Alex Ballinger is the Labour MP for Halesowen, and was elected in July 2024.
As global attention is drawn to conflicts elsewhere, from Eastern Europe to the Middle East, another strategic theatre is rapidly rising in importance: the High North. It may feel distant from daily life in Britain, but the reality is that developments in
Since taking office, this Labour Government has begun the serious work of national renewal after more than a decade of austerity and decline. By cutting NHS waiting times, bringing railways back into public ownership, boosting defence manufacturing, and investing in clean energy,
Last year at the age of just 19, a young man took his own life. He was addicted to gambling. Despite efforts to escape he received 63 promotional emails in the two months before his death. Every day he received an offer
