MP: Second referendum is condescending, illogical and dangerous Responding to speculation as to a second referendum, including from senior ministers, John said, “The idea of holding a second referendum is condescending, illogical and dangerous. It is condescending to allege that people ‘did not know’ what they were voting for in 2016. This is not...
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John Baron MP scotches second EU referendum
John Baron MP presses Prime Minister to renegotiate Agreement
MP speaks in today’s EU debate Today is the third day of the five-day debate on the Withdrawal Agreement. John Baron MP has tabled an amendment to the Government’s motion which could give the UK a unilateral right to exit the backstop. The votes will take place at the end of the debate on...
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John Baron MP supports Government in contempt debate
MP says release of sensitive papers not in national interest Last night in the House of Commons, the Speaker agreed to a request from representatives from opposition parties, including the Labour Party, Democratic Unionist Party, and the Liberal Democrats, to hold a debate today into whether Government ministers are in contempt of Parliament. On...
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John Baron MP tables amendment to Brexit motion
MP says Government must renegotiate backstop Today begins the ‘meaningful vote’ debate on the Withdrawal Agreement the Government has negotiated with the European Union, which will culminate in the votes on 11th December. John Baron MP has tabled an amendment to the motion stating that Parliament should not accept the Withdrawal Agreement until there...
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John Baron MP questions Prime Minister on Brexit Agreement
MP says Britain would prosper under WTO rules In the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Theresa May MP, gave a Statement following the European Council meeting on Sunday. In the Chamber, John asked, “The Prime Minister is aware that many of us have wished her well in these negotiations,...
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John Baron MP warns PM of dangers from Brexit Agreement
MP sends open letter requesting key changes John Baron MP has sent an open letter to the Prime Minister in the hope of persuading her to renegotiate a couple of key aspects of the Withdrawal Agreement – please see the link for a full copy (Prime Minister 20th November 2018). In his letter, he...
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John Baron MP raises Trans-Pacific Partnership at PMQs
MP says questions remain over ‘Common Rule Book’ Earlier this month the Japanese Prime Minister suggested Britain outside the EU would be welcomed ‘with open arms’ into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a trade agreement between 11 countries including Japan, Australia, Vietnam, Canada, Mexico and Malaysia. However, many Brexit supporters...
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John Baron MP welcomes one-year survival improvements at Summer Reception
MP raises £200 million Transformation Funding for Cancer Alliances with PM The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC) recently held its fifth annual Summer Reception, which provided an opportunity to recognise those Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) which have most improved their one-year cancer survival rates over the last year. The Summer Reception was well...
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John Baron MP: Fudging Brexit risks growth of political extremes
MP says people knew what they voted for Yesterday, during a House of Commons debate on our future relationship with the EU, John Baron MP said, “I think there is a danger in this place of taking the view that people did not know what they voted for when they voted to leave. Not...
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John Baron MP will be supporting amendments to today’s Taxation Bill
MP: Questions Remain Unanswered Having received a response from the Civil Service to his ‘three questions’ , John Baron MP believes key questions remain unanswered or ambiguous as regards the Chequers Agreement – especially as regards the...
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