“Generations to come will look back in disbelief at the treatment of majestic animals like elephants, lions and rhinos, which need our protection now more than ever.”
Geopolitical risks create uncertainty in energy markets as reliability is questioned, pushing up prices and creating resistance to climate change goals.
Fifty-three Conservatives opposed the tiering plan last December, the largest Covid-related rebellion to date.
Most of the action has been over Covid-related divisions. And most of the dissenters are from older intakes.
In an industry where contracts last decades and companies make R&D decisions with a long-term view, a multi-year funding settlement is vital.
That’s the biggest Tory revolt so far on a virus-related division, and enough potentially to defeat the Government in future.
These are early shots in the developing Tory backbench campaign against the restrictions, which are set to gain volume and velocity.
This isn’t just a green issue: cruel animal exploitation is seriously increasing the risk of future diseases jumping the species gap.
As with Brexit, much of the Tory family finds itself pitted against the permanent State on how Britain aligns itself in the world.
They included seven former Cabinet Ministers, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and the Chairman of the 1922 Executive Committee.
We currently have it at 189 declared for May, versus the 31 publicly opposed, and 93 undeclared.
Failure to tackle Chinese genomics firms risks us sleep-walking into another data privacy and national security disaster, one which will be costlier than removing Hikvision’s cameras from buildings.