I first stood to be an MP because of my parents. Both of them were NHS doctors, working in a health service which desperately needed reform. Over the last 5 years I have had the huge privilege to make some of those reforms a reality. We are building a healthcare system which is closer to home, and easier to access – where we catch conditions quicker and treat things at an earlier stage. This will help keep people out of hospital and give people so much more control over their own care. We’re already making fantastic progress on this locally – like the new eye clinic at Faversham Medical Centre and the New Diagnostic Centre at Maidstone Hospital – and there’s so much more to come. In the last five years our country has been through the most challenging time since the Second World War. Countries across the world have been hit by the worst pandemic in a century, a global wave of mass migration, and surging energy prices. But the UK has turned a corner. Inflation has returned to normal, our economy is growing faster than America, France and Germany’s, and wages are rising. And while illegal immigration rose across Europe last year, it fell by a third here in the UK. This hasn’t happened by accident. It’s happened because of tough decisions taken by Rishi Sunak, following a clear plan. Our children are now the best readers in the Western world, we are investing in infrastructure across the UK, and we’re becoming global leaders in growth sectors like tech and life sciences. We've been through difficult times together, now it's time to keep on going. | 
