Michael had a heart attack in 2024 and was given two weeks to live without emergency quadruple heart bypass surgery. Instead of simply being grateful to be alive, he's turned that experience into doing something remarkable.

The British Heart Foundation does truly life-changing work, and I felt privileged to join them at one of the 65 red benches they've placed across the UK as part of their Keep Us Beating campaign.

I was born with a congenital heart defect that I’ve only recently found out about, so the fight against heart disease and stroke is one I am passionate about, not just as a policy area.

February is 'Heart Month' - a time when we shine a light on cardiovascular disease and the everyday steps that can reduce risk, like healthy eating and exercise.