Campaigns

Soft power is sometimes defined as the art of attracting and co-opting others to ‘want what you want’, and is usually said to derive from three primary sources...

The universal revulsion at Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified and illegal invasion of Ukraine is rightly leading to a sense of outrage across the international...

It is important to ensure that consumers have all the information they need to make an informed decision about their energy tariffs. There used to be far too...

During the early years of the civil war in Syria, I argued in Parliament against arming rebel forces and, by sponsoring a debate and vote in the House of...

The Conservative Party is nothing if it is not a One Nation Party, and must understand and articulate clearly that a thriving economy is a means of better...

I believe in a tougher law and order policy. This should include a ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to crime, more neighbourhood policing and tougher sentences. I...

Having served as a soldier in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, I retain a strong interest in defence issues. I was recently appointed Chair of the Conservative...

Throughout my time in Parliament I have taken a strong interest in cancer issues. From 2002-2003 (I resigned to vote against the Iraq War) I was a Shadow Health...

As the Patron of the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA) for many years, spurred on initially by a constituent who was himself a test veteran, I...

I am a long-standing Eurosceptic. As such, I voted against the Nice and Lisbon Treaties, and other integrationist initiatives, when in Opposition. Since then, I...

Following the removal of al-Qaeda from Afghanistan, which was achieved shortly after the initial intervention, I opposed the morphing of the mission into one of...

Dale Farm, near Crays Hill, was the largest illegal traveller site in the UK – if not Europe. No-one is looking to discriminate against a minority, but it is...