MP: Give voters their say Yesterday MPs voted once more on whether there should be an early General Election. In the vote last Wednesday, the number of MPs supporting an early General Election did not pass the required two-thirds threshold – with the vast majority of Labour MPs abstaining and 28 Labour MPs and...
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MP: Ministers and Officials must be able to speak freely Today Rt Hon Dominic Grieve MP is applying to the Speaker for an emergency debate which, if supported in a vote this evening, will compel various officials to divulge information regarding the decision to prorogue Parliament, including from their private devices and accounts. It...
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MP supports Government in General Election vote Yesterday in the House of Commons, John Baron MP opposed and voted against measures to rule out a no deal / WTO Brexit on 31st October, as this undermines the Government’s negotiating position as it seeks to find a good deal. He also supported the Prime Minister’s...
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MP says 2019 Spending Review announcements are very positive This afternoon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, announced the 2019 Spending Round, ensuring that all Government Departments have their required funding to deliver on public priorities. This includes increasing schools funding by £2.6 billion next year, rising to £7.1 billion...
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MP says anti-no-dealers have not considered economic facts Yesterday John Baron MP spoke several times in the House of Commons Chamber in support of the Government’s Brexit policy of not ruling out leaving the EU without an agreement, as this makes securing a good agreement more likely. He also supported the Government in the...
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MP says Parliament must respect referendum This week Parliament returns from its summer recess. MPs opposed to leaving the EU on 31st October without an agreement, together with the Speaker, will attempt to legislate against such a move, while the Prime Minister has announced that Parliament will be prorogued next week, pending a Queen’s...
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MP highlights frontbench diversity and cancer early diagnosis This morning the new Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, gave a Statement to the House of Commons. In the Chamber, John asked, “I very much welcome my Rt Hon Friend to his role, and congratulate him on some cracking policies and appointments. Actions speak...
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MP believes most Brexiteers would not prorogue Parliament Today in the House of Commons, MPs voted on amendments from the House of Lords to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill. This Bill completed its Commons stages last week, but returns today having been further amended by the House of Lords. Two of the Lords...
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MP says UK must leave the EU on 31st October Having been a supporter of Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP until his elimination from the Conservative leadership contest, John Baron MP is now supporting Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP to be the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister. John said, “The next leader must...
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MP says Government must retain control because election manifesto promises could ‘turn to dust’ Yesterday in the House of Commons, the Opposition tabled a motion for debate that would have given them control of what was discussed in the Commons on 25th June, rather than the Government. The Opposition, in conjunction with other opposition...
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