Mary Glindon MP: Stability needed to protect the UK and its people

President Trump’s impetuous approach to Iran, for instance, may sadly strengthen its vile regime and cascade into increased prices and lower living standards. We were right to oppose his actions but cannot escape the impact.

Keir Starmer has worked hard to build alliances for trade and security. His leadership has helped put Ukraine in a stronger position against Russia. The Putin regime thought it would take weeks to subdue Ukraine but the brutal war has now lasted longer than World War Two and is not going well for Russia.

We need stability to increase our security. The Russian threat is very real. The UK’s GCHQ spy agency says that Russia is relentlessly targeting critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains and public trust in a new era of radical uncertainty. This includes sabotage, assassinations on our soil, and firebombs on planes. Increasing defence spending also helps boost jobs and growth.

We are doing more to protect and help people. We are taking measures that include freezing fuel duty, taking £150 average costs off energy bills, extending the Warm Home Discount for around 6 million families, and free bus travel for children across England in August.

The renters’ rights law means new tenants will not be forced to spend hundreds of pounds more a month by ending bidding wars.

I don’t always agree with ministers. I’ve long argued that we should boost renewable energy such as wind, solar, and nuclear power as well as use up the remaining oil and gas in the North Sea. I am pleased that colleagues are highlighting the wider economic benefits of domestic oil and gas production.

It would be unwise to change our Prime Minister less than two years into a five year term. Change takes time and we should be judged at the end.