Gary Streeter, Member of Parliament for South West Devon, officially opened Sherford’s new £370,000 Skills Training Centre, celebrating the occasion alongside key dignitaries, the Sherford Consortium, local training providers and construction contractors at the new development.

I was pleased to see the promotion of my good friend Sajid Javid to Home secretary this week. 

This week I hosted a reception in Parliament for the Plymouth Manufacturing Group, who were celebrating their 40thanniversary.

What kind of world do we want to build? One where our children (all children in every country) can live their lives in peace. How do we do that? Not, by appeasing tin-pot dictators using chemical weapons on their own people.

The last few days in Westminster have been full of incredibly long and intense debates and speeches and seen some very tough questions asked of the Prime Minister.

It was a pleasure to be present at the Watermark in Ivybridge on Saturday to support the tenth anniversary celebrations of that building which has become the beating heart of that community. 

The row in the Labour party about anti-Semitism seems to have blown up out of nowhere and shows no sign of abating. It has certainly taken me by surprise. 

If you click here, you'll find my Easter newsletter.

The Consortium of developers who are building the new town at Sherford have applied to the local planning authority for permission to change the masterplan layout. They have held well-attended consultation meetings in recent months to discuss. 

Latest employment figures show that South West Devon continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country.