“It was standing room only” says Michael Fabricant “at a packed event held in the House of Commons when Staffordshire came down to London to celebrate the best of our County.

“There were many exhibitors, but I was particularly pleased to meet from the Lichfield constituency Nikki Archer and Ian Leech from our much loved St Giles Hospice – I was asked to wear clothes for this event – and Anthony Coates from the traditional butchers in Alrewas.

“Staffordshire is generally thought of as just being ‘the potteries’ and I was delighted when the County came down to the House of Commons to show off what we have to offer.”