PR: 'Do we have the resilence, numbers, reserves, ships, planes and armoured vehicled to fight a sustained conflict?, says Drax 25th January 2024 Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset has questioned Britain’s ability to fight a sustained war after years of defence cuts, saying “this relatively minor excursion... Local News
Diary - former Swanage postmaster seeking justice 25th January 2024 My first task was to draft my weekly column for the local paper. I then dealt with a mass of correspondence, before driving to Swanage. Had a most interesting... Diary
Diary - lamentable size of the Royal Navy 24th January 2024 On the day of a defence debate, it was perhaps pertinent that the head of the Army said Britain should “train and equip” a “citizen army” to ready the country... Diary
Intervention - use of aircraft carriers in the Red Sea 24th January 2024 My hon. Friend the Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax) spoke using his detailed military knowledge to the advantage of the House, with considerable... Speeches in Parliament
Intervention - situation in the Red Sea 24th January 2024 This debate is seriously important because, as I think we all agree, there has to be Government accountability for the action that they take. I am therefore... Speeches in Parliament
Speech - situation in the Red Sea 24th January 2024 I will keep to time, Madam Deputy Speaker, as two hon. Friends will give me a seven-minute bell. I strongly support the Government’s move and the strikes they... Speeches in Parliament
Speech - situation in the Red Sea by the Defence Secretary, the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP 24th January 2024 I beg to move, That this House has considered the situation in the Red Sea. Last week at Lancaster House, I set out why we are living in a far more dangerous... Speeches in Parliament
PR: Richard Drax MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment 24th January 2024 This week Richard Drax MP signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and... Local News
PR: 'To rely more on our own gas and oil from the North Sea is common sense," says Drax 23rd January 2024 Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset has voted to support annual licences for oil and gas production in the North Sea, saying, “To rely more on our own gas and oil... Local News