We want a safe and secure Northern Ireland playing its full part in the United Kingdom, one that looks to the future more than the past, one that enjoys ever greater prosperity as part of our family of nations – and that is what the Conservative and Unionist Party will continue to fight for.
As the Labour leadership contest lumbers into life, Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham are flashing their Rejoin credentials, attempting to distract from their terrifying lack of thought-through policy.
The seriousness of this is simple. If the Government did not follow due process, the Prime Minister has lied to the House. If the Government has not handed over the documents, it has not complied with the Humble Address and is in contempt of Parliament.
Renewal must begin with the prosperity of the country and its people. It is time to find the policies that will give us sustained growth. It is time to truly become a high growth, low immigration economy.
It’s important that the Government does more to publicise the fact that people can apply for an advance on their benefits with a repayment period of six months.
This was the Prime Minister on his classic, pre-coalition, pre-crunch form. There are devils in the detail, but his plan is an excellent one.
Every year, about a thousand children in care move school at least once a term. That instability makes a difficult situation far worse.
The Justice Secretary’s speech offers hope for those who want to see lower crime, and lives put back on track.
I stood against him in May – he’s likeable, down-to-earth and sincere, if wrong. And his unlikely rise spells trouble for the Opposition.
The third piece in our mini-series about the Chancellor explores how he has balanced austerity with social policy innovation.
The idea that the UK will unilaterally accept standards and regulations from the EU without having any say in how those rules are made is a very peculiar one. There is no need to fight the battles of the past. We will build a highly competitive regulatory regime which will benefit domestic producers and attract foreign ones.