There has been a decline in their strength within the Metropolitan Police Force, amounting to a reduction of 18.5 per cent – from 4,373 in 2020 to 3,688 in 2021.
Trust the people is a good Conservative maxim. That should include trusting our members.
The Government urgently needs to articulate a positive case to the public about regulatory reform.
Making a proper job of repeal was always going to take years of work. Yet the relevant legislation wasn’t even tabled until Liz Truss became prime minister.
“I think we need to understand each other. I am the defender of this House and these benches on both sides….take it with good grace and accept it.”
The approach set out under the REUL Bill risked becoming a parochial and backward-looking distraction. EU regulation should be considered in conjunction with domestic rules and curent economic and social trends.
The key issue is the difference between EU codified law which prevents any action not permitted, and our common law, under which everything is permitted unless prohibited.
The longer this process takes, the more it will hang over the general election. Far better to enact reforms this year than let this issue drag on.
By stripping back the planned repeal of EU laws, she hopes to get the Bill royal assent as soon as possible, rather than see it bogged down in the House of Lords.
George Smith, the local Conservative leader, expects to beat Residents for Uttlesford, but faces acutely difficult decisions about how many houses to build.
He adds that he takes a “slightly different view” to Sir Keir Starmer on the percentage of women who have male genitalia.
Striking trade deals with different countries and blocs is a very good thing. However, we shouldn’t expect them to add too much value.
A major target of Government policy in respect of the domestic and trade economy ought to be the rebalancing of our unsustainable balance of payments deficit.
if Delhi won’t budge on Visas or the restoration of colonial treasures, the British team must be willing to walk away. Failing to do so would be disastrous.