“The greatest risk for us now, if we eased up on our social distancing rules too soon, is that we would risk a second spike in the virus.”
“What we’ll do is make sure that the Government, and Parliament, has got control.”
Dominic Raab is the Member of Parliament for Esher & Walton. Does the ‘progressive authoritarianism’ of the Strasbourg Court threaten to scupper a compromise deal on gay marriage? Personally, I am relaxed about a gay couple choosing to marry in a registry office or other civil premises. As a politician, why would I stand in […]
Dominic Raab is the Member of Parliament for Esher & Walton Earlier this month, the Home Secretary announced UK plans to exercise its ‘block’ opt out from 135 EU crime and policing measures, and consider which if any to opt back into on a selective basis. This week, I published Cooperation Not Control – The […]
By Chris Skidmore MP, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Dominic Raab MP, and Priti Patel MP. Our new rivals in the world economy are working harder than us, taking their studies more seriously, keeping their debt low, and taking more risks. If Britain is to remain competitive, we must learn from their example. Britannia Unchained is a rallying cry for […]
Dominic Raab is the Member of Parliament for Esher and Walton. On Sunday, The Observer trailed new rules enabling individuals to be banned from entering Britain, on the basis of their responsibility – supported by credible evidence – for gross human rights abuses. Whilst The Observer suggested this was a Lib Dem coup, in reality […]
Dominic Raab is the Conservative MP for Esher and Walton. When Ed Miliband was Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), back in 2010, he turned down a Freedom of Information (FoI) request for the economic impact assessment of a UK cut in emissions by 42% (between 1990 and 2020). […]
Dominic Raab is the Conservative MP for Esher and Walton. The Spectator recently gave him their coveted newcomer of the year award. On Monday at 6.30pm, the House of Commons will debate extradition reform (any vote will be at 9.30pm). For those who believe in standing up for our core liberties – and basic standards […]
Dominic Raab is Conservative MP for Esher and Walton. Since the Human Rights Act (HRA) entered into force, the grounds for blocking deportation have expanded. Before the HRA, there was not a single UK case of deportation of a foreign national criminal blocked under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), namely […]
Dominic Raab is Conservative MP for Esher and Walton. Two of the major flaws of the last government – excessive political correctness and ill-thought through legislation – found their perfect form in Harriet Harman’s Equality Act. Whilst the aim of bringing together the various disparate strands of anti-discrimination legislation made some sense on grounds of […]
Dominic Raab is MP for Esher and Walton London’s commuters are bracing themselves for the longest ever spate of tube strikes over the next month, as Bob Crow’s Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union calls six days of industrial action. The justification? RMT wants the reinstatement of two tube workers, one sacked for breaching safety […]
Dominic Raab is Conservative MP for Esher and Walton. A young unemployed market trader sets himself ablaze, sparking unrest that ends the twenty-three year reign of Tunisia’s authoritarian President. A middle-class Facebook campaign topples Hosni Mubarak, ending his thirty years of iron-fist rule in Egypt. Yet, last week, the world’s largest communist dictatorship – China […]
Dominic Raab is MP for Esher and Walton and a member of the parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. This week Frances Lawrence, widow of the courageous head teacher murdered by Learco Chindamo in 1995, called for the revision of our human rights laws. Her frustration will be shared by many: ‘Chindamo is being given […]
Dominic Raab is the Member of Parliament for Esher & Walton. From bank interest rate-rigging to soaring water bills, free market enterprise is dogged by criticism that it stands for parasitic cartels – not the ordinary person. Yet, the weakness of capitalism lies not with the free market, but where it lacks competition. We need […]