I asked the Prime Minister at PMQs about the European Court of Justice's ridiculous ruling that employers can ban their staff from wearing religious symbols and whether she agreed with me that freedom of expression must never be snuffed out by insidious political correctness.
I was pleased to
Dear Colleague,
Re: Adult Social Care and Business Rates
Local government is the frontline of our democracy, responsible for delivering a huge range of services that millions of us rely on every day.
Please find attached the latest edition of In-touch with the most recent joint performance plan update.
RMT strike action – 13 March
Southern will be aiming to run most of its services during the RMT’s latest strike next Monday, 13 March.
Last Friday was a big day for not only the families of the victims of the Shoreham Air Show tragedy but also the whole of the local community who had so openly stood shoulder to shoulder with them in grief and empathy.
When the Government announced that no further child refugees would be brought over under the Dubs Scheme, we were deeply disappointed. We did not accept that there was only room for 400 vulnerable children, not when there are 217 local authorities with responsibility for safeguarding children.
Delighted to speak WASPI demo this afternoon with colleagues from across the political divide, including fellow Conservatives, Labour, SNP and others. There was a great turnout from women who had come from all corners of the United Kingdom.
Key OBR forecasts:
The UK economy is forecast to grow by 2 per cent in 2017, up from 1.4 per cent forecast in November.
Real wages are forecast to rise in every year to 2020-21.
The deficit is forecast to fall to 2.6 per cent of GDP in 2016-17, and to 0.7 per cent in 2020-21 – the lowes
