My name is Ikenna Henry Onyebuchi, I am an Old Stonyhurst boy that graduated from Stonyhurst College in 2016; now I am a first year law student at the University of Exeter.  On Monday 19th of June 2017, I started a work experience placement at the House of Commons for a week.

One of the burning issues during the Brexit negotiations is the reciprocal rights of UK citizens living in the EU, and EU citizens living in the UK. Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has been extremely active on this important matter.

At 11:30am on Wednesday the 21st of June 2017, Parliamentarians experienced a visit from the Queen to deliver the Queen’s speech. This traditional practice, which takes place at the state opening of Parliament holds much political significance.

On June 8th the people of the Ribble Valley went to the polls to select their MP for the next parliament. The turnout of 70.8% was the largest since 1997. Nigel Evans was re-elected as the MP for the Ribble Valley by a majority of 13000 votes.

Nigel Evans has been reselected as the Conservative candidate for the Ribble Valley in the upcoming general election on June 8th.

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has spoken in the House of Commons to raise awareness for issues faced by the LGBT community. Mr Evans paid tribute to the fact that the British Parliament has more openly gay members than anywhere else in the world.

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has once again spoken in the House of Commons about the dire state of the roads in the Ribble Valley.

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has spoken in Parliament to ask the Government to take more action to clean up our oceans.

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has written to the Chair of the Ribble Valley Conservative Association, Councillor Peter Mullineaux, applying to be readopted as the Conservative Party candidate for the Ribble Valley in the June 2017 General Election.

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, met with representatives of the Clitheroe Fairtrade Group; Kerry Fletcher, Wendy Higson and Katy Holden, last Saturday to discuss the future of Fairtrade.