I’ve had an incredibly flat-out few days both here in North Cornwall, and up in Westminster, meeting various Ministers to push forward our constituency’s priorities at every opportunity - including issues on transport, education, housing, and much more.

In Parliament, I started the week by raising concerns on adult education provision in North Cornwall. I welcomed the news that the Launceston adult learning centre will remain open, but I’m still pushing the Council to seriously rethink its closure of the Camelford centre. It’s in an area with poor transport and high need, and removing this provision risks cutting people off entirely from learning opportunities. Cornwall has £10-million in devolved skills funding. We should be using this money to expand, not shrink, access to education.

There was also some very encouraging movement on the Camel Trail extension proposal this week, after I met with Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, to make the formal case for extending the trail to Camelford - highlighting its potential to bring new life to the town’s economy and help grow our active travel network in Cornwall. The Minister was very receptive to the idea, which is a very good sign, so I’ll continue to push hard to get progress made on these exciting plans.

On the housing front, other MPs from Cornwall and I met with Matthew Pennycook, the Housing Minister, to work together to sort out the dire state of housing in the Duchy. Our new so-called ‘Airbnb Bill’ will go a long way towards tackling loopholes used by second home owners to get out of paying full Council Tax, and will start to put housing back into the hands of local people.

I’ve officially launched a new campaign this week: Buy Cornish, Back Britain. With Trump’s incoming tariffs threatening to undercut our exports and fair pricing for UK farmers, there’s never been a more important time to rally behind local producers, high street shops, and Cornish businesses.

I also raised further concerns about a looming funding crisis in our local schools this week. Recent visits to primary schools in Nanstallon, St Mawgan, and secondary schools in Launceston, Wadebridge and Bodmin have painted a very worrying picture: rising costs are not being properly funded by central government. Some schools face £140,000 shortfalls that are only partially being covered by funding uplifts. It doesn’t take a maths degree to see that this is just unsustainable. That’s why I’m writing to the Department for Education on their behalf, to demand urgent intervention before our teachers and students are pushed any further.

Meanwhile, I also stood up in Parliament on behalf of constituents who’ve got in touch about the national phone network switch-over to VoIP. In rural areas like ours, especially up on the Moors or on the isolated coastal areas, power cuts can leave people dangerously at risk. I made the case for Ofcom to take urgent action, and ensure backup batteries are provided for phone and internet equipment, or we risk leaving people without help when they need it most.