Our Triple Lock means pensioners are £1,000 better off today than if pensions had risen in line with earnings.

And this week’s 8.5% boost increases pensions by up to £900.

We believe in providing a secure foundation for retirement, rewarding a lifetime of hard work.

Ideology replaced the best interests of children, thousands of whom have now been failed in this modern-day scandal.

Such failures in child protection must never take place again.

Thank you Dr Cass for your groundbreaking independent review.

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The UK and the US are united in backing Ukraine as they fight off Putin’s aggression. We stand up for freedom and democracy when they are under threat.

Secretary Antony Blinken and I are working together to sustain vital international support for our friends in Ukraine. Supporting them goes…

🇬🇧 🌼 🐭 a beautiful spring day this Good Friday in Worcestershire

Foster carers make a huge difference to the lives of children in need. Find out more below.

🌟I’ve recently visited Marion and the committed team at NewStarts charity in Bromsgrove.

This dedicated organisation supports those in need, provides new volunteering and training opportunities, and makes a difference to the lives of local people. 🙌

Great to support Andy Street this evening in Birmingham with Henry Morris

Andy knows how to deliver. His record speaks for itself & includes

🏡 regeneration of brownfield sites to provide employment & housing

👷🏻135k residents trained in 2 years

🚊 RECORD transport investment

⛪️ Community spirit is thriving in Alvechurch where last night I attended the annual parish meeting.

2️⃣0️⃣+ volunteer led groups across Alvechurch, Weatheroak, Bordesley, Hopwood, Rowney Green & Forhill were represented, showing why this part of Worcestershire is so popular!

🐣 🌺 spring has sprung and with Easter around the corner Clent residents of all ages have united to make Easter crafts.

It was a delight to join Karen May and see such a buzzing community spirit!

☀️ 🌧️ between rain and shine, I’ve been out this weekend speaking to residents, hearing their views on local matters including

🛣️ investment in local roads and the A38
🚓 330 new police officers across West Mercia that is helping make Bromsgrove safer

Wishing the Princess of Wales a speedy recovery and hoping that she, and her family, are given the privacy that they deserve.

On this day in 2020, Rishi Sunak announced the furlough scheme.

It went on to save 14 million jobs, and protect thousands of businesses from the effects of the COVID pandemic.

‘The plan is working.’

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt responds to this morning’s update from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that inflation has dropped to 3.4%.

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🌾 🐮 Farming is the lifeblood of rural communities across the Bromsgrove constituency and the wider UK.

It was a privilege to meet with farmers today to understand pressures facing their businesses as well as opportunities to bolster our food security and rural resilience.

You will have read many times on Twitter that the UK economy has been the worst performing among the G7’s most prosperous nations since the pandemic. Said without caveat and often gleefully by a Twitter mob that revels in doing the country down. Well, now that the official stats…

🥓 🍳 a super morning at the Tardebigge Big Breakfast.

Lots of funds raised for excellent causes Primrose Hospice & Family Support Centre and Cancer Research UK

UK has endured Covid & a global energy crisis in recent years.

£billions of support was rightly provided to get individuals, households & businesses through the pandemic.

I’m pleased to see the Budget reward hard work & position Britain for future growth & further tax cuts🇬🇧💷

With increasing threats from hostile nation states and non-state groups opposed to our values, I welcome an uplift in defence spending to the largest military and defence budget in our history.