This week I met with Damian McBeath – the Head Teacher for The John Wallis Academy in my Ashford Constituency. He and other campaigners from all over the country had travelled to Westminster to discuss their experiences and knowledge of rules on
Every day women and girls across the UK feel violated and harassed by both strangers and people in their lives. Their intimate photos are taken and shared online, and they have no way to protect themselves. Or someone took their selfies and
Earlier this month, people across the country were devastated to hear about Sir Chris Hoy’s terminal prostate cancer diagnosis. At just 48, the seven-time Olympic Gold medallist revealed that he now has just two to four years left to live. Prostate specific
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
