The Syrian civil war has been a brutal conflict costing hundreds of thousands of lives and displacing millions of people. Some believe the world has stood by and that the plight of the Syrian people has been ignored, others fear that any action would risk being drawn into wider conflict.

As a community, the last few weeks have been difficult. We have all been shocked by revelations of the scale of horrific offences of child sexual exploitation (CSE), and by the realisation that we may never fully know the extent of what happened.

Lucy has had an article, entitled 'Telford just shows how far we are from understanding child sexual exploitation', published in this week's New Statesman.

With 2018 well underway, it is encouraging to see Government focusing on reshaping the national agenda: housing, the environment and opportunities for young people becoming lead pillars of Government policy.

Lucy Allan MP looks ahead to the Budget

These are no doubt turbulent times for Government in what can seem like one crisis after another, and that’s before we get on to Brexit.

The introduction of the new school funding formula is good news for Telford schools as they are set to benefit with increased funding well above the national average increase.

I recently met with the British Legion in Telford to discuss the important work they do to support our veterans.

They explained that there is a huge network of organisations supporting the Armed Forces community, so finding the right one may be difficult.

Telford MP, Lucy Allan has welcomed Theresa May’s pledge of extra support for schools to help with the mental health of children.

A look back at 2016

Impartial briefings from the House of Commons Library