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The need to change the law to stop small boats
The Prime Minister promised us he will stop the small boats that risk the lives of illegal migrants to get them into the UK. He made this one of his five aims. Last November he promised early action to deliver.
A previous Home Secretary introduced legislation to resolve this problem in...Read More »
Lockdown arguments
The Telegraph is writing the history of the pandemic lockdowns before the official enquiry gets underway. Today I provide an opportunity to comment on the stories so far.
I joined the group of MPs who wanted a solution more like Sweden, with fewer restrictions. I voted with them against the more...Read More »
More investment
The Chancellor needs to look to the investment figures. They are likely to decline this year. A hard pounding from windfall taxes and price controls to be followed by a 31% rise in business tax should push investment down and put big companies off investing here.
Yet what we need is...Read More »
The Protocol needs an exit route for the UK and should leave us in charge of our laws and taxes.
I have tabled questions to the government about their proposed changes to the Protocol.
I want to know how many EU laws will still apply to Northern Ireland. It appears the EU decides this and the UK can do nothing about it. The so called Stormont brake does not apply to...Read More »
The subsidy/tax merry go round
The western economies that have prospered from vibrant free enterprise sectors with competition driving change, quality and value are being subjugated by large scale interventions from government. The US, the UK and the EU are moving towards more managed models, with the state introducing price controls, windfall taxes, subsidies and...Read More »