“The UK has an unbreakable commitment to our 2.4 billion friends across the world in the Commonwealth family.”
In the West Midlands, investment decisions have been deferred. We need to be able to push ahead with new trade arrangements around the globe.
That’s to say, those of 1950, 1961, 1967 and 1971. Sovereignty was always the key concern, despite arguments over its meaning.
These acts of remembrance may in some slight measure salve grief, and enable those who have not had to endure such things to give thanks for those who do.
This is why I fully supported the Government’s decision to halt direct funding worth £4 million to the Zambian government over allegations of corruption.
The first in a series of three extracts from a new book of essays from Conservative Friends of International Development and Save the Children.
Our new fortnightly columnist on a renaissance which “through teamwork and shared vision, is producing real results”.
“We stand at a pivotal moment in our history. It falls to our party to lead our country through it.”
The Department for International Development should focus on building up the private sector in developing economies.
“We need to do something you might not expect me to say. We need to give Boris Johnson more power.”
I have lost count of the number of times I have heard its demise confidently predicted or stridently recommended. Houdini-like, it has so far escaped this awaited fate.
Adopting a net zero emissions target would reinforce the Government’s recent efforts to reach out to younger voters with new policies to protect the environment.
It is vital that we discuss how we eliminate the plastic waste brought to the surface of our collective consciousness in Blue Planet II.
“The Windrush generation helped to build the country we are today. I want to dispel any impression that my Government is clamping down on Commonwealth citizens.”
Our pro-active outreach efforts have built up a substantial contact book, put activists on the ground, and delivered a Tory poll lead amongst these voters.