I am so proud of the developments we have seen in the last week. It is proof that the Prime Minister is a man who will deliver for the nation.
The Government should now be considering more radical steps to support all parts of our Union – and this proposal would help.
Local electricity pricing should be at heart of a second phase of market reform – with changes to the governing institutions.
There’s plenty of evidence that this will boost productivity, increase diversity in the workforce and help our wellbeing.
“Investing in our youngest children will have a transformational impact,” says the former cabinet minister, as a review she leads publishes its plan.
My own return to the backbenches has allowed me to focus on this vital area for the Government.
Our priorities were: tackling global climate change, solving Grand Challenges and making the UK the best place in the world to work and to grow a business.
The evidence points to a thriving City, and so I will continue to talk up our financial sector as the best game in town.
Our departure from the EU is an opportunity to emerge from a period of great national change stronger and more prosperous than ever before.
We Leavers have the facts and the determination on our side.
Over the coming weeks, MPs from our team will be setting out on ConservativeHome and elsewhere how the UK would forge beneficial new arrangements.
Education and healthcare are two legs of a three legged stool, which will keep falling over unless we sort out the third leg: that of a secure foundation for every baby.
It is clear that there is widespread and growing acceptance of the need for the EU to change, and change in the way we want.
We must give reform a real go – and last week showed us how.
Today marks the first time my colleagues can vote on this historic legislation. How we choose to act now will reflect on us for generations to come.