On the 8th February, I was privileged enough to listen to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy address Parliament in Westminster Hall.
Further to this, yesterday I returned from visiting Kyiv. I was invited along with a small cross-party delegation of MPs to visit to mark one year since Russia launched their brutal invasion. For security reasons we were unable to say anything publicly about the trip until we had crossed back over the border into Poland.
It was an honour to show the UK’s continuing support for Ukraine and see first-hand the defiance and bravery that the Ukrainian people have shown in the face of what nobody should ever have to experience.
The suffering inflicted on Ukraine has been immense and despite Putin’s best efforts they have not backed down.
It’s shown to me more than anything that we need to stand by Ukraine and continue to help them.