Tony Vaughan KC MP

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22 September 2026 15:50

There's negativity around about UK aviation. Why don't we use powers under the Transport Act 2000 to grant smaller airports commercial Special Use Airspace designations. Then they can become centres for civilian drone research and manufacturing? www.goodgrowthfoundation.co.uk/a-golden-tic...

Tony Vaughan KC MP

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22 September 2026 15:04

I agree with Joe, we need regular consular visits, so we can ensure Craig and Lindsay’s welfare and enable regular calls between them and their family. It's not an ask for the impossible, but an ask for practical action to protect their physical and mental wellbeing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tony Vaughan KC MP

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22 September 2026 14:44

FREE THE FOREMANS: Last week I spoke at a roundtable to mark the appointment of Alistair Burt as the UK’s first Envoy for Complex Consular Cases. I spoke about what I am doing to secure the release of Craig and Lindsay - they are imprisoned arbitrarily in Tehran on totally false charges.

Tony Vaughan KC MP

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18 September 2026 16:52

This week I participated in a debate on whether there should be a referendum on nationalising the water industry. We need greater public control and ownership of our water sector. We also must strengthen regulation through ensuring independent monitoring of the data private water companies provide.

Tony Vaughan KC MP

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13 September 2026 08:37

Spoke to The Guardian about the intimidation we saw in Dover. It's totally unjustified to see deliberate disruption at a major port, a piece of critical national infrastructure. The Police must have the resources they need to support public order policing. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...