MP: Deal is a springboard to CPTPP Last night it was announced that the Prime Minister and his Australian counterpart had agreed the main terms of the UK – Australia free trade agreement. This is the first wholly new trade agreement since we joined the EEC in 1973, and eliminate tariffs on all UK...
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MP says a united front against authoritarianism is important In his summit summary, the Prime Minister highlighted the important work at the talks on preventing a future pandemic, addressing climate change and supporting worldwide education. This includes pledging more than one billion coronavirus vaccine doses, including 100 million from the UK, to the world’s...
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MP says Government should not fall at the final fence Today at Business Questions, John Baron MP asked the Leader of the House of Commons, Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, “Due to a £10 million shortfall in the generous financial support the Government has so far provided and the cost of running its existing...
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MP: Charter will renew UK/US alliance Joe Biden, on his first international visit since he became President of the United States, is in the UK for the forthcoming G7 summit in Cornwall. The Prime Minister and the President will agree a new ‘Atlantic Charter’, pledging the UK and US to work together to tackle...
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MP: Government should avoid making a bad decision As a further step in the campaign to persuade the Government to avert the need to close some of its overseas offices by closing the £10 million shortfall in the British Council’s finances, today Mr Speaker granted John Baron MP an Urgent Question. In the Chamber,...
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John Baron MP: Government must close £10 million shortfall The British Council has a key role in promoting British culture and the English language overseas, and is one of the key reasons why the UK is often referred to as a ‘soft power superpower’. However, there is currently a £10 million shortfall between the...
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