British businesses have paid £7.7bn in import and export declaration costs over the past four years.
With rising costs and mounting pressures on businesses, we need to be far bolder on economic growth. The Government’s EU reset is welcome, but it must go much further.
@AlPinkerton
Delaying new maternity standards is yet another betrayal of mothers and babies.
Every month of delay means more families paying the price. The Government must publish its full plan in December, with a clear timetable for reform.
We spoke up, and the Government has listened: a consultation on e-bikes is now open.
But it only covers hire schemes. Illegal private e-bikes and e-scooters are still being left out, and I won’t stop pushing until that changes.
Today we mark 76 years of our fundamental rights being protected by the ECHR.
Why won’t @KemiBadenoch and @Nigel_Farage tell us the truth about what happens to their Brexit and British people’s rights if we follow their advice and leave the convention?
Donald Trump’s reckless Iran war has sent energy and fuel prices soaring.
And now it's pushing up people's mortgage bills through higher inflation and interest rates.
🧵 This is another hammer blow to families already struggling with living costs.
The unfair mortgage hit awaiting millions has Trump’s name all over it. His reckless Iran war, backed by the Tories and Reform UK, sent energy prices soaring. Now it's pushing up mortgage bills.
The American people are clearly sick of Trump's scandals. I’ve pressed the UK government to assist any and all inquiries the new Democratic Congress may launch.
Joshua Wong has fought tirelessly for the freedoms Hong Kong was promised. His additional 10 year sentence is a betrayal of the Joint Declaration. The UK Government must sanction the officials responsible and stand up for Hong Kongers.
https://t.co/JoaY4kWpbd
An absolute car crash interview from the Secretary of State.
Angela Eagle couldn't spell out a single power these councils will have to stop our waterways being trashed - and there's no sight of the long-promised Water Bill to deliver reform.
The Government has dressed up these water boards as community empowerment but it's clear already that this is just a cover for excusing the next decade of inaction on water.
What bill payers really need now is a new Clean Water Authority with the muscle to end the sewage scandal, ban unjustified bonuses and hold water executives legally accountable.
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham says he will introduce 8 "regional water councils" to oversee water companies
"For the first time, local people will have a real say over what they need from their water company, whether that's cleaning up polluted rivers or building new reservoirs"
Brexit has robbed the potential of our economy.
Our country’s opportunities have been weighted down since leaving the European Union.
@AlPinkerton explains how.
Businesses face a £7.7 billion Brexit bill to trade with the EU.
It’s time to join the Single Market and Customs Union, tear down pointless barriers and get British businesses trading seamlessly across Europe again.