RESPONSE TO THE PRIME MINISTER’S STATEMENT ON THE MIDDLE EAST Last Saturday, targeted airstrikes were carried out against Iranian military sites, missile infrastructure and senior leadership. The strikes hit Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office compound in Tehran, resulting in his death and the deaths of several other senior officials.  Iran has since retaliated, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed Parliament on Monday to provide an update on the UK’s position on the conflict. The day...

CABINET OFFICE URGENT QUESTION Labour Together is a think tank which works closely with the Labour Party. This week, it was revealed that the think tank commissioned APCO Worldwide, a firm that specialises in public affairs and strategic communications, to investigate the personal life of journalists who had reported on Labour Together’s failure to declare £700,000 in donations. This attempt to smear journalists is an attack on our free and fair press, and occurred during the time when a...

Parliament is now in recess for a week, and therefore I will not be producing a newsletter next week.  My staff and I will continue to monitor and respond to emails as normal, so please do not hesitate to get in touch. DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO QUESTION:  On Tuesday, during departmental questions for Energy Security and Net Zero, I pressed the Government to update the UK emission trading scheme to reflect the carbon abatement cost of major projects, including the proposed...