Coronavirus

“Although there will still be many long weeks ahead that will require us to once again make huge sacrifices, thanks to the extraordinary work of our scientists, our NHS and the resolve of everyone in Redditch, we now know the path to beating this virus and we are making vital progress.”

“I know the weeks ahead will be tough, but just like before, I know Redditch will come together in this national effort to tackle COVID-19. Please stay safe everyone and stay at home.”

“This New Year’s Eve lets follow the rules by staying at home to protect the Alex and save lives.”

“Residents have worked hard to bring down the infection rate in Redditch. The rate today is well below what the infection rate was when we first entered Tier 2 last month. Our rate is also below the West Midlands and England rate, and it also means we no longer have the highest infection rate in Worcestershire.”

“It’s fantastic news the Alexandra Hospital will be the first hospital in Herefordshire and Worcestershire to begin delivering the COVID-19 vaccination from this week.”

“Today, MPs face a choice, a difficult one, about how we handle the final months of this pandemic. While Labour will be abstaining in the vote on the tier system, a complete dereliction of duty, I will be taking my responsibility seriously.”

“Last Friday I attended, virtually, the latest Redditch Town Deal Board meeting. This is the group of people, including local businessmen and women, community leaders and other partners, brought together to develop a Town Investment Plan to secure the up to £25 million Town Deal Redditch was awarded last year.”

“I know continued restrictions will be tough, especially given the efforts we have already gone to this year, but we can’t relent now, we can’t let our guard down, we must continue to follow the rules in order to drive down the infection rate further.”

“Thanks to everyone’s hard work the infection rate is heading in the right direction. But we can’t let up now, let’s continue to follow the rules to ensure the infection rate falls further.”

“I am cautiously optimistic the infection rate in Redditch is now falling and heading in the right direction. However, this doesn’t mean we can let our guard down.”