MP: Democracy needs defending Today in the House of Commons the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, gave a Statement following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the Chamber, John asked, “I welcome the Statement and commend the Prime Minister and Government for its robust approach, and hope he accepts from today’s exchanges...
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MP: Defence spending is too small Today in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, gave a statement on the situation in Ukraine. In the Chamber, John asked, “I know my Rt Hon Friend agrees that jaw-jaw is preferable to war-war, but does he accept that...
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MP: Benefits across the UK In a Statement today in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister confirmed the United States, United Kingdom and Australia would form the AUKUS defence pact. This will see the US and UK help Australia with the technology and knowhow necessary to acquire a nuclear-powered submarine fleet. There will...
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MP criticises Labour and Conservatives Yesterday the Opposition led a debate on whether to set up a new Committee to investigate the circumstances of Britain’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. John Baron MP abstained in this debate because existing Select Committees are already doing much of this work, and because Labour and Conservative governments alike oversaw...
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MP: Saving lives must now be the priority As the only Conservative MP who opposed the Afghan intervention and voted against it when finally able to do so in 2010, over the years John Baron has been critical of Government and international policy in Afghanistan, including the nature of the withdrawal. John said, “The...
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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: It is right the Commission apologises for historic inequality Following the publication of the Special Committee Report on Historical Inequalities, in the House of Commons today the Secretary of State for Defence will apologise for the unequal treatment of predominately black and Asian soldiers who died fighting for the British in the First...
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MP says Britain’s reputation must be upheld Today the Overseas Operations Bill returns to the Commons following its passage through the Lords. The Bill contains measures to help prevent the legal pursuit of British troops when no new evidence has come to light by introducing a new five-year limit on the time in which...
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MP: All-Party Group concerned by possibility of closures Yesterday afternoon the Chairman of the British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), John Baron MP, secured and led a House of Commons Adjournment debate on the British Council and the Integrated Review, the Government exercise which is considering all forms of Britain’s international engagement and which...
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MP welcomes increase in defence spending Today in the House of Commons the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, gave an update on the Integrated Review into Britain’s international engagement. The Prime Minister announced the largest boost to our country’s defence in the last 30 years, investing an extra £24 billion in our...
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