Matthew has pledged to work with the Arrhythmia Alliance and its sister organization, AF Association, to demand the creation of a national screening programme for people over 65 at risk of AF.

As remembrance commemorations were held across the country this weekend, Matthew attended two services in Hendon on Remembrance Sunday as well as laying a wreath at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Cyprus days earlier. During a visit to the island – against the backdrop of the UN-

Matthew joined politicians from across London to pledge support for London's Air Ambulance, the charity that delivers a 24/7 advanced trauma team to critically injured people. MPs, peers and GLA members gathered in Parliament on Tuesday to congratulate the ch

Matthew has taken to the Thames to see for himself the progress of the Thames Tideway Tunnel. Aboard the Tideway boat, Matthew viewed various sites along the Thames to discover how the £4.2 billion Tideway project is developing and how construction of the tunnel will affect London’s economy, w

Every single year in the UK, 30,000 people suffer a sudden cardiac arrest. Sadly, just less than 1-in-10 survive.

The Department for Transport has announced that they are extending the Delay Repay compensation scheme for commuters delayed by 15 minutes or more. Under the plan, customers travelling on Thameslink services will soon be able to claim back up to 25% of the cost of the single fare on delays of

In an apparent response to concerns that aid from the Department for International Development (DfID) to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is being used to pay salaries to convicted terrorists, the UK government has suspended millions of pounds’ worth of aid to the PA.  The Secretary of State for

Matthew was delighted to participate in the 2016 Parliamentary Boat Race which took place this week in front of the Houses of Parliament, raising £10,000 for charity.

Over 100 people attended the screening in Parliament of the recently released documentary ‘Europe in Crisis – A Shattered Haven’. The film looks at rising European extremism, and particularly anti-Semitism, emanating from both far-right and Islamist groups.

Matthew has written to the new Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, to raise his concerns over the treatment of Falun Gong prisoners in China. Falun Gong is a spiritual and peaceful exercise and meditation regime predominantly practised in China.