Here to put you first

I’m proud to have served my country in the British Army, for nearly twenty years, a career that didn’t just shape me, it defines who I am. It forged into me the values I live by today: integrity, honesty, loyalty, selfless commitment, resilience, and leadership. These aren’t just words, they're the foundation of who I am.

I served in The Life Guards, The Household Cavalry, and deployed to some of the most demanding and dangerous environments on earth, including Iraq and Afghanistan. Like many who’ve served, I lost close friends in both theatres. One day in Helmand Province changed my life forever, when it should have been my time to die.

In 2006, as part of the initial task force into Helmand Province, Afghanistan, my troop of six vehicles, became trapped in a ferocious enemy ambush. as we fought for our lives, tragically three of my comrades were killed just metres from me. They had overtaken my vehicle just seconds before, and were hit underneath by an improvised explosive device.

A fourth soldier lay gravely wounded, and trapped under heavy enemy and friendly fire, about 70 metres away from my position. Without hesitation, I ran through intense Taliban gunfire, and somehow managed to reach him. I lifted him onto my shoulders, and ran back through the ambush once more, to the relative safety of my vehicle. For those actions, I was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, the second-highest award for bravery in combat.

For me, the true honour was knowing I had lived up to the values I had been trained to uphold, and that a man is alive today because I did the correct thing. 

Those same values now guide me in public life. I serve as a parish councillor, and local campaigner, not for recognition, but because I care deeply about my community and the people who call it home. The area known as The Wrekin, isn’t just a name on a map, it’s where I live, where my family live, and where I will always fight for the community within it. 

I don’t believe in career politics, spin, or point-scoring. I believe in service, and real leadership is about standing up when it counts, and doing the right thing, even if that is difficult to do. I am a voice for you, and I will never back down from a challenge no matter how hard, when it comes to helping our community.

Whether it’s tackling infrastructure issues, stopping our hotels and HMO’s from being used to house illegal immigrants, defending our farmers and countryside, or demanding better public services, I will always fight for you. I’m already writing the letters, making the calls, and challenge the councillors, MPs, and government departments. No matter who they are, if they’re failing to act in your best interest, I am watching them. 

No issue is too small, and no challenge too great.

My work as a Parish Councillor, and as your local voice who holds those in power to account, has just began. I’m here to fight for your concerns, your family, and your future.

At the next General Election, I want to give you something we’ve all been waiting for, an MP who puts people before political point scoring. I will spend the next few years earning your trust, fighting, and holding this disastrous Labour government to account every single day, in the hope that I am entrusted by you to be your next member of parliament. 

The Wrekin is one of the most beautiful corners of England, and it deserves to be cherished and protected, for us, for our children, and for every generation to come.

This is your home, let’s make it even better, together.