MP says we put a mirror up to ourselves when we vote on 23rd June Following the State Opening of Parliament last week, yesterday MPs had the opportunity to discuss the EU referendum during the foreign affairs section of the debate on the Queen’s Speech. In the Chamber, John said, “The EU referendum represents...
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MP says more work needed to curb Daesh funding Yesterday the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, gave a statement in the House of Commons on the Government’s strategy against Daesh, as part of its commitment to give quarterly updates to Parliament as to its campaign against the organisation. John...
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MP says ‘Project Fear’ has reached new lows Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer launched a report forecasting a vote to leave the EU would not be in the economy’s best interests. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke MP, responded to an Urgent Question on the report on behalf of the Government....
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MP looks forward to debating issues with constituents John Baron MP is holding a set of public meetings in the constituency ahead of the EU referendum. The purpose of the meetings is for John to discuss with constituents why he will be voting to leave the EU on 23rd June, and to take questions....
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MP says IMF not always right Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did its best to persuade voters not to leave the EU. However, it needs to put its figures into context. It is right when it points out that the price of credit default swaps on five-year UK debt – a widely-used...
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MP says vote ‘leave’ to support British businesses Yesterday 300 business leaders wrote to the Daily Telegraph in support of a ‘leave’ vote in the forthcoming EU referendum. Signatories include Peter Goldstein , Steve Dowdle and Sir Patrick Sheehy [the former chairman of British American...
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MP says EU’s democratic deficit unacceptable The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has criticised European leaders for reflecting their electorates’ views, saying they should act as ‘full-time Europeans’ and that ‘too many politicians are listening exclusively to their national opinion’. Last February, Mr Juncker also stated that ‘there can be no democratic...
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MP says there should be no bias Today the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP, gave a Statement in the House of Commons following the publication of the White Paper on the future of the BBC. John asked, “The White Paper is very welcome and confirms the...
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MP says Britain should design a fairer immigration policy In recent months, questions have been asked as to why there is such a large discrepancy between the number of National Insurance numbers issued to EU immigrants, and the official number of EU immigrants coming to Britain. This morning the Office for National Statistics issued...
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MP says EU unemployment rates far higher Today in the House of Commons, John Baron MP queried the SNP’s support for a ‘remain’ vote in the forthcoming EU referendum, despite the damage the Common Fisheries policy has had on the Scottish fishing industry and the EU’s record of high unemployment in other member states....
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