Conservative Policy Review - Leigh-on-Sea

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Leigh On Sea News: Conservative Policy Review – RAYLEIGH and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, who also serves as the Shadow Armed Forces Minister, will help to lead a Conservative Party major Review of policy, including on Defence., alongside Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge MP.

Conservative Policy Review - RAYLEIGH and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, who also serves as the Shadow Armed Forces Minister, will help to lead a Conservative Party major Review of policy, including on Defence., alongside Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge MP.

Leigh On Sea News: Conservative Policy Review – RAYLEIGH and Wickford MP, Mark Francois, who also serves as the Shadow Armed Forces Minister, will help to lead a Conservative Party major Review of policy, including on Defence., alongside Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge MP.

They will be supported in this task by their Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) and former Royal Marine, David Reed MP.

The three MPs will be meeting with representatives of the Defence industry, academics and Armed Forces personnel, both past and present, to help formulate the party’s new policy on Defence, following the General Election defeat last year.

Mr Francois, who served as an MoD Minister from 2012 to 2015, will be bringing this experience to bear, as part of the Review.

Commenting on the new exercise, Mr Francois said: “We live in an increasingly dangerous world, with an ongoing war in Ukraine, turmoil in the Middle East and China threatening Taiwan. In this context, I will be working hard with members of the Shadow Defence Team, to update our policy on this subject, to meet these growing threats to our security.

“As the son of a D-Day Veteran, I have always believed that the first duty of Government is the Defence of the Realm, so I am very pleased to be part of this important Review.”

Picture: Shadow Defence Secretary, James Cartlidge MP (centre); Shadow Armed Forces Minister, Mark Francois MP and their PPS, David Reed MP have now launched a Review of Conservative Party Defence Policy.

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