Dare to be a Conservative, Jeremy Hunt
The Chancellor must make a start on cutting taxes and curbing spending in this week’s Autumn Statement. Record taxes, higher spending and mass state subsidies are not usually the hallmarks of a Conservative government. In this week’s Autumn Statement the Chancellor must be bold. Our country needs the growth that …
What we must do now about the Rwanda plan
By working on all options to overcome the legal barriers raised, we can get the Rwanda partnership operational, deter illegal migration and deliver the strong border controls the public expect from a Conservative Government, says Dame Priti Patel. We are all frustrated, angry and disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision to …
Britain and America are about to surrender our tax sovereignty
The international plan for a global minimum tax on multinational firms – under the OECD’s so-called Pillar 2 – is destructive for both the US and the UK. We have been among the most outspoken members of our respective legislatures on this flawed policy, but the OECD and many countries continue to …
It is time to cut the tax burden that is holding Britain back
The triple threat of inflation, a high tax burden , and sluggish growth is harming household budgets and impacting businesses. Britain has faced down similar challenges in the past – and we must learn from history to chart a new economic course for our country. Those old enough to remember the 1970s will recall a …
Overzealous net zero targets open the back door to an invasion of Chinese cars on Britain’s roads
The presenters of Top Gear pulled no punches as they ridiculed Chinese cars on a visit to the country just over a decade ago. “It is the most tragic looking thing,” Jeremy Clarkson boomed, looking down at one manufacturer’s effort to imitate the iconic Mini Cooper. “Like someone has described …
Priti Patel: We must pause net zero targets; Former home secretary warns voters are being “left behind” by the pursuit of green policies
DAME PRITI PATEL has urged the Government to pause its net zero targets as she warned voters are being “left behind” by the pursuit of green policies. The former home secretary criticised a “corrosive culture” of pursuing time limited targets amid pressure on ministers to redraw some of their current …
Patel calls for review of costs for innocent ex-prisoners
DAME PRITI PATEL has called for a rethink of “utterly shameful” rules that mean innocent prisoners can be forced to pay for food and accommodation out of their compensation for being unjustly jailed. The former home secretary became the most senior Tory figure yet to call for the system to be reviewed after …
Fraudulent asylum seekers put all of us at risk
The vicious killing of Thomas Roberts, an aspiring Royal Marine, was a ghastly act of barbarity. The fact that it was committed at the hands of a liar who took advantage of this nation’s generosity, misleading officials about his age in order to be taken in as an asylum seeker, …