Cllr Max Austin

On the last day of my 20s I’m thrilled to be supporting the #timeforachange appeal for the fabulous @GivingtoGeorges 👇

Germany is celebrating the late Queen! A special stamp marks what would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday on 21 April. It honours her legacy and work towards reconciliation between the UK and Germany.

Wishing a joyous Passover to the Jewish community in Britain and around the world. Chag Pesach Sameach!

Kemi’s Pothole Patrol would deploy hundreds of repair machines to fix potholes to your local area. Let’s Get Britain Working Again 🇬🇧

These unserious people seriously want to be put in charge of the Economy, Health, Justice, International Relations, Housing, Environment, Farming, Defence, Crime, Education, Culture Media & Sport, Business, Science and Technology. *** Yay! ***

Great fun chatting to residents in Wimbledon on behalf of chum @CllrMaxAustin and Jan Comer. Lovely to see so many people sat outside enjoying the sunshine and blossom ☀️ 🌸

A New Radicalism. Our blueprint for the future of the Conservative Party.

A privilege to be back at Centre Court for the @WimbledonFdn Reception with colleagues from across Wimbledon Village - an inspiring reminder of the impact made by so many across our local community. Proud to support @GivingtoGeorges and the vital work they do!

Our Sovereign and the Commonwealth remain an enduring part of our national story — pillars of continuity in a changing world. An honour to meet with His Majesty King Charles III today in London.

This morning Gordon and I were out campaigning with @MertonTories and former Wimbledon Village councillor Hamish Badenoch in support of @CllrMaxAustin. A lovely day to be speaking with local residents.

CANZUK makes more sense today than it ever has. The bonds between our nations have been tested throughout time, and remain strong. But they can be strengthened still. 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇬🇧 Read my @Conhome column on why the time for CANZUK is now 👇 conservativehome.com/2026/03/12/jac…

Excellent article by our vice-President, @jackmrankin on why #CANZUK’s time has come. “In an increasingly uncertain world, we need to stand with our closest allies. It is time for CANZUK.” You can read the piece 👇

#CommonwealthWeek continues! Today the CCG was at two outstanding events. the Commonwealth APPG’s session on education, Skills and Mobility for Economic Resilience, chaired by our Patron @SyedKamall and the @CPA_UK strategy launch for the years ahead. Parliamentary democracy and education sit at the very heart of the Commonwealth’s future and our shared purpose!

Amazing!

Great to see the Hanbury Fountain unveiled in @WimbledonVil. Originally on the Strand, it was moved here in the 19th century, providing clean drinking water. Now beautifully restored and regilded thanks to @HOLTofLondon, @WimSoc and Merton Council!

Happy #CommonwealthDay 2026! 🌍 Today along with the @commonwealthsec people around the world are celebrating our family of nations! Today we also mark out one year anniversary celebrating all we have achieved 🎉. We also launch of the CCG International Patrons Board! 1/9 🧵

Happy #CommonwealthDay Eswatini, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa and Zambia! The theme for Commonwealth Day is ‘Unlocking opportunities together for a prosperous Commonwealth’. Learn more and join the celebrations: bit.ly/4qH8dby

With deep personal insight shaped by history, Ambassador @sakkov highlights the strength of the UK–Estonia partnership from shared NATO commitments to growing cultural and economic ties. Read about his vision for cooperation and resilience: features.diplomatmagazine.com/ambassador-of-… @estembassyuk

A pleasure to host the great @PierrePoilievre in London this evening, and to hear him give his full-throated support to CANZUK. If ever there was an idea whose time is coming… 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇬🇧 nationalpost.com/news/politics/…

A pleasure to host @PierrePoilievre tonight. #CANZUK’s time has come. Militarily, economically, and culturally, our future is with Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Pierre knows this and the entire Canadian political establishment knows this. It is time for us to act.

We knew on Saturday that our allies in Canada and Australia had backed the action taken by the United States and Israel. Yet Keir Starmer still couldn’t tell the British people where our country stood or whether the UK would allow the use of our own airbases. It took Iranian missiles hitting allies in the Middle East and a UK base in Cyprus before Starmer finally approved the use of our bases, and this morning the Foreign Secretary still can’t say if the Labour government supports the action against Iran. Iran’s regime has funded international terrorism, attacked British nationals, brutally repressed its own citizens calling for freedom, and continues to try and develop a nuclear weapon. It should not be beyond our government to say they welcome the US-Israel taking action. But, particularly in the wake of the by-election last week, the Labour government are too scared to say what is obvious to the rest of us. In towns and cities across Britain there are large blocs of voters – that Labour see as their voters – whose political loyalties are swayed by conflicts in the Middle East, not the British national interest. So we watch our Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers squirm and obfuscate in interviews, because they cannot say what needs to be said because too many of their voters do not want to hear it. It isn’t ‘international law’ or principle. It’s pure, partisan, political calculations from a party that has surrendered its right to govern our country. I will always act in our national interest.