As the father of a nine-month-old baby, I know how emotionally charged and difficult it is to navigate infant feeding. My son Cillian made a dramatic entrance into this world earlier this year – arriving early, after a week of worry, upset
In my constituency of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, communities are facing temperatures of up to -6 this week with yellow warnings for snow and ice. There will be many households having to make the impossible choice between heating their homes or
On the 5th November in Westminster Hall, I addressed the urgent issue of police funding, focusing on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Despite the dedication and commitment of our officers, the funding figures reveal an unsettling reality. The PSNI has
The cost of living crisis over the last few years has meant the price we pay at the pump has become more than a routine expense—it’s a drain on hard-working families and a burden on small businesses. Dunfermline is a small city,
Disputes over sovereignty are nothing new in politics. We just gave up our own sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, for example, and it pervades the conflict in Israel-Palestine. But those are disputes that receive a lot of attention.
One of the everyday frustrations we all encounter is the endless wait in a traffic queue at the site of roadworks, only to drive past a coned-off pit with no sign of workers in sight. The frequency and disruption of roadworks have
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, I was forced to do the hardest thing I have ever experienced, to tell my two daughters that their dad had cancer. Was our family of four about to become a family of
As the Member of Parliament for Broxbourne, I’m determined to be a strong local voice for my constituents. People in Broxbourne want to see the problems they face in their daily lives brought to Parliament and, ultimately, addressed by the Government. That’s
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – New MP Steve Witherden receives a reminder about strict no food or drink rules in the Commons. Steve Witherden, Labour’s newly elected MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, was caught sipping milk from a carton in the House
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Former energy secretary Claire Coutinho faces scrutiny over ties to JCB donations, and grants. A Conservative former cabinet minister and current shadow secretary for energy security, Claire Coutinho, is facing criticism after receiving donations and hospitality from
