MP: National Insurance rise should still be scrapped Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, gave the Spring Statement. Amongst other measures, the Chancellor announced that for twelve months fuel duty will be cut by 5p per litre, and from July the income threshold for paying National Insurance will rise...
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MP: Legislation will help deter illegal entry to the UK while ensuring refugees are welcome Yesterday evening, John Baron MP voted with the Government as the Nationality and Borders Bill passed through its latest Commons stages. The Bill reforms the immigration system to make it fairer and more effective for people genuinely claiming asylum,...
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MP: Cutting the cost of fuel and resourcing economic crime agencies are included in priorities Ahead of the Spring Statement, John Baron MP and 52 other Conservative backbench MPs have sent a letter to the Chancellor calling on him to reduce fuel costs, either through reducing duty or cutting VAT. The letter suggests the...
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MP: British Council closures must not go ahead Yesterday John Baron MP led a Westminster Hall debate on the future of soft power. John is the Chairman of the British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group. In the debate, John said, “We have to do more to realise that democracy needs defending. We have to step...
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MP says branches are essential to elderly and vulnerable John Baron MP, has today criticised the announcement by HSBC that they will be closing the Billericay branch as part of a wider branch closure programme consisting of 69 branches in the UK. Customers will be written to on 30th May to inform them of...
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MP: British Council should not have to be closing operations During yesterday’s general debate on Ukraine, John Baron MP twice intervened on the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon David Lammy MP. In the Chamber, John said, “…do those on the Labour Front Bench accept that, for too long, the west has basked in the...
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