He doesn't have much time to talk, but it only takes a few minutes tosee why the Channel 4/Hansard Opposition MP of the Year has a reputationfor being "one of the greatest communicators in the House of Commons",as health minister Ivan Lewis puts it. His aim is to bring speech andlanguage difficulties "to the front of ministerial minds".
"Together with my colleagues, I intend to bang on and on about thesematters - in speeches, articles and oral questions - to the extent thatministers agree there is a problem and services must improve."
Partly due to the importance of early intervention, campaigning aboutchildren will form the majority of the group's work. Children are aboutto get a formidable new advocate.
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