Representative
Deputy
Liberal Democrat
House of Commons
GB - SW1A OAA - London
United Kingdom
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
, 2025
, 2024
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
25/06/2026 | 16:41:16 Thank you, Chair. I am proud to have the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe today. Transnational repression is one of the defining challenges facing democracies. As modern conflict moves increasingly into the grey zone, Europe’s adversaries continue to act with impunity to target their critics given sanctuary across Europe. It has not gone unnoticed. Just nine days ago the European Parliament passed a motion calling for a zero-tolerance... 24/06/2026 | 19:10:19 Thank you, Chair. My thanks to Ms Larysa BILOZIR for bringing this very relevant report. I saw the minefields she spoke of when I visited Kherson a few weeks ago. Hundreds of sticks marking out Russian mines making vast swathes of some of the best farmland in the world unusable. That is hybrid warfare on food security. And let’s be clear; food security is national security. When families cannot afford healthy food, that is a social crisis. When farmers cannot make a living, that is an... 24/06/2026 | 17:50:34 Thank you Chair and my thanks to the co-Rapporteurs for their comprehensive and very timely report which I fully support. It illustrates what we all know and I have to say fear, that Georgia is not just facing a political crisis, but a democratic emergency. The Georgian people have repeatedly shown where they want their country to go. They want a European future. They want democracy, the rule of law, free elections and accountable institutions. Yet the Georgian Dream government has chosen a... 22/06/2026 | 17:21:28 Thank you, Chair, for the opportunity to speak about this. I was proud to serve as part of the Assembly's election observation mission in Hungary. And my thanks go to Mr Pablo HISPÁN for leading the mission so ably. In Budapest, alongside colleagues from across Europe, I saw something powerful: long queues, busy polling stations and citizens determined to use their vote. In some areas, turnout was extraordinary. The atmosphere in many polling stations was positive and even hopeful. I was... 02/10/2025 | 17:09:22 Thank you, Mister President. Friends, this report arrives not a moment too soon. Across our continent, faith in political parties is crumbling. Membership rolls are emptying. Foreign cash and online lies poison our debates. Populists feast on public cynicism. But here's the truth – democracy simply cannot work without robust, transparent politics. This resolution makes the case clearly: parties aren't museum pieces gathering dust. They're the living, breathing institutions that connect...
26/06/2026 | Doc. 16455 | Motion for a resolution Quantum technologies and artificial intelligence: the need for a European anticipation and governance strategy 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16453 | Motion for a resolution Towards a European strategy on arbitrary detention and hostage‑taking of European and dual‑national citizens 24/06/2026 | Doc. 16451 | Written declaration Persecution of anti-war voices ahead of so-called elections in the Russian Federation 24/06/2026 | Doc. 16452 | Motion for a resolution Integrity of electoral registers in Council of Europe member States with high emigration rates: the need for digital modernisation 23/04/2026 | Doc. 16396 | Motion for a resolution Fictional justice under occupation: a pseudo-legal system as an instrument of repression
25/06/2026 | Doc. 16412, vote on the draft text for resolution Access of migrants and refugees to healthcare 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16415, vote on the draft text for recommendation Media freedom in sport 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16415, vote on the draft text for resolution Media freedom in sport 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16446, vote on the draft text for resolution Women’s access to justice 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16421, vote on the draft text for recommendation Fighting back against transnational repression