Joint enterprise is the legal doctrine at the heart of a shocking miscarriage of justice that has seen thousands of people wrongfully jailed for life. It allows people to be given mandatory life sentences for crimes they did not commit or did
The relationship between Iraqi Kurdistanis and the UK, people and governments, goes back many decades but has emerged as a more enduring and vital alliance in the last third of a century and for great mutual benefit. Before that Kurdistanis, as they
The issue of freedom of religion and belief in Nigeria is close to my heart. I visited Nigeria in 2022 with the all-party parliamentary group for international freedom of religion or belief (APPG FoRB). We speak for those with Christian belief, those
Artificial Intelligence is dominating the headlines, from despicable deepfakes of Taylor Swift raising concerns in US politics to UK Government announcements of massive investment into AI research and regulation. AI will likely change every facet of our lives. So, it would be
The TSSOs (Tri-Service Safety Officers) model is unique to the force area of Devon and Cornwall. Nowhere else in the UK are officers employed, commissioned and deployed in the same integrated way they are in Devon and Cornwall. These officers, as the
Last year, a cloud of smoke drifted from the uplands to the West of Sheffield across the city, settling in Sheffield Hallam. Numerous people contacted me to complain about the poor air quality, reporting breathing troubles, coughing, and irritation to the eyes.
The greatest single action the UK could take to fight climate change, to guarantee our energy security, and create transformational economic opportunity for North Wales is to build large-scale nuclear development at Wylfa in my constituency of Ynys Môn. That is not
If there is one thing that unites us all, it is sporting or royal events, and the place we tend to gather is our local pub, the beating heart of all our communities. But as we all found last summer current licensing
On the 23rd of January, I secured a Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Future of human rights in Hong Kong’. The timing of the debate was particularly pertinent as it coincided with China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations. The
Before entering the House of Commons, I worked in several libraries across Sheffield, and have seen first-hand vital work they do in helping to transform lives. Yet hundreds have been forced to close down over the last 14 years and the ones
