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Andrew Mitchell MP

Posts by Andrew Mitchell MP

Andrew Mitchell is MP for Sutton Coldfield and a former International Development Secretary.

Andrew Mitchell: I used to be adamantly opposed to all forms of assisted dying. Here’s why I’ve changed my mind.

By the end of these meetings, I was invariably left with the overwhelming feelings that we would not let an animal we loved be treated in such a way.

Comment, Highlights | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 22 July 2020 at 6:20 am | 39 comments

Andrew Mitchell: Abolishing DfID 2) The case against. “Geneva and New York’s gain will be Global Britain’s loss.”

It is seldom a good sign when Governments decide to tinker with the Whitehall architecture.

Comment | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 17 June 2020 at 10:15 am | 70 comments

Andrew Mitchell: Covid-19 isn’t the only killer

A child dies every 20 seconds from a disease they could have been vaccinated against. The Government is determined to meet this challenge.

Comment | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 6 June 2020 at 12:00 pm | 61 comments

Andrew Mitchell: If Trump’s America can hold the Saudis to account for their actions in Yemen, then so can we

At present, with the public support of their UK allies, there are few consequences for the Saudi-Emirati-led Coalition when they bomb children.

Comment | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 10 October 2018 at 5:00 pm | 11 comments

Andrew Mitchell: Why we now need a full inquiry into UK involvement in torture

What Parliament’s Security Committee began – and was frustrated by the Government in doing – judges must now complete.

Comment, Highlights | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 19 August 2018 at 6:30 am | 51 comments

Andrew Mitchell: A 28-day time limit on immigration detention would save money and make the system more just

We remain the only country in Europe to detain people indefinitely for the purposes of immigration enforcement, at large financial and human cost.

Comment, Highlights | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 5 June 2018 at 6:20 am | 45 comments

Andrew Mitchell: It’s time to stop crooks, kleptocrats, dictators and warlords from exploiting our overseas territories

We need to see where it is, root it out and thus show the leadership that has made Britain respected around the world.

Comment, Highlights | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 30 April 2018 at 6:20 am | 24 comments

Andrew Mitchell: The Home Office’s Immigration Removal Centres are a dystopian stain on our democracy

Thirty thousand people a year are imprisoned in awful conditions, without any release date, and with no trial or judicial oversight.

Comment, Highlights | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 30 November 2017 at 6:20 am | 125 comments

Andrew Mitchell: Lippy, serious, funny – and right about women. Meet my Labour neighbour, Jess Phillips.

Her book is full of laugh-out-loud moments. And it has important points to make about violence, trolling and discrimination.

Comment, Highlights | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 2 April 2017 at 6:30 am | 43 comments

Andrew Mitchell: Aid and development. There is a great deal more to be done.

We still see cases where there is a fundamental disconnect between British foreign policy and British aid. Today, the most perverse example of this lies in Yemen.

Comment | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 27 September 2016 at 1:00 pm | 21 comments

Andrew Mitchell: Nigeria offers huge opportunities to post-Brexit Britain

We have deep historic ties to a future continental leader and one of the fastest-emerging global economies.

Comment | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 2 September 2016 at 12:00 pm | 24 comments

Andrew Mitchell: Gove is the candidate with the conviction, courage and capability to lead

The case for Gove. His candidature is the one best placed not only to ensure that Britian quits the EU but that social mobility is boosted.

Comment | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 4 July 2016 at 6:35 am | 36 comments

Andrew Mitchell: To say that relations are strained on Europe among Conservative MPs would be an understatement

Voters will not forgive us if we form a circular firing squad after June 23rd.

Comment, Highlights | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 29 May 2016 at 5:30 am | 207 comments

Andrew Mitchell MP: The governance of Birmingham isn’t fit for purpose. That’s why we need this new deal – and an elected Mayor

The re-warding debate is like the captain of the Titanic busily re-ordering the placement of the deckchairs while his ship is heads towards an iceberg.

Comment, Highlights | By Andrew Mitchell MP | 28 November 2015 at 6:30 am | 23 comments

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