Our 5-year funding plan for the NHS will deliver an extra £33.9billion a year by 2023 with additional boosts for key areas such as mental health, exceeding our pledges to secure more funding.

As a father and as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Education I want more, better educational opportunities for our children, and have lobbied hard for fairer funding for Somerset.

After many years we still need to end the uncertainty caused by MPs trying to overturn the EU Referendum result, and move forward with our positive domestic agenda. Our area voted 60% to leave the EU, even more want that vote respected.

I am proud to champion innovative local business in our area, which is the key to local employment security and flexibility.

Whether it is putting net zero carbon emission targets into law and maintaining the focus on renewable and clean energy, making sure less plastic goes into our waste, getting the planning framework and guidance to take more account of historic heritage and uplifting design and arguing practically