“We haven’t put forward a lot because, as we know, there are differences within the cabinet about the sort of Brexit that we are heading for and until those differences are further resolved I think it’s very difficult for us to have a clear position.”

Sir Simon Fraser, the Permanent Secretary at the Foreign Office until 2015

Today’s calls by Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England, for the government to come up with a “Brexit fallback” if negotiations with the EU27 end with no deal should be a wake-up call to this Conservative Brexit Government.

According to reports today several councils are now petitioning the Government for financial help to address fire safety issues following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

A Russell Group report published today shows that this government is failing higher education.

The report identifies ten areas where ministers should give clarity to EU nationals seeking settled status.

Figures on mental health delayed discharges released today are a “humanitarian disgrace”.

The shocking new figures revealed that people have had to wait over a thousand days to be let out of a mental health unit after being declared ready to leave.

Shocking new figures revealed that people have had to wait over a thousand days to be let out of a mental health unit.

Norman Lamb MP