NEW Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, responded warmly to me at his first-ever Prime Minister's Questions. But I need him and his Ministers to back my Private Member’s Bill (PMB) to deliver desperately needed homes for locals.

The housing crisis is worsening. Inequality is widening. Tax loopholes still subsidise holiday homeowners while housing need grows. The planning system favours land-value speculators over families in need. Things must change. The new Prime Minister has the power to do it. My Private Member’s Bill is a vehicle he can use to deliver that change.

There is still a tremendous amount to do before my Bill reaches its second reading in November.

The Prime Minister's mood music is encouraging. However, I now need the government to work with me to turn hope into action, and to deliver the decent, secure and genuinely affordable homes families desperately need.

Really appreciate Mr Burnham referring to me as his “honourable friend” in another reply to me. He responded positively to Cornwall’s case for meaningful devolution. But again, there’s still much more to do, but it’s a sound start.

Many thanks to Cornwall Council Leader Leigh Frost and my 5 MP colleagues for working effectively as a team to get us to where we are, preparing for a meeting with the PM soon.

Great news. Lifeline inter-island winter services can be protected.

I spoke to the Maritime Transport Minister, MP Kier Mather, last week, and thanked him for his welcome offer of interim funding to find a longer-term sustainable solution to the loss of winter boating services on the islands.

Though great relief for islanders, we recognise this has just bought us time - this winter.

The Climate Emergency is too important to be relegated to the usual Westminster "Punch & Judy" show. That’s why I welcome the call for cross-party talks following the recent drought, climate volatility and the impending 'Super El Niño'.

I've tabled a cross-party supported motion calling on government to alert the country to the seriousness of crisis - through a prime time screening of the National Emergency Briefing. But we must do more.

In case any of you need more evidence, South West Water (SWW) was named last week as top of the table for sewage spillages.

SWW has been good at rewarding top execs, exploiting it's risk-free monopoly status, pocketing a large portion of what has always been the highest water bills in the country and feathering the nests of its shareholders. But not so good at avoiding sewage pollution incidents or delivering resilient, safe drinking water.

Latest rainfall has caused multiple sewage discharge alerts again. Indeed, even on dry days. 37 years after privatisation and over £80-billion of water rate payers' money going to top exec pay and rewards and shareholder dividends across the industry, the privatised water industry should hang its head in shame.

Stronger regulation and conversion of the companies into community benefit societies (if it becomes too expensive and legally complex to nationalise) with independent environmental champions on every board.