David Willetts: Solving our nation’s problems requires a fair deal for the young

They have been handed a raw deal during the course of the pandemic. Investing in them is an investment in our future.

WATCH: Patel – “Our asylum system is fundamentally broken. We have a responsibility to act.”

The Home Secretary pledges “a new system that is firm and fair…welcoming people through safe and legal routes.”

Ascension Island: a leak that tells us more about the inside of the Home Office than government policy

It is almost inevitable that any ‘blue-sky’ session is going to produce ideas that are impractical, embarrassing, or both – but not that they get into the papers.

Bill Cash: We would be within our rights to override the Withdrawal Agreement. And in any event, the EU itself is a law-breaker.

Look, too, at the track record of EU Member States. In 2020, Germany’s highest court ruled on subordinating EU law to German law. The EU took no action.

Arminka Helic: Three easy ways for the Government to hugely improve the Domestic Abuse Bill

These measures will make a negligible impact to the immigration figures or public finances, but a huge difference to survivors.

Scott Benton: Why we must win the culture war – and deliver a Blue Collar programme for the economy

We must demonstrate that we are able to protect the values that people cherish, and provide the means through which their lives can be improved.

Channel crossings are undermining the Government’s narrative about ‘taking back control’ of immigration

The Home Office are clearly trying to counter the drip-feed of toxic stories, but the ultimate solution is not in their hands.

James Frayne: Our national political conversation is unrepresentative. Metro London is heard loud and clear. The provinces, scarcely at all.

They don’t talk about politics in daily life; don’t write to local or national newspapers; most importantly, they’re not politically active online.

Julian Brazier: How tackling the causes of rising demand would help the Government solve the housing crisis

Last year, the ONS predicted that the population would rise by another three million over the next decade. But home building lags behind.

Allowing illegal migrant boats to cross the Channel is false compassion

The greater the incentives for people traffickers, the more lives will be lost. The Australian approach is morally right.

Tony Smith: Expanding the UK’s refugee resettlement scheme is one way we can improve our border security

The Western World has consistently reduced its contribution to these schemes with people making increasingly dangerous journeys.

Daniel Pryor: Letting asylum seekers work is common-sense Conservatism

The ban blocks paid work in favour ofhandouts, maintains barriers to integration, and hobbles our vulnerable economy with unnecessary red tape.

Tony Smith: In over 40 years of Home Office experience, I can’t recall a time when our borders have been under so much pressure

I know that government needs a cross-Whitehall programme that actively engages with the myriad of departments and agencies.

Introducing Johnson, Hancock and Cummings’ new Red Wall-friendly, Labour-style NHS

The Government is poised to reverse the trend to competition rather than collaboration that has marked healthcare policy for 30 years.

Tony Smith: Turning the tide on migrant boats

Subject to mutual agreement, we could establish an integrated UK/French border patrol to rescue migrants at sea and bring them to a place of safety.