Cutting crime in Central Devon - Mel Stride MP Column 25th June 2022 New figures show the Government is on track to recruit 20,000 police officers by 2023 – with an extra 281 recruited in Devon and Cornwall since 2019. Our force... Articles
Supporting local communities: Mel Stride MP Column 21st June 2022 I have maintained a strong rural focus during the past fortnight with events and meetings taking me to Eggesford, Chawleigh, Nomansland, Black Dog, Kennerleigh... Articles
Reforming Children’s Social Care - Mel Stride MP Column 9th June 2022 In March 2021 the Government fulfilled a manifesto commitment to launch an Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. This was recently concluded and... Articles
A very busy week - Mel Stride MP column 1st June 2022 On Monday, the Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey appeared in front of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, which I chair. I focused my... Articles
Tackling loneliness in Central Devon - Mel Stride MP Column 23rd May 2022 Last week was National Mental Health Awareness Week – an annual event organised by the Mental Health Foundation that shines a light on different aspects of our... Articles
Healthcare in Central Devon 17th May 2022 Photo: Mel with Secretary of State for Health Sajid Javid. Healthcare in Central Devon One of my missions as an MP has been to preserve and improve local... Articles
Levelling up our rural economy - Mel Stride MP Column 11th May 2022 Our Central Devon constituency is one of the largest and most rural in England, covering more than a hundred towns and villages and about half of Dartmoor. In... Articles
Helping Ukrainian Refugees settle in Devon - Mel Stride MP Column 6th May 2022 The tally of Ukrainian refugee visa applications I have assisted with has now reached 100. Applications (quite rightly) cannot be expedited simply on an MP’s... Articles
Tackling Waste Crime in Central Devon - Mel Stride MP column 26th April 2022 When we think of crime our first thoughts are probably of assaults, burglaries, or drug dealing. But in recent years one serious crime we might wrongly dismiss... Articles