Tessa Munt ©House of Commons/Roger Harris, cropped and shared under an Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licence.
As you may already be aware, Tessa Munt MP has officially been appointed Chair of the APPG on ME, following the group's Annual General Meeting last week.
We are delighted to be working more closely with Tessa and are so thankful for her ongoing commitment to the ME community.
We would also like to sincerely thank Jo Platt MP, and her office, for serving as the APPGs most recent Chair and leading the group since it was reconstituted at the end of 2024. We are very pleased that Jo will be continuing to support the APPG as an Officer and look forward to continuing to work closely with her.
The APPG's website has since been updated to reflect these changes.
The Secretariat will be meeting with Tessa’s team next week to agree on upcoming meeting dates and as soon as these are scheduled, they will be shared on the APPG's website so that you can invite your MP with advanced notice.
Additionally, we will be uploading all AGM-related documents, alongside the minutes from the December 2025 meeting, to the APPG's website, once they have been approved.
Shepton Mallet has covered Tessa Munt MP's election as the Chair or the APPG on ME
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“It is shocking that successive Governments have made so little investment into this condition. I have spoken to many living with ME, and all they want is to be able to work and live full lives,” she said.
Ms Munt added: “I am honoured to have been elected as Chair and look forward to working alongside colleagues from across the political spectrum to ensure this condition receives the investment it is long overdue.”
ME Association Trustee Mike Mitchell attended the APPG AGM last week and is pictured in the article (far right).