I recently visited a cracking local business: Dudley Associates in Lutterworth for National Manufacturing Day. An absolute pleasure too to meet local Year 9 students, teachers and the team who were taking part in a work experience programme at the business. Thank you to everyone who made the visit possible and for inspiring the next generation of engineers and manufacturers.

I am delighted to share that I have been readopted as the Conservative candidate for South Leicestershire. This means that when the next election comes, I will again be able to stand as the Conservative Party's candidate for our area. Serving the people of South Leicestershire since 2015 has been the greatest privilege of my working life. I will continue to fight for our towns and villages, stand up for local residents, and work every day to earn that trust again. A huge thank you to the officers, members and volunteers of the @SLConservatives Association for the confidence they have placed in me. Their dedication, week in and week out, is invaluable.

Incredibly gratfeul to everyone who came down today to demonstrate outside Downing Street. Thank you. 🙏 You represent so many people across Leicestershire who are deeply concerned about the prospect of the city expansion. It is your voices we wanted to take directly to the government today and I will continue to do so until the city land grab is off the table.

Petitions against Leicester city expansion, just taken into Number 10. ✅ MPs and council leaders, with residents on Whitehall. Over 15,500 signatures from South Leicestershire residents alone. Thank you to everyone who signed.

Why was I wearing this wheatsheaf yesterday? 🌾🚜🧑‍🌾 @NFUtweets

Today I asked the Prime Minister to meet residents and stakeholders concerned about proposed Leicester city expansion following the recent decision to pause the process. ✅ I'm pleased he agreed. This conversation is far from over and I'll continue fighting to keep our villages out of the city.

Farmers create value, jobs, growth and most importatnly food security for every region of our country. Back British Farming Day is today and it is crucial that the government now does just that.

I just spoke to Ben Jackson on @BBCLeicester about Local Government Reorganisation and the Government's latest decision to pause the process. Listen here 👇

Is the Government backing down on Local Government Reorganisation? Angela Rayner is about to give a statement in the House of Commons now and announce a pause. But I will not be satisfied until city expansion is taken OFF the table. That's what I am going to keep fighting for.

The Government is about to announce a pause to its local government reorganisation plans for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We should never have been put in this mess. While I welcome this decision to pause, like many of you, I will not be satisfied until city expansion is taken off the table. In July, ministers, who are no longer in their jobs, chose Sir Peter Soulsby’s map for an expanded Leicester. I am incredibly grateful that thousands of you have already said no to these plans and that message needs to be heard properly this time. If this is a pause that is just going to delay the same takeover, it is not good enough. If this is a genuine review, city expansion should come off the table and I will not stop making that case to ministers. Thank you again to everyone who has signed my petition and helped us put pressure on the Government to reconsider this decision.