James Cartlidge

Now we know why the Defence Investment Plan is so late.

Spectator National Security Summit. It was brilliant to kick off the Spectator National Security Summit this morning. In my keynote speech, I argued that we can only make Britain safer if we’re wi...

Suffolk Wine – the next steps 🍇

Super news for St Mary's, Tattingstone 👏

Great news for Hartest & Tattingstone As a strong supporter of preserving the local voice in housing, I’m delighted to hear that Hartest and Tattingstone have both had their Neighbourhood Plans fo...

@benton.end, Hadleigh - just like the Chelsea Flower Show but right on our doorstep

Award winning South Suffolk Pub Absolutely fantastic news that The Peacock in Chelsworth has been named as the Best Pub in the East of England at this year’s Countryside Alliance Awards. I last v...

I’ll never stop standing up for our brave veterans who have given so much to serve our country. So it was great to visit the mental health unit at Ipswich Hospital to hear more about the vital supp...

Brilliant to hear all four pilots successfully ejected after the airshow crash in the US yesterday - particularly as the planes involved were using British made @martinbaker_eject seats whose facto...

The @qinetiqgroup facility in Gosport is an extraordinary UK defence capability. It was fantastic to visit & learn more about their vital work including their one-of-a-kind testing pool which simul...

What wasn’t in the King’s Speech just now?

It’s not just the Hadleigh Show on Saturday – it’s Eurovision too. Maybe there’s a reason I love it so much!

Defending against Drones As the rumours swirl around Starmer’s future, I’ve been focused on my job as MP for South Suffolk and Shadow Defence Secretary. Regarding the latter, it was fantastic to vi...

Whilst we await the Defence Investment Plan, I’ve been out visiting our Defence industry at this critical time, and at BAE Systems Broad Oak saw their cutting-edge UK built uncrewed subs, radar, an...

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Kemi backing South Suffolk businesses This is a tough time for the economy & cost of living - so it was really special to have Kemi taking the time to chat with local businesses, including @nether...

As the campaign for this Thursdays local elections continues, Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch and West Suffolk MP and Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge, visited Hall Street and Long Melfor...

Kemi in Long Melford Such a privilege to have Kemi Badenoch visiting South Suffolk this morning - backing our local businesses and high street. Fantastic reception!

Small businesses like Mill Street Store & Deli in Nayland are critical to my constituency. It was really good to chat with owner Ross but concerning to hear about the impact on his business from ta...

On the day Labour voted to continue with its disastrous Troubles Bill - exposing our former soldiers to vexatious legal claims - I was proud to meet a group of Op Banner veterans alongside Kemi Bad...