"Since the election and the subsequent Queen’s Speech debate last week, the current freeze on public sector pay has now come to the fore. The cap, which has been in place since 2010, was introduced to help ensure as a country, we lived within our means to reduce the nation’s overall deficit.

As many of you will know, I campaigned to remain within the European Union. I am proud to say that whilst I am personally devastated at the decision this country has come to, it is my duty as your Member of Parliament to respect the democratic decision of St Edmundsbury, Suffolk and the UK on the whole, to leave the European Union.