County Council accused of misleading the public and continuing with closure of care home
Campaigners against the closure of The Spinney Care Home in Brimington have accused the Conservative-leadership…
Toby Perkins MP Standing up for Chesterfield and Staveley
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Calls for more awareness of needs of deaf people as face masks in shops becomes compulsory
Following the Government’s new rules that face masks must be worn in shops and supermarkets…
Blog: Colleges are at the heart of their communities – and need to be supported through this crisis
There are 244 colleges in England (including sixth forms), educating over 2.2 million people last…
Statement on the closure of Crow Lane
During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic there is a need to provide emergency measures to help…
Back to School Survey
On Thursday 28th May the Prime Minister announced that the conditions the Government had set…
Statement: Solidarity with the Black Lives Matters protestors
The killing of George Floyd in the USA and the brutality of the reaction from…
Disabled residents dismayed at proposed changes to care
Vulnerable and disabled people have reacted with outrage to the news that Derbyshire County Council…
BLOG: Testing is a key tool in the fight against Coronavirus
One of the greatest areas of concern and one of the key tools in our…
Statement from Toby Perkins, Concerning Suspension of Apprenticeship Start Statistics
Toby Perkins MP, Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning has promised to raise industry…
BLOG: Update on local care homes
I am having regular discussions with Derbyshire County Council, together with other local MPs, to…
Car insurance firms urged to provide refunds
Pressure is growing on the car insurance industry to provide refunds or lower premiums to…
Coronavirus crisis could force lorry drivers off the road, Government warned
Hundreds of HGV and bus drivers could soon be unable to work as they have…
24 hours in an MPs office during COVID19
24 hours in an MPs office during COVID19 The Coronavirus crisis has raised a huge…
Relief as Government amends Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to cover people who recently moved jobs
Hundreds of people across Derbyshire are breathing a sigh of relief as Government extended wage…
Labour appoints Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning
Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins has been promoted to the Labour front bench in new leader…
MP £10,000 payment story isn’t what it seems
A story has circulated in the national press concerning payments to MPs for home working…
Recent update from Chesterfield Royal Hospital
I am speaking regularly with Angie Smithson the Chief Executive of Chesterfield Royal Hospital, and…
Concerns about shortage of gluten-free food
Shoppers have been asked not to buy gluten-free foods unless they have coeliac disease to…
Essential Work
One of the biggest areas of ambiguity is the whole question of what is essential…
Government urged to provide income protection for the self-employed
Britain’s 5 million strong army of self employed people will be left out of pocket…
Chesterfield woman trapped in Peru will hopefully be home soon
Chesterfield resident, Stevie Chandler, is one of hundreds of British nationals trapped in Peru and…