W2W - lockdown in China encourages civil unrest Friday, 2 December, 2022 LOCKDOWNS don’t work. We know that now, but it seems the Chinese haven’t learnt the lesson. This week, China has shown what happens when ‘zero covid’ is taken to the extreme for three, long years. To be fair, Xi Jinping’s initial policy of suppressing the virus worked. Entire cities were PCR tested daily, quarantine hospitals providing 250,000 beds established, mandatory face masks and house... Articles
Diary - cases of flu surge 1st December 2022 A cold start to the day. Winter creeping in. A lot on and to cope with. Lady Susan Hussey, who served the Queen as a Lady-in-Waiting for 60 years, was sacked... Diary
Diary - future trade with the EU 30th November 2022 A morning run and then to the barbers. A busy morning before dropping down to the Chamber for PMQs. The PM did well again, with Starmer once again resorting to... Diary
Diary - defence industry representatives questioned on aviation 29th November 2022 It's definitely getting colder and damper. Certainly if felt that way on my morning run. After scouring the papers and talking to my team here, I headed to CR... Diary
Diary - sobering account of the war in Ukraine by their MPs 28th November 2022 Up to the Commons, leaving early to meet many members of the Weymouth & Portland Chamber of Commerce. They'd come up to enjoy a tour of the Palace and then to... Diary
Diary - visiting Durlston Castle 24th November 2022 Much to everyone's concern, UK net net migration hit 504,000 in the year to June - the highest figure ever recorded, the Office for National Statistics... Diary
Feature article - a visit to Ukraine with the Defence Committee 24th November 2022 As the air raid sirens began to wail, we were ushered into an underground shelter in the middle of Odesa. Downstairs we came face to face with a small class of... Articles
Diary - backing our farmers 23rd November 2022 Having just returned from Moldova and Ukraine, it was depressing to read that both were facing widespread blackouts after the latest wave of Russian strikes... Diary
Speech - support for British farming 23rd November 2022 It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, and to follow the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), and all hon. Members... Speeches in Parliament
Diary - climate change and the MOD 22nd November 2022 Out into the park for my early morning run. Into the Commons, grabbed a coffee and headed to CR6 for the next session of our Defence Committee. The first 30... Diary
