Posters in Parliament 2026 Host Members of Parliament

Posters in Parliament 2026 could not happen without our MPs who host and sponsor the event. The University of Warwick, organisers of the 2026 event, would like to thank Sir Alec Shelbrooke MP and John Slinger MP for their continued support.

Sir Alec Shelbrooke

Member of Parliament for Wetherby & Easingwold

Vice President of the N.A.T.O Parliamentary Assembly

John Slinger

Member of Parliament for Rugby, Bulkington, and the Villages

Sir Alec Shelbrooke has been an MP for the Conservative Party since 2010, winning the Elmet & Rothwell constituency and later the Weatherby & Easingwold constituency following the revision of parliamentary constituencies.

Sir Alec has been a supporter of Posters in Parliament for the last 3 years. A committed constituency MP, Sir Alec has driven forward a mission to make his constituency dementia friendly, including the publication of his Dementia Directory.Link opens in a new window He is already planning the expansion of his Dementia Strategy across both West and North Yorkshire towns and villages.

During his time in Parliament, Alec has:

Served as Minister of State for Defence.
Served as a Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Thalidomide and, in conjunction with the Thalidomide Trust.
Secured Adjournment Debates to raise matters associated with dementia care, welfare support and sentencing for drink-driving offences.
Been a champion for workers’ rights and introduced the National Minimum Wage (Workplace Internships) Bill to the House of Commons, calling for the abolition of unpaid internships.
Led a series of debates on women's health, calling for further awareness of Endometriosis and better support for patients injured during pelvic mesh surgery.
Served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office between 2014 and 2015, former Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Alec as a UK representative to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in December 2015. Since then, Alec has concentrated on defence and security matters within the alliance and was appointed Leader of the UK Delegation in 2020.
Represented the United Kingdom at a number of Rose Roth seminars, bringing together NATO partner countries. He also took part in election monitoring in Georgia’s 2016 General Election.
Been Vice-Chairman (International) of the Conservative Party, a role which involved building relationships with international sister parties and working with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy to enhance democratic institutions and political party structures in the developing world.

In September 2019, HM Queen Elizabeth II approved that Alec be sworn of Late Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council, a formal body of advisers to the Monarch. Alec remains a privy counsellor under the reign on HM The King Charles III.

In December 2023, HM King Charles III conferred upon Alec the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) for public and political service.

John Slinger has been an MP for the Labour Party since 2024, having won the Rugby, Bulkington and the villages constituency.

Since 2024 John has been advocating on behalf of young people since entering Parliament in July 2024. It is a top priority of his to redress the unfair imbalance in our society regarding both economic resources provided to, and political attention given to young people’s needs.

The ‘Posters in Parliament’ event aligns closely with his efforts to engage young people directly with the heart of our democracy, and he is looking forward to seeing the excellent research conducted by students from across the country. All who have positions of power and influence in our country must take much more account of the voices and needs of our young people and take actions that empower them to become the architects of their future.

John is committed to working for his constituency community and all relevant local, regional, and national bodies for:

Regeneration of Rugby town centre
Improvements to healthcare locally, including a doctor-led urgent care system from the Hospital of St Cross and better access to GPs and NHS dentists.
Enhancing local infrastructure to meet the growing needs of our towns and villages, such as improving bus services.
More provision of genuinely affordable and social home.
Improve educational outcomes in Rugby, including sufficient spaces for our children.
Advocating for economic policies that boost our local economy and fund good-quality public services.