I am delighted that work to make the A64 safer around Crambeck and Rillington are due to start in September.

Today I am calling on the Government to prioritise spending on infrastructure in the North in the spending review later this year.

I shall be seeking nominations for the prestigious chairmanship of the Treasury Select Committee when the House of Commons returns in September.

I am delighted that families whose loved ones have disappeared or are missing can now access and control their financial affairs thanks to a new law which I took through Parliament and which comes into force today.

The Prime Minister’s commitment to ”injecting some pace” into Northern Powerhouse rail is great news for the North. I will do everything I can to ensure it remains a priority and promise to work closely with ministers to make sure it is delivered.

Today we will have a new Prime Minister. Boris Johnson’s victory, by two to one, came as no surprise to anyone. I voted for him because I believe we need a Brexiteer, someone who has always believed in leaving the EU, to lead and negotiate the next stage of our departure. 

An independent report into emergency services at Northallerton’s Friarage hospital has concluded that there was a sound case to make changes earlier this year. The report was commissioned by my parliamentary colleague, Rishi Sunak MP (Richmond), whose constituency includes the hospital.

I am delighted that Barclays has chosen Pickering as the first of ten pilot community branches across the UK. The aim of the trial is to keep the last bank in the town open on the high street by tailoring it to local needs.

Urgent action to reform the building and fire safety regime is needed. I am deeply concerned that the Government is still not doing enough to remove dangerous cladding from existing buildings.

It is a peculiar time, to say the least, in Westminster.