I am a survivor of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in which 97 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed in a crush at the FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield. I also attended the final in Paris and witnessed first-hand the shocking and appalling stadium
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Chinese have a saying about it being a curse to living in interesting times. Whether the phrase is truly old or even Chinese, I believe its sentiment is something the Prime Minister would agree with, as
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine ) -The UK Government has promised to bring an end to ‘conversion therapy’. In May Government Minister, Mike Freer MP, said he expected legislation would be published in the Autumn. With activists calling for the broadest ban possible,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine ) – Earlier this month, my fellow Conservative MPs and I were asked to consider whether we had confidence in the Prime Minister. No one could have predicted the series of unprecedented challenges he has faced over the
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The two-child limit to Universal Credit was established in 2017, and limits the support a claimant of the benefit can receive to their first two children only. In tabling my Private Members’ Bill, and writing this article,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine ) – Even while we fight COVID-19, we face a further pandemic of mental health issues that is blighting the lives of millions, as well as costing the NHS a fortune in medication, and the economy billions more
This week, amid the turmoil of a vote of confidence in the Prime Minister, an important debate took place at Westminster. On Tuesday morning, MPs came together to scrutinise the idea of a statutory levy on gambling companies, to help address spiralling
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine ) – Fifty-five years ago, Cicely Saunders opened St Christopher’s Hospice. Ever since, as hospices opened, they have all relied on donations to fund their caring services. Over the years the amount that hospices services received from the
London, ( Parliament Politice Magazine ) – The valiant attempts of the Jewish lawyer, Raphael Lemkin, both to give the ultimate atrocity crimes a name and to craft an internationally agreed instrument to prevent such crimes from endlessly recurring, gave birth to
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The fifth anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy has once again brought into focus the issue of building safety and the terrible human consequences that can occur when flaws in a regulatory regime are allowed to endure. While
