Danny Chambers MP

02/06/2026

How to Stop the Next Pandemic.

There are still some tickets left to join me at the Wi******er Science Centre on Friday 5th June for a talk with Professor Kordo Saeed in support of Wi******er Rotary UK and End Polio Now.

It'll be a really interesting and important discussion about how we can stop one of the biggest threats to our future.

Imagine a world where a simple cut could lead to an untreatable infection and routine surgery is no longer possible. With climate change and wars raging across the world allowing disease to spread further and faster, that future is a possibility. From battlefields to hospitals across Europe, antimicrobial resistance is becoming one of the greatest threats to global health. The next pandemic could be just around the corner.

I'll be explaining how modern conflicts and climate change fuel the rise of drug-resistant superbugs, and how Britain can fight back to stop the next pandemic.

Get your tickets at winchester-rotary.org/AMR

02/06/2026

Local pharmacies are a brilliant resource that keeps pressure off GPs and allows patients to receive help on the high street.

But they are under immense financial pressure at the moment, leading to hours and staff being reduced.

I spoke today in a debate to urge the Government to implement a long-term sustainable funding model for pharmacies, as well as exempting them from National Insurance Contributions so that we can keep our pharmacies open and serving local people in times of need.

02/06/2026

Take a look at some of my highlights from May!

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01/06/2026

UK farmers operate to some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world but there are always ways to improve. It's no surprise that when cost margins are made so tight by retailers, farmers feel they have no choice but to find every way they can to make the numbers add up, or face losing their business entirely.

Within this Guardian article, I emphasised how the issues of animal welfare and the economic sustainability of British farming are not separate.

Nobody is getting a fair deal if people can’t afford to buy healthy food and producers can’t make a profit producing it in a way that maintains high welfare and environmental standards.

Our Liberal Democrats Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill, introduced by Alistair Carmichael MP - Orkney and Shetland, would aim to get fairer prices for farmers and food producers across the UK, bring new checks and balances on the power of the big supermarkets.

It would ringfence agriculture funding, protect support payments and move to a 3-year funding deal to give farmers the confidence and certainty they need. The government should also be supporting a new bespoke UK-EU customs union, making it easier for businesses to export to their main markets in the EU.

Food security is national security, and given the current geopolitical uncertainty, not since the 1940s has it been more important to ensure that we have an agricultural sector that can feed our nation.

30/05/2026

Wishing Rafferty the very best of luck for tonight's Britain's Got Talent Final!

He is an incredible talent and has certainly done all of us in Wi******er proud. Best of luck Rafferty, we are all rooting for you!

27/05/2026

💧 It's taken almost two years for this government to announce any kind of plan to sort out the water industry. It's time to stop the delays, stop watering measures down and start taking action.

Liberal Democrats have been presenting strong proposals that this government should listen to.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Angling Trust
Wessex Rivers Trust
Atlantic Salmon Trust

26/05/2026

No dog died from missing a walk, but many dogs have died as a result of being exercised in hot weather!

I've treated many dogs with heat stroke and it is often fatal, which is heartbreaking for the owners.

Dogs really struggle in the heat - they cannot sweat so they cool themselves down by panting.

☀️ Dogs die quickly in hot cars - even if they're only left for a few minutes!
☀️Dogs often get heat stroke on hot walks
☀️Animals can get heatstroke if they have no access to cool water

10 times as many dogs present for veterinary care for heatstroke after being exercised in hot weather than present following being entrapped in a car.

Flat-faced breeds such as pugs or French bulldogs are at an even bigger risk of heatstroke.

❌Do not leave animals in hot cars
❌ Ensure they aren't locked in rooms with no ventilation like conservatories
❌Do not exercise in the heat

If a dog is collapsed from heatstroke you should:

✅Cool them down by pouring cold water on them
✅ Bring your dog inside into a shady, well ventilated, cool room
✅ Offer them a small drink of cool water, don't allow they to lap up huge quantities at once in case they vomit
✅ Travel to the vets in a cold, air-conditioned car

There's loads more useful info on preventing and treating heatstroke at Veterinary Voices UK!
https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

26/05/2026

The Government's consultation on social media bans for under 16s ends today.

Make sure you fill it in to ensure your voice is heard.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation

25/05/2026

When people like Trump put anti-science ideologues in charge of public health and cut humanitarian funding, outbreaks get harder to stop.

If we stand by and watch, not only will more lives be lost, but it will only become more difficult and more expensive.

Kate White says she is "extremely concerned about the inability to get resources" to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

22/05/2026

Tackling harmful social media, providing suitable provision for SEND in schools, and ensuring ADHD and autism are promptly diagnosed, would massively help young people and save us a lot of money.

If we can get education and healthcare right from the very start of a child’s life, everyone benefits.

Read my latest column in the Hampshire Chronicle here 👇

Fighting for better local healthcare and education has been a big focus for me this past month.