A pleasure to see our funding in action at @Ocean_Infinity, and to learn about their amazing fleet of autonomous vessels 🛥️🌊

Today we also announced £8m Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund which will help develop cutting-edge technology, boosting & decarbonising UK maritime.

Keir Starmer's Labour is doing everything it can to keep the boats coming - putting lives at risk.

Today's High-level Dialogue strongly reaffirmed support for #Ukraine by 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 4 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲. Germany 🇩🇪 alone pledged EUR 400k to 🇺🇦transport recon.
➡️Press release: t.ly/rzcEN
Volker Wissing BMDV Marius Skuodis

Today I'm at Port of Milford Haven to announce £1.5m of investment in green international shipping routes to:

📈Boost the economy and create jobs

🍃Meet our net zero commitments

🚢Help our maritime sector grow

Read more here: gov.uk/government/new…

Do you recognise this man?

We are appealing for information following two rape offences which took place in #Westminster and #Shoreditch .

☎️| Contact 101 quoting CAD 6163/26MAR24.

📰| news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-fo…

On this day in 1982: the Falkland Islands were invaded by Argentina.

Today, we remember the bravery and actions of the Royal Marines Naval Party 8901 and Members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force who fought to defend our Islands against overwhelming odds. 🇫🇰🇬🇧

#Falklands42

Having listened to the fishing industry and local MPs, small-scale fishermen will no longer require medical certificates.

We will continue backing our fishing industry - the backbone of coastal communities.

More here👇

gov.uk/government/new…

Labour and Liberal Democrat peers voted for an amendment to the Illegal Migration Bill that would see more foreign criminals staying in the UK, limiting the Government’s power to deport offenders.

Busy week speaking with MPA Singapore and then representatives from Pacific Island nations – all about green shipping 🛳

International collaboration is a must on our journey to #maritime decarbonisation, and I look forward to continued engagement 🤝

Labour MPs voted for a wrecking amendment to our Stop the Boats Bill at the Second Reading of the Illegal Migration Bill in the House of Commons (Hansard, Illegal Migration Bill, Div. 190, 13 March 2023, link).

Labour voted against tougher measures to tackle illegal immigration 118 times & have voted to block, delay & weaken Government plans to stop the boats 105 times, frustrating our actions to stop the boats. Consistently voting against tougher measures to tackle illegal immigration.

Labour has voted 98 times against Tory measures to stop the small boats. be under no illusion. Labour will usher in even higher levels of immigration

Exciting new maritime R&D projects with real impact in our £1.8m future of transport funding announced today, including:
🛥 a self-driving parcel delivery boat
⚡ an accessible electric boat charging device

Read more here: gov.uk/government/new…

Labour Peers last night voted to further delay the passage of Safety of Rwanda Bill, demonstrating they’re not serious about stopping boats despite risk to life posed by crossing the channel. A Labour government would oversee uncontrolled immigration taking us back to square one.

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Brilliant day yesterday touring Portsmouth Port - one of the most significant ports in the country⚓️.

A highlight was meeting cadets at @warsashshmaritime and seeing how they incorporate state-of-the-art simulation technology into their training.

Great visit from Maritime minister Lord Davies of Gower who showed his marine prowess steering our pilot boat, & toured the port with Gerald Vernon-Jackson 🔶️ Mike Sellers and Portsmouth City Council CX Natalie Brahma-Pearl to discuss sustainable ambitions and the port’s future

Great to visit Port of London Authority yesterday, where I saw firsthand its work to decarbonise routes on the Thames through their Net Zero River plan & trialling of Low Carbon Fuels, creating a greener sector 🌊 🍃 & to see the positive impact of investments at the Port of Tilbury⚓️