BREAKING: UK is putting its defence industry on a 'war-footing' - investing £10 billion to ramp up production- as part of a plan to increase defence spending by 2.5% by 2030, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared.

This is a really big deal

🧵Do culture wars they benefit politicians who engage in them? New More in Common research for 38 Degrees deploys a series of public opinion experiments & finds politicians have more to lose than gain, and risk appearing desperate, increasing cynicism & alienating swing voters

Thank you Matt Warman MP for sharing your powerful words and support for the tobacco Age of Sale legislation.

Sorry, but politicians don't get to decide what questions they are asked by journalists.

A national newspaper columnist arguing this week that in relation to getting a GP appointment 'more chance of a blind date with a unicorn, quite frankly'. What does the actual evidence say? Thanks to the incredibly hard work of GPs and their teams....1/x

The harm that Matthew Parris’s article has done to this noblest of causes in a single day is immense. It must not be allowed to obscure the real issues at stake and the nuanced arguments they require.

I’ve campaigned for @CampaignTim in local elections and with him in parliamentary by-elections. He will be a huge asset to parliament.

Looking forward to getting stuck in

In an interview with ITV West Country, Rishi Sunak has confirmed there won't be an election on 2 May

As Media Minister, I believe in a press free of control by government or governments. Today, we have committed to amend our media merger regime to explicitly rule out newspaper and periodical news magazine mergers involving ownership, influence or control by foreign states.

I am hugely glad that Keir Starmer supports legalising assisted dying. Britain deserves better than our current position. But he’s not I believe proposing a Labour bill on it - his position is identical to the government’s. Politicising this issue helps nobody.

EXCL: An overwhelming majority of the public want assisted dying to be legalised in the UK.

The largest ever survey of public opinion by Opinium Dignity in Dying found 75% are in favour, 14% opposed.

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Wonderful to hear the students going to the Houses of Parliament with Skegness Grammar School on BBC Lincolnshire this morning. They are going to have a fabulous day! Matt Warman MP

Wednesday’s Budget is a chance to show that prudent economics is good for everyone.

Keir Starmer backed Jeremy Corbyn to be his leader and sat quietly while antisemitism ran rife in the Labour Party.

Spineless, hopeless and utterly shameless.

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Very much looking forward to this next week

REVEALED: After today's NICs changes, the UK's tax rate for those on average salaries is lower than all G7 nations based on the latest OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives data.

This government supports hard workers.

Sir Keir Starmer owes the public an honest conversation about how much his Labour government will cost them and which services he will have to cut.