This week I secured a Westminster Hall debate on the future of the New Medium Helicopter programme. On the surface, it is a procurement decision. In reality, it is about far more than that. It is about sovereign capability, national security and
When I was at school, the word ‘dyslexia’ wasn’t talked about much, and when it was, it was rarely understood. I can still remember the feeling of sitting at my desk, the words swimming on the page, knowing that I was trying
In the past four years, maternity wards across England have closed their doors more than 2,200 times. That is not a typo. According to House of Commons Library date, between May 2020 and April 2024, 2,201 closures were reported by NHS trusts—848