Diary - helpful update on migrant barge Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Much work to do before a virtual meeting with Liz Ferdenzi, who is my direct contact with the migrant barge in Portland Port. We have agreed to speak regularly so I can keep up with how everything is going on board. Some constituents had voiced their concern about the size of the bus which takes migrants into Weymouth and back. I inquired whether a minibus would be more suitable than a double... Diary
Parliamentary Question - MP safety 19th February 2024 There is a growing and deeply unpleasant trend of personalising protests. My right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) has been subjected... Speeches in Parliament
Diary - justice for a former postmaster 19th February 2024 Back to the Commons and a lengthy stretch in the Chamber as I sat through and contributed to several Statements. However, before them we had Defence Questions... Diary
Parliamentary Question - the death of Alexei Navalny 19th February 2024 It takes an extraordinary person to go back to a country where he knows he will be imprisoned, tortured and then murdered. All our thoughts are with Alexei... Speeches in Parliament
Parliamentary Question - Horizon IT scandal 19th February 2024 I have a once-proud former postmaster in my constituency, who ran the post office in Swanage. He fell foul of this scandal and was sacked, not prosecuted. His... Speeches in Parliament
Diary - enjoying lunch with members of Island Community Action 16th February 2024 It was the morning after the night before. Two by-election defeats saw Wellingborough and Kingswood going to Labour. The only crumb of comfort was that the... Diary
W2W - wokery undermining our Armed Forces 16th February 2024 THIS divisive wokery has been creeping into our Armed Forces for years. When I left in 1987, we had an army twice its current size and free of diversity... Articles
Diary - out and about in Wool 15th February 2024 Out to Wool this morning to meet up with our excellent councillor, Laura Beddow. A most informative and useful morning, listening to constituents' concerns and... Diary
Diary - out to Crossways with our council candidate 14th February 2024 A 90-minute virtual catch-up with my parliamentary team sorted out the inbox! And then it was off to Crossways to join our Dorset Council candidate Andrew Ross... Diary
Diary - Labour's ugly side 13th February 2024 What a lovely day. A lot of constituency correspondence to catch up on. Grandchildren staying, too, so hands full. Labour was in a mess as it suspended a second... Diary