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Sir Edward Leigh MP

Posts by Sir Edward Leigh MP

Edward Leigh is a former Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, and is MP for Gainsborough.

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Edward Leigh: If Pakistan won’t crack down on the kidnapping of young girls, we should cut off aid

The country is the biggest recipient of British overseas support. We have a duty to use our influence to curb these barbaric practices.

Comment | By Sir Edward Leigh MP | 24 November 2020 at 3:00 pm | 46 comments

Edward Leigh: Why I am voting for Gove

The Conservatives need a leader who is ready to unite the party, ready to deliver a better Brexit deal, and ready to lead us out of the European Union.

Comment | By Sir Edward Leigh MP | 29 May 2019 at 11:00 am | 158 comments

Sir Edward Leigh: The Government’s refusal to respond to the Opposition’s welfare motion undermines Parliament

We backed Brexit to make those in power more accountable. The House of Commons must not be ignored as if it were a mere debating society.

Comment, Highlights | By Sir Edward Leigh MP | 24 October 2017 at 6:30 am | 37 comments

Sir Edward Leigh: Self-determination for Syria or Sykes-Picot revisited?

Foreign Office ministers are stuck in the mentality of prioritising geopolitical ploys over a grave humanitarian crisis: this has to change.

Comment | By Sir Edward Leigh MP | 14 April 2016 at 12:00 pm | 9 comments

Sir Edward Leigh MP: So you want an inclusive Conservative Party? Here’s how to build one.

Metropolitan liberals, social conservatives, free marketers, old-fashioned patriots. The first is the ascendancy. But all must have their place.

Comment, Highlights | By Sir Edward Leigh MP | 22 November 2014 at 11:09 am | 105 comments

Edward Leigh MP: The mistakes by our leadership that helped UKIP gain its first MP

The Coalition must end now.

ToryDiary | By Sir Edward Leigh MP | 10 October 2014 at 10:30 am | 131 comments

Edward Leigh MP: The lesson of these Euro-elections: Modernisation has failed. Get back to real conservatism. End the Coalition now.

My programme: Let grammars expand. Means-test incidental health costs. The Green Deal is a joke. Immigration is still a farce. Apologise for same sex marriage.

Comment, Highlights | By Sir Edward Leigh MP | 26 May 2014 at 6:45 am | 164 comments

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