I share the disappointment of the many ‘Coventry Bees’ supporters in Nuneaton that the world-famous club won’t be competing in the 2017 SGB Premiership season.

I am writing this, my latest column, on the train travelling back to Nuneaton. I have just left my office in the House of Commons and, as I walked down the stairs, I thought to myself: did all yesterday’s events really happen!

Marcus Jones welcomed today’s news that the number of people in work has risen again and now is at the highest level since 1971.

The Borough Plan is poor for local people and I will set out in my response to the ongoing public consultation why this is a poor plan for local people.

In recent years great progress has been made to reduce unemployment in our area. In fact, unemployment has fallen by 62% since 2010 and is at its lowest level since 2001. 

Marcus welcomes record high employment across the UK

Marcus Jones MP has welcomed the news that employment across the UK has reached its highest rate since records began, and that unemployment remains at its lowest level for 11 years – down over 900,000 since 2010.

Marcus welcomes lowest unemployment in over 10 years

I would like to take this opportunity in my first column of 2017 to wish readers a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Marcus Jones has welcomed the news that unemployment across the UK remains at the joint lowest rate for over a decade – down nearly 900,000 since 2010 – according to the latest set of labour market figures out today, with 238,000 more people back in work in the West Midlands since 2010. 

Craig Tracey MP, for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, and Marcus Jones MP, for Nuneaton, met with Health Minister Philip Dunne to discuss concerns over the future of A&E and Maternity services at the George Eliot Hospital.