My grandad was born and raised in Jamaica. He went on to fight for Britain in the Second World War. He’s the reason I’m here today.
They can seem remote from the everyday priorities of people here at home. But at its heart, trade is a powerful way to deliver what people really care about.
This decision reiterates the political importance of the UK’s cities to our party – and we must aim for a blue-led council in 2022.
There are special gains in luxury cars, migration and services – as Australia looks away from the Pacific and we stride in into the wider world.
Take it from me that the US would walk away from talks if we tried to make the adoption of UK rules a precondition of any FTA.
It’s time Britain re-established itself as an industrious, manufacturing nation – by strengthening its capacity in Yorkshire and the North-East.
It’s time that we all stood shoulder to shoulder together, and kept ourselves safe from outside interference.
The crisis is bound to put a further strain on Birmingham’s finances. The timetable for the Commonwealth Games was already very tight.
We must level-up the country. By providing the funds we need, the Government will send a vote of confidence in the power of local decision-making.
We must now consider targeting particular carbon intensive goods and power supplies which are imported and carry a large transport and transmission footprint.
We must maintain our pro-enterprise agenda to cement our status as being a place where both businesses and investors can thrive.
In the longer term, the aim of the hard left is to increase the size of the ethnic community so as to cement left-wing power.
Unbridled worship of the market, ahead of principle, responsibility and loyalty, would be a betrayal of our Party’s history.
Economically, we are winning long before the first medal is presented.
The UK has never had such an independent institution despite the model being a tremendous success in other countries around the world.