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Alexander Stafford MP

Alexander Stafford MP

Conservative MP for Rother Valley

Why UK development programmes in Kenya are crucial for global prosperity and stability Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Alexander Stafford MP
Why UK development programmes in Kenya are crucial for global prosperity and stability
Earlier this year, I joined the Coalition for Global Prosperity and CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development on a trip to Kenya, to see first-hand the impact the UK is having through its development programmes. Together we visited communities in Marsabit County in Northern Kenya, who are experiencing the worst drought in forty years. This humanitarian crisis on the Horn of Africa is now one of the worst in the world, and in Kenya alone, over four million people have been affected by the drought with 4.5 million now at risk of starvation.
Energy companies must step up to help ease the cost of living crisis
Energy
By Alexander Stafford MP
Energy companies must step up to help ease the cost of living crisis
The news that BP profits have tripled to almost £7 billion between April and June this year has been strongly criticised in the context of many families struggling with the rising cost of energy bills, the economic fallout from the war in Ukraine, and soaring prices for motorists at the pumps.
China’s dominance of rare earth metals has left Britain strategically vulnerable
Economy
By Alexander Stafford MP
China’s dominance of rare earth metals has left Britain strategically vulnerable
With the Glasgow agreement reached and the UK’s Net Zero Strategy published, we must now turn our attention to delivery. The market is already speeding towards new net-zero industries, encouraged by government policy but mostly spurred by the constant demand for better technology, like renewable energy and electric vehicles.
Algeria is a vital new frontier for Britain as we look beyond Europe to extend our influence around the world
Foreign affairs
By Alexander Stafford MP
Algeria is a vital new frontier for Britain as we look beyond Europe to extend our influence around the world
As the UK looks to increase its influence in the African continent and improve relations in the Arab world, there has never been a better time to have a close strategic partnership with Algeria.
Now is the time for Britain to show global leadership and move towards a low-carbon future
Environment
By Alexander Stafford MP
Now is the time for Britain to show global leadership and move towards a low-carbon future
The Government should welcome the recommendations of the Climate Assembly, which show the Conservative approach to protecting the environment is in line with what ordinary people want.
We've made a good start, but with ambition we can do even more for our green recovery
Coronavirus
By Alexander Stafford MP
We've made a good start, but with ambition we can do even more for our green recovery
By recognising the skills in ex-industrial settlements and working in tandem with the private sector, we can go further in our green recovery from Covid-19
No one should be making a profit out of other people’s suffering
Coronavirus
By Alexander Stafford MP
No one should be making a profit out of other people’s suffering
The Government has done much to delay the spread of the virus, and to support businesses at this difficult time, but we now must stamp out those who seek to make financial gain out of fear and sickness, says Alexander Stafford MP.