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Domestic abuse is not just a scourge on society, it was fatal to 173 people last year - five year high. That is an appalling statistic and we must do everything we can to reduce this shocking total. The number of killings is merely the start of it.

Culture Secretary, and Loughborough MP, Nicky Morgan has announced the locations that will benefit from a £95 million heritage boost for high streets in 69 towns across the country. I was absolutely delighted that two of the towns are to be in Leicestershire.

This weekend brought news that the Conservative Government is intending to use the upcoming Queen’s Speech to introduce tougher sentences for the most appalling crimes. Good news!

Neil O’Brien OBE MP today joined Rupert Matthews, the Conservative Party’s Candidate to be the next Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, in launching the Harborough Constituency campaign for the PCC Election next May.

On 13 September I was honoured to visit the Shree Hindu Temple in Leicester where Devi Chitraleka ji was reciting verses from the Shrimad Bhagwat Katha in the presence of H.H Shri RajRajeshwar Guruji.

Last Saturday we Conservatives launched our Police and Crime Commissioner campaign in Loughborough.

Today is the annual conference of the Police Superintendents Association – and Home Secretary Priti Patel has just made her key note speech. I won’t reproduce it all, but the key points relate to the “Police Covenant” that she has been discussing and formulating of late.

Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP today joined Rupert Matthews, the Conservative Party’s Candidate to be the next Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, in launching the local campaign for the PCC Election next May.

Boris Johnson and the Conservatives have announced 100 towns across England that will receive extra funding to level up opportunities across the country and ensure each town looks towards the future with renewed optimism.

Today I was delighted to launch my campaign as Prospective Conservative Candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in the Hinckley and Bosworth constituency.