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Question on Defence spending - 14 October, 2024

I spent Friday and Saturday this week in Larkhill, the military town. One thing dominates local conversation here: the hundreds of Afghan nationals relocated...

I am holding a drop-in event in Larkhill this weekend to hear from military families who will be impacted by Labour's plans to put tax on private school fees...

Tory Party Conference is over; thank goodness. It was a curiously, almost hysterically, upbeat week - curious, for my party has not been happy for some years...

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With great sadness I write with the news of the death of Rt Hon Michael Ancram, Marquess of Lothian, MP for Devizes from 1992 until 2010. Many of you knew...

I write from Birmingham, where the Conservative Party is gathering for its annual Conference which this year is a beauty parade of leadership contenders. More...

Last week, I spoke to residents in Wroughton who were concerned that Lloyds Bank are about to close their branch in the Old Town of Swindon. Understandably...

As we move into Autumn, the rain has picked up significantly, and I have already heard reports of some localised flooding. After the repeated storms earlier in...