All articles written by Jamie Stone MP on PoliticsHome.com

Councils must be given the funding they need to support Afghan refugees

We have a responsibility to provide asylum to anyone trying to escape Afghanistan, but local authorities will need more funding from the government to ensure that they don’t collapse under new pressures.

23 Jun Defence

Visa fees should be waived for all UK armed forces personnel and their families

Excessive fees have prevented many brave veterans from taking up their right to settle in the UK with their families. They deserve better.

The sports making an Olympic contribution to the UK economy

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18 May Health

The sports making an Olympic contribution to the UK economy

Olympic and Paralympic sports are generating increasing value for the economy – and UK Sport believes they have an important part to play in helping the country Build Back Better from Covid.

03 Mar Economy

The Budget must finally include the 3 million people left out from Covid financial support

Whichever of the many cracks in support each of these 3 million people has fallen through, they have 262 MPs on their side.

18 Dec 2020 Coronavirus

Make use of local resources to achieve rural roll-out of the vaccine

The beginning of the end is in sight. But if remote areas of the UK are to get there safely, some community planning is required

24 Nov 2020 Defence

With no concrete proposals, we must ensure increased defence spending will not be wasted

In an era of British retreat spearheaded by this most shortsighted government, collaboration with international partners must be championed. It's time we became an internationalist military leader once again.

04 Nov 2020 Economy

Ministers must ensure no one is left behind by the digital revolution

The Government must do more to invest in those communities that are currently not well-served by digital technologies to make sure they do not fall through the net of progress.

06 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

It’s time to step in and support the thousands of hardworking people excluded from Government support

The new APPG for the Excluded will meet for the first time tomorrow to help those left with no income in coronavirus, abandoned and ignored by the Government

27 Jun 2020 Defence

To tackle racism in the Armed Forces, the MoD must actually understand how racism functions within its ranks

If the MoD haven’t got all the evidence at their fingertips to inform their strategy to tackle racism going forward, then there is clearly an awful long way to go.

10 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Jacob Rees-Mogg in climbdown over Commons Covid-19 return as MPs given proxy votes ‘for medical or public health reasons’

The Government has changed tack on its plan to only allow MPs who are actively shielding from the coronavirus to let someone else vote on their behalf.

04 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

MP caring for disabled wife says Government 'silencing' him amid bitter row over end of virtual Commons

A Lib Dem MP who has been his disabled wife's carer for 21 years has warned the Government is silencing the voices of his constituents by refusing to extend the proxy voting system.

04 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

I’m a carer and an MP – the Government still wants to silence me and my constituents

Failing to grant MPs like me a proxy vote speaks volumes about this Government’s attitude towards carers across the UK.

23 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Is the 'hybrid' Parliament here to stay?

With the introduction of a semi-virtual Parliament underway, some MPs are calling for the measures to be installed on a permanent basis. Sebastian Whale reports

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

We must connect the most vulnerable in our communities with a telephone ‘happy hour’

Loneliness is a crisis which can no longer be kept in the shadows. In these extraordinarily gloomy times, a free call ‘happy hour’ for the over-75s would be a light to see them out of the dark.

25 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

As costs increase whilst families self-isolate, VAT on energy bills should be scrapped

For those who already find themselves out of work or on reduced pay due to coronavirus, the thought of higher bills landing on the doorstep will add unbearable strain.

11 Mar 2020 Health

Accessing mental health support is a battle veterans should not have to fight

The Government should be making it easier for veterans, service personnel, and their families to connect with one another and access peer-led mental health support, writes Jamie Stone MP.

28 Jun 2019 Defence

Armed Forces Day reminds Gov't to urgently address the recruitment & retention crisis

Former Territorial Army serviceman, the Liberal Democrat defence spokesperson Jamie Stone writes to mark Armed Forces Day which offers an opportunity to “thank and celebrate the incredible men and women across our Armed Services”.