The effect of benefit policy changes on the incomes of working-age adults and children since 2010 has been an average loss of £375 per year compared with a boost to pensioners of £510 per year.
I have tabled an amendment to place a “parliamentary lock” on the Bill, requiring the Government to obtain a specific vote in favour of bringing its provisions into force.
Delivering the right vehicle cannot be premised on the idea that non-EU states are merely satellites of Brussels.
it is almost impossible to disentangle any effect from the much larger shock resulting from pandemic and war.
We see evident now in the Tory Party, my party, a strange mix of complacency, entitlement, fear and exhaustion.
The Government’s approach is unlikely to bring out the best from those upon whom it depends to get things done.
Sefcovic’s language in response was more assuaging than we have seen from Brussels in previous UK-EU rows.
This must be explained to US Democrats who do not understand the unionist position or the legal background.
It is an essential British interest that Putin’s efforts to split Germany, France and Italy from the front line states fails.
The Government could dangle before the EU another gain it wants in order to win a revised Protocol.
Both countries look set to continue to rub along uneasily, mixing elements of cooperation and competition along the way.
The Middle East had been entering a period of relative calm, but Putin’s aggression in Europe puts it at risk.
Next, European policies towards China, both in the EU and in the UK, are likely to come under increased scrutiny.
If the opposition can make the campaign about whether Hungarians want to be in the West, they have a chance of winning.
It is trying to find ways to get away with violating its obligations. Not exactly in line with the image it attempts to paint of itself in the Brexit context.