Lord Mancroft reflects on his unhappy experience of the NHS
Lord Mancroft is under fire in many of today’s newspapers (see The Times and Daily Mail) for controversial remarks about… Read more »
Julian Brazier on the dangers of extreme pornography
Conservative MP for Canterbury Julian Brazier alerts the Commons to the dangers of extreme pornography during his advocacy of a… Read more »
Jeremy Hunt attacks Labour’s zig-zagging approach to gambling
Extracts from the response by Shadow Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to yesterday’s statement on the future of gambling in the… Read more »
Davis Davis dismisses new tax on immigrants as “gimmick”
Themes of David Davis MP’s response to yesterday’s statement by Jacqui Smith on ‘Earned Citizenship’: Citizenship requirements have been too… Read more »
William Hague on Europe and Defence
This is the text that William Hague prepared for this afternoon’s debate on the Lisbon Treaty. Because it is the… Read more »
Liam Fox on Europe and Defence
This is the text that Dr Liam Fox prepared for this afternoon’s debate on the Lisbon Treaty. Because it is… Read more »
Ken Clarke rejects English Parliament
Former Chancellor Ken Clarke, Chairman of David Cameron’s Democracy task force, gave evidence to the Commons’ Justice Select Committee yesterday. … Read more »
George Osborne responds to Chancellor’s statement on nationalising Northern Rock
George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor: "Nationalisation means that the taxpayer’s risk has doubled to £110 billion, or £3,500 for every family… Read more »
Richard Barnes AM: An old-fashioned budget from an old-fashioned Mayor
Richard Barnes, Assembly Member for Ealing & Hillingdon and Leader of the Conservative Group, says the Conservative budget for the… Read more »
Syed Kamall MEP’s four minute video guide to the EU
Bob Spink MP urges restrictions on MPs’ outside interests and independent evaluation of whether relatives are appropriately qualified for jobs in MPs’ offices
Conservative Bob Spink MP has initiated this EDM: "That this House should undertake root and branch modernisation of the way… Read more »
Contributions to the debate on Derek Conway MP’s misconduct
Sir George Young MP (Chairman of the Committee on Standards and Privileges): "At the heart of this case was whether… Read more »
Boris Johnson quickly corrects the Prime Minister’s ‘inadvertent misleading of the Commons’
What the Prime Minister said during PMQs: "In the London area alone, there are 6,000 more police than there were… Read more »
Why do criminals in police cells cost four times as much to feed as NHS patients?
Andrew Rosindell MP: "Can the Secretary of State for Justice explain why a patient in an NHS hospital has only… Read more »
Derek Conway apologises to House after using allowances to pay his son for work that was “invisible”
Derek Conway MP: "With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a personal statement to the House. The Committee… Read more »