Prior to becoming and MP he worked and lived in Dursley as a full-time GP for "almost exactly 29 years," with his wife Rachel; their three children attended the local Rednock School.

He was awarded an MBE in 2016 for introducing and advocating social prescribing (now part of NHS policy nationwide) and was instrumental in the building of the Vale Community Hospital.

He is chair of the charity that runs Prema Arts Centre, and President of Uley Cricket Club.

Since the July 2024 General Election, he has served as the Member of Parliament for Stroud, having unseated Tory incumbent Siobhan Baillie.

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