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David Morris MP

David Morris MP

Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale

Our ambitions for Galactic Britain must not get lost in space
Defence
By David Morris MP
Our ambitions for Galactic Britain must not get lost in space
In publishing its National Space Strategy, the government pledged to supplant Global Britain with “Galactic Britain”. It acknowledged the UK has for too long failed to embrace the opportunities the space industry offers. But, by placing our launch capability front and centre of the strategy – vowing to “capture the European market in commercial small satellite launch” as the first of its focal areas in its Ten Point Plan – the government has recognised the potential.
‘He was ahead of his time’: David Morris pays tribute to Mike Weatherley
Obituaries
By David Morris MP
‘He was ahead of his time’: David Morris pays tribute to Mike Weatherley
I first met Mike Weatherley when I worked in the music industry 30 years ago and it was a shock to us both to meet again when we were elected in 2010. We were the same but older, in a different world. We loved it.
The UK’s space journey is starting to take off
Energy
By David Morris MP
The UK’s space journey is starting to take off
As we look to rebuild the economy, the space sector can create hundreds of thousands of highly-skilled, technology-based jobs spread around the country.