The men and women who have served in uniform are the very best of us. They deserve our support.

Today we're launching OP PROSPER – a new service to support veterans into employment.

Just one of many steps we've taken to make the UK the best place to be a veteran 👇

When I talk to shop owners in Halesowen & Rowley Regis, one of their biggest concerns is often the threat of assault on them or a colleague. Making the assault of a retail worker a stand-alone offence will send a clear signal that this behaviour is unacceptable.

Today we’re uprating the State Pension by 8.5 per cent meaning pensioners will be £900 better off.

This comes on top of last year’s 10.1 per cent increase and our commitment to the Triple Lock.

Only the Conservatives are on the side of British pensioners.

Great being out with Simon Phipps and James Morris MP delivering in Belle Vale

This week marks the start of the rollout of this government's record expansion of childcare.

By the end of our rollout, this will save working parents on average £6,900 a year, helping 60,000 more people back into work.

Read more here 👇
gov.uk/government/new…

I wish everyone across Halesowen & Rowley Regis, Cradley & Wollescote and Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood a very Happy Easter today and an enjoyable Bank Holiday weekend. Great to have the longer days too now!

Great to see that over £11m will be heading to Dudley and Sandwell for extra school places for young people with SEND. Every child in Halesowen & Rowley Regis should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

Organised criminal gangs are selling a lie to thousands of vulnerable people each year. Important that we tackle the issue at source to stop people risking their lives to enter 🇬🇧 illegally, and build on our action that has already reduced small boat crossings by 36%.

The Princess of Wales has the love and support of the whole country.

The WM indoor velodrome is MOVING FORWARD ✅

We’ve reviewed the business case for an INDOOR VELODROME in the West Midlands & it’s GOOD NEWS 🚲

Great to be with James Morris MP & Adam Tranter to tell the campaigners I’m committing to making the facility a reality 👏🏻

A very welcome drop in inflation today, down to its lowest level on two and a half years. Sticking to our plan means more money in people’s pockets.

We’ve seen what can happen when clubs are abused by unscrupulous owners.

That's why today we are introducing a new law in parliament to sort football governance once and for all with a new Independent Football Regulator.

As a former small businesses man, I welcome the measures that Rishi Sunak and Kemi Badenoch are announcing today to cut red tape and boost apprenticeships. Vital we create the best conditions to support businesses as we get the economy growing.

Today we are strengthening our approach to counter extremism with a new definition

I welcome the introduction today of legislation to automatically quash convictions related to the Horizon scandal. Important that all innocent sub-postmasters are exonerated and compensated in full for the trauma they were wrongly put through.

The last few years have been tough, but today’s figures show that with inflation more than halved, we’re now making progress in growing the economy. That’s why we’ve been able to bring national insurance rates down by around £900 for the average worker this coming year.

Today we have over 4.1m more people in work compared with 2010, with employment rates at near record highs and regular pay outpacing inflation. Important we stick to our plans for reducing inflation and growing the economy.

'The Commonwealth family is strongest when we are connected, through friendship.

'The Commonwealth is like the wiring of a house, and its people, our energy and our ideas are the current that runs through those wires.'

His Majesty The King delivers his #CommonwealthDay Message