𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲. I know from personal experience that it is still often something brushed under the carpet because people feel embarrassed or awkward. 𝐘𝐞𝐭, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐎𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚�

I presented my petition on coastal erosion at Start Bay last night – you can watch it here.

The fights, underfunding, private profiteering, persistent absences, and overall failings that have plagued our SEND system for too long cannot continue.

In parliament later, I’ll be presenting my petition on coastal erosion at Start Bay – but before I do, let me say a massive thank you to the businesses and residents who’ve been busy collecting signatures. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨�

Parliament is in recess this week, giving MPs a chance to spend time in the constituency and take a breath after a turbulent time in Westminster.

I had a great time at Slapton Sands this morning helping FSC Slapton Ley Field Centre with their beach clean. Thanks to the recent storm weather, lots of litter has appeared along Slapton Sands and around Slapton Ley Nature Reserve. Armed with a litter picker, I got to work. There was plenty of fishing wire hidden amongst the seaweed, strips of plastic, even a comb! Thanks FSC Slapton Ley Field Centre for organising.