Organisations like the St Helens Chamber of Commerce do fantastic work supporting the business community in St Helens and helping firms to grow.

But this Government is putting our local businesses at risk, with a new poll showing that confidence amongst businesses in the North West has fallen by 22 points – down to just 33 per cent.

This presents real risks for our economy in St Helens and across the North West, with important decisions on investment likely to be stalled or delayed.

I took Ministers to task in the House of Commons for their shambolic and chaotic handling of the Brexit negotiations.