I featured on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme this morning and discussed the timeline of triggering Article 50 and highlighted the importance of strong trade links with France & Germany. You can listen via the link here (from 2h46)
Read MoreToday, I wrote a column for The Daily Telegraph, setting out the positive economic news since Brexit, and highlighting the opportunities it presents for Britain. You can read the article here
Read MoreCongratulations to Elise Dunweber, Ruth Mitchell and the team at our local Conservative Women’s Organisation (CWO), who organised a terrific barbecue in Oxshott. There was a great turnout, and the weather held up. There is a real buzz in the Esher & Walton Conservative Association. We’ve had 250 new members join since the EU referendum, […]
Read MoreYesterday, I wrote an article for the Sunday Times, about the need for the government to push meritocracy – in corporate boardrooms, the Honours system and our wider society. In particular, I’d like to see a renewed drive to boost social mobility. You can read my article here.
Read MoreToday, I’ve written in The Times outlining how securing trade deals with countries across the world can be Britain’s best bargaining chip, when dealing with the EU on trade. You can read my article here.
Read MoreTheresa May, our new Prime Minister, is currently forming her new government. I made clear I would enthusiastically serve in any role (at Minister of State or above) I could get my teeth into. It was not to be. But, I wish the new team well in the tackling the challenges that lie ahead.
Read MoreI have just come from a meeting of the Conservative 1922 Committee and the steps of the St Stephens’ entrance to the House of Commons, where first MPs and then the media greeted our next Prime Minister, Theresa May. The last few months have been a political whirlwind, and Andrea Leadsom’s dignified withdrawal from the Conservative […]
Read MoreWith a day to go before the referendum, I want to set out - again - the optimistic, ambitious, outward-looking case for leaving the EU on 23rd June. After four months of campaigning, you will have plenty to think about! Here are some final thoughts from me, expressed in a column for the Daily Telegraph […]
Read MoreLast night, I took part in BBC Radio One’s Newsbeat EU Referendum debate, putting the case for voting to Leave, against Labour MP and Remain campaigner Chuka Umunna. The audience was made up of millennials, asking questions about the impact of Brexit on topics from immigration, to the economy and law-making. It was a great […]
Read MoreWith two weeks to go before the EU Referendum on 23 June, I spoke to House Magazine, Parliament’s in-house magazine. I talked about the Leave campaign’s positive case for Brexit, and how we’re winning the debate. You can read my interview here.
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