Nothing can ever prepare you to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau. My own visit will forever remain etched on my memory. On this #HolocaustMemorialDay - also marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of that heinous place - let us commemorate the 6 million Jews who were murdered

I’ve become increasingly convinced by the case for assisted dying - read my article in @thetimes to see why it’s time to move on this issue and why I think this new proposal merits our support.

We might have had different political views, but there is no doubting John Prescott's impact on British politics over four decades and more. John was a heavyweight of the Labour movement and a huge figure of our politics during the 1990s and 2000s. A deeply committed, loyal and.

Very sorry to hear the sad news that Ken Reid has died. A brilliant journalist with great insights, a major figure during the peace process, and a true gentleman, he will be greatly missed. My thoughts are with Ken’s family, friends and @UTVNews colleagues.

I’m proud to back our British farmers today. Living in - and having represented - a rural constituency, I know full well that family farmers are the lifeblood of our rural economy, working night and day and through generations to provide the country with food. Labour’s

I am deeply saddened and disappointed that the new Labour Government has decided to close down National Citizen Service, @NCS. I began pilots for NCS in opposition, to help build bridges across social divides. Young people from different backgrounds, different areas of the.

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”. #LestWeForget #RemembranceSunday

Many congratulations @KemiBadenoch on being elected Leader of the @Conservatives. As the last Conservative Leader of the Opposition, I know all too well that it can be one of the toughest jobs in British politics. It is now time for the Party to renew and prove ourselves to the.

Huge congratulations to the first @OHRareDisease Scholars! Each working to find breakthrough treatments for rare diseases.

I’m thrilled that today we can announce the first class of @OHRareDisease Scholars, as we aim to find new breakthrough treatments for rare diseases. With each Scholar receiving £100k, personalised development support from industry experts to help bring new therapeutics to.

For the second time in a matter of months we have a drug licensed by the @MHRAgovuk to slow down Alzheimer’s disease. Also for the second time in months, that drug will not be available on the #NHS. On the one hand today’s news about #donanemab is a huge achievement - there is.

40 new treatments for rare diseases in the next decade - that’s our bold mission. Delighted to sit down with @KayBurley and @SkyNews to discuss my new role at the @OHRareDisease Centre and how we’re going to do it.

Of the causes I have advocated, this one really is very personal. This morning I discussed my new role at the @OHRareDisease Centre with @NickFerrariLBC on @LBC and set out our bold mission to deliver 40 new treatments for rare diseases in the next decade.

RT @TimesRadio: “With our darling Ivan, we were in and out of hospital on a weekly basis.”. @David_Cameron tells #TimesRadio he is launchin….

As a father I know all too well the impact of rare diseases. The steps we’re taking now means that soon, families like mine will have hope. The mission of the @OHRareDisease Centre to develop new treatments for rare diseases is hugely ambitious, but this is the right time, the

Setting up @GenomicsEngland and launching the #Genomes100k Project is one of my proudest achievements as PM. Yet, to be truly transformational, genomics requires the best of academia, life sciences, pharmaceutical companies, philanthropy and venture capital from around the world.

This morning, I was on @TimesRadio with @AasmahMir and @StigAbell to discuss how the @OHRareDisease Centre sets out to do just that, with a bold mission: to deliver 40 new treatments for rare diseases in the next decade. Interview at 1:47:30.

Delighted to discuss my new role at the @OHRareDisease Centre with @bbcnickrobinson on @BBCr4today and set out our goal to develop 40 new treatments for rare diseases in the next decade, to give hope to families like my own. Interview at 2:10:06.

RT @thetimes: A partnership of experts and investors is on a mission to develop 40 new treatments for rare diseases in the next decade | ✍️….

Just over 20 years ago our first child, Ivan, was born with a rare disease that would ultimately take his life. Since then, genomics has developed at such a rate that we are now able to talk about the possibility of treatments, even cures. That’s why I’m joining the.