I have received the letter below from the Minister for Sentencing regarding the Murder Sentencing Consultation which was launched today. Around a quarter of all homicides in England and Wales are committed by the partner, ex-partner, or relative of th… read more
The Office of Budget Responsibility makes running a consistent economic policy extremely difficult. Their numbers change from forecast to forecast with wild swings making it impossible for the Chancellor to know how much future borrowing is likely t… read more
John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I welcome the measures to promote more investment and more growth, which is vital. We have lost about 800,000 self-employed people since February 2020. The national insurance measure will help a bit, but will my right … read more
I am not posting contributions on this topic as the Irish police are not telling us who carried out the knifing though they do tell us in general terms who they think were rioting. I condemn all the violence and law breaking. Ireland needs to manage i… read more
The latest immigration figures show the government should have listened to those of us who said they needed to tighten the rules over inviting in economic migrants and students. Last year to June 2023 1.2 million came to stay in the UK, with 508,000 l… read more