever before, the lowest unemployment rate in 44 years and wages growing faster than any point in the last 11 years.

I am delighted to learn local and national hero Alan Turing will be the face of the new £50 note.

I am writing to schools across Milton Keynes North, asking teachers to encourage their students to take advantage of a new railcard for 16 and 17 year olds.

It was a pleasure to meet with such a diverse group of local entrepreneurs and hear about the support available from the NatWest Accelerator programme on Friday.