The UK has reached a critical moment in securing its post-Brexit future. This week, Boris Johnson’s government introduced important legislation, the internal market bill, to ensure the maintenance of a free market in goods and services within the four nations of the UK after leaving the EU.
Two weeks ago, the young activist Andy Li was arrested under the new national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong. His crime? Peacefully promoting democracy in his country – without ever once condoning violence.
We have just come through the A level, GCSE AND Btec debacle, with the media and most parents pointing the finger of responsibility firmly at the Secretary of State, whilst in response, government ministers blame officials in Ofqual.
The way government works is at best a mystery to many of the public, who believe they go to the polls every few years and elect a government who will be judged on whether they deliver on promises.
In the last week, the sight of boats filled with migrants trying to cross the Channel has dominated the media, as have the Home Secretary’s legitimate efforts to stop them.
Sir Iain Duncan Smith joined campaigners opposing the development of 40 flats on the North Chingford Assembly Hall and Library, which would totally change the character of the area for the worse and set a precedent for further high rise buildings.
To celebrate individuals, organisations and businesses that have ‘gone the extra mile’ to support their communities during lockdown, I’m asking you to nominate your ‘Community Champion’.
Sir Iain Duncan Smith is backing local residents to call on Redbridge Council to re-establish a footpath as a public right of way after it blocked off by a private landowner.
Something remarkable happened yesterday. The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, having arrived in the UK the evening before, chose to meet a group of MPs before holding talks with the Government.
