James Cartlidge

New School for Hadleigh Find out more about the new school and what that means for education locally.

New School for Hadleigh In super news for Hadleigh and the surrounding areas, full planning permission was granted last week for a brand-new teaching block and Sports Hall on the existing Hadleigh ...

Super to celebrate with @peacockinnchelsworth in Parliament this week after they were named as the Best Pub in the East of England at the Countryside Alliance Awards 2026.

On Defence, Labour are “up to” their old tricks.

Suffolk Wine Trail To celebrate the launch of the #SuffolkWineTrail, I was out and about visiting some of the fantastic vineyards we have right here on our doorstep. Find out more about Lavenham B...

Why I'm standing up for our coastguard rescue officers👆

Confirmation that funding for the Defence Investment Plan is no more than what Healey was offered - which begs the question...

Busy morning on the media round discussing the long overdue Defence Investment Plan.

I’m proud to be Patron of the North Essex and Suffolk Veterans Support Group, and so it was a real privilege to attend their Armed Forces Day event today. There was a fantastic turnout from the p...

The next Conservative government will create a 50,000-strong Armed Forces Reserve.

A message from the Shadow Defence Team on Armed Forces Day. #ArmedForcesWeek

A real highlight of #ArmedForcesWeek so far has been chatting to service personnel with Kemi Badenoch - it’s critical to show all who serve that we have their back.

Why our Churches are so important to our local communities.

My Churches roundtable in Hadleigh Last Friday I held a roundtable in St Mary’s, Hadleigh for churches across South Suffolk to highlight the support schemes that are available. It’s so important t...

To mark English Wine Week and to celebrate the launch of the brand new #SuffolkWineTrail, this afternoon I’m out and about visiting some of the fantastic vineyards we have right here on our doorste...

Cutting Edge Naval Drones - made in the UK I recently visited Kraken, a British defence start-up, to see how the uncrewed revolution is transforming our Royal Navy 🇬🇧

Where on earth is the Defence Investment Plan?

As we mark #ReservesDay, I took the opportunity yesterday to pay tribute to all our reservists - they form a critical part of our Armed Forces, which we need to strengthen, given the threats we fac...

Pylons & Defence Busy day coming up in Westminster - speaking this morning at the Planning Inspectorate’s Open Hearing on Norwich to Tilbury pylons. Then this afternoon I'll be opening the Opposit...

Only yesterday I was testing the Kraken K3 Scout naval drone out on the Solent - so it was wonderful to see the K3 again this morning, on display in Parliament with the @royalnavy as part of #Armed...