Hampshire Chronicle column

For more than a decade, constituents have attended my open meetings to talk directly with some of the people and organisations affecting their lives. Last year...

I hope you’ve had a nice Christmas and want to thank all constituents who worked over the holiday itself in our key public services. There is no question, 2023...

Constituents know of my passion for, and focus on, health matters so it is great to become the new chairman of the influential Commons Health and Social Care...

A kind correspondent this Summer told me how I always choose the wrong candidate when my party picks a leader. It is true, I backed Jeremy Hunt in 2019 when he...

This month, given the enormity of recent events, I thought Chronicle readers might like to read an extract of my tribute to Her late Majesty The Queen in the...

Aside from the ongoing (too drawn out) contest to choose the next Prime Minister, there’s only one story in town and that’s the cost of living. Pressures...

I have written many times about my Green Winchester (and Chandler’s Ford) initiative which aims to give as much information as possible about the defining issue...

Earlier this month I was very fortunate to travel to Africa as part of my ongoing work on global health. My first time on the continent took me to Uganda on a...

Contrary to the view of some, Parliament is a very modern workplace; housed in a very old building. Once a year however, an ancient ceremony dating back to the...