Rt Hon John Glen MP

MP for Salisbury & PPS to Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP, Promoted by the Salisbury Conservative Association, on behalf of John Glen, PO Box 2467, Salisbury, SP2 2UG.

[Mel Stride @MelJStride]

If you aren't working why can't you look after your own children? Why should working parents pay even higher taxes to fund free childcare for people on benefits?

Labour are not the party of work, they are the party of welfare.

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

In the 2001 campaign Ann Widdecombe supported me in Plymouth Devonport , a seat she fought in 1983. I helped prepare her for media appearances when in the Cons Research Dept. I am deeply saddened to hear of her apparent murder. Ann was a principled politician I always respected.

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

As the world becomes more dangerous defence spending must be a top priority yet the government still has no timeline for when they will hit the 3% of GDP target. Even the Chief Secretary to the Treasury admitted that if she were in the defence industry, she would be asking the same question. Without a clear timeline, our partners cannot effectively plan or commit to necessary co-investments. Watch my exchange with the Chief Secretary here.

[Mel Stride @MelJStride]

.@edballs - “The @conservatives are back!”

[Lucy McNulty (@lucymcnulty.bsky.social) @LucyMcNulty]

@MFAupdates @politico Joining me on the panel were @Mark4WyreForest, @JohnGlenUK, David Bailey of the @BankofEngland's PRA, Kate Collyer of @TheFCA and Max Bierbaum of New Financial. We discussed growth, competitiveness and the future of UK financial regulation.

More here▶️ 🎧 https://t.co/m5dnhexLXl

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

Uninvested client cash has become a huge profit centre for investment platforms.
In my latest article on LinkedIn, I look at why the FCA should enforce strict transparency rules to enable investors to make informed choices👇

https://t.co/Wum9jbSzpG

[Mel Stride @MelJStride]

Rachel Reeves has already increased borrowing by a quarter of a TRILLION over this parliament.

Now Andy Burnham is looking at how he can borrow even more. He doesn’t even know what the fiscal rules are.

Labour are simply addicted to debt.

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

Nearly 10 years ago, my father was one of 5,000 people who die every year from an asbestos-related disease. Today, I asked the Minister to do more to tackle the UK's asbestos legacy and protect more families from the devastating consequences of exposure.

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

Yesterday, during the @conservatives opposition day debate on Puberty Blockers, I raised serious concerns about the Government’s decision to reverse the previous restrictions on the use of puberty blockers for children.
While the Government points to a series of safeguards, eligibility criteria and clinical assessments, my question was straightforward: how confident can we really be that those processes are sufficient to ensure the right outcomes for every child?

There is, in practice, no single diagnostic test that can definitively rule out other factors which may be contributing to a young person’s distress—whether that be underlying mental health conditions, autism, trauma, family difficulties, social pressure, or the wider uncertainty and curiosity that is part of adolescence.
The consequences of this medical intervention can be profound and long-lasting. Any errors in assessment risk outcomes that cannot easily be reversed.

Wes Streeting introduced restrictions out of concern about the evidential base and the potential risks involved. I believe the Government’s decision to change course raises unresolved questions about safeguarding and long-term impacts.

We must always put the welfare of children first. That means ensuring safeguards are not just well-intentioned on paper, but genuinely robust in practice, with a level of certainty that justifies the interventions being considered. In this case I believe the significant factors of risk and regret make this an unjustifiable experiment on our children.

[Mel Stride @MelJStride]

BREAKING: Borrowing is out of control - up by 30% compared to last year - and now we’re about to see what a real left wing Labour government looks like under Andy Burnham.

Burnham claims he is committed to the fiscal rules, yet when asked he could not even say what they are. The bond markets are watching nervously and we have already been paying a Burnham Penalty on our borrowing costs. Meanwhile, Reform have been busy pledging tens of billions in unfunded promises in their desperation to win in Makerfield.

The Conservatives are the only party with a plan to balance the books by getting spending under control, especially the welfare bill, in line with our Golden Economic Rule.

[Andrew Bowie MP @AndrewBowie_MP]

💪 What a day!
⏳ In Aberdeen South and we are fighting for every vote.
👍 For our industry. For our city.

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

In March I urged @JohnHealey_MP to use his experience as a Treasury Minister and make the case to the Chancellor for his investment plan. I take no pleasure in the fact that he has clearly failed to do so.
War is raging in Europe and US operations continue against Iran; we are three weeks from the NATO Summit and this lame duck Prime Minister has lost his Defence Secretary, one of his few credible ministers.
As the army saying goes, what a ‘cake and arse party’ this Labour Government has turned out to be. @Conservatives @jcartlidgemp

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

I asked the Defence Secretary to use his experience as a former Treasury Minister to make the case to the Chancellor that the Government’s defence investment plan needs funding urgently to meet the global security challenges we are confronted with now.

[NFU Political @NFUPolitical]

(2/5) @JohnGlenUK asked the SoS what steps her department is taking to protect British agriculture's world-leading advancements in precision breeding during SPS negotiations. Responding, we were pleased to hear @EmmaforWycombe recognise the concerns of the industry.

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

To address widespread concerns, the cross-party Treasury Select Committee has launched a major parliamentary inquiry into how the student finance system is working—for graduates and for the wider economy. The response has been unprecedented, with over 52,000 submissions to our call for evidence, one of the highest in a select committee’s history. Initial findings point to significant challenges, particularly around the long-term impact of repayments and interest rates on financial planning. While most respondents said they could not have gone to university without these loans, many expressed frustration about how the terms operate in practice. This week we heard from experts, universities and student representatives as we examine how to make the system fairer, more transparent and better value for money for the next generation.

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

It is 8 years since Putin deployed the deadly nerve agent Novichok on the streets of Salisbury. It is vital that the Government continues to invest in our security services as Putin threatens the security of democratic nations

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

Sir Alex younger was a brilliant public servant embodying all the best qualities and traditions of MI6. I am particularly grateful for his work in 2018 responding to the Novichok attack in my Salisbury constituency. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and those who worked with him.

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Sir Alex Younger obituary: long-serving head of MI6. Charming and self-effacing British spy chief with an inner steel https://t.co/AQB9FqvLNT

[Mel Stride @MelJStride]

1 day, 4 headlines that say it all.

Labour isn’t working.

[Mel Stride @MelJStride]

REFORM - IT NEVER ADDS UP.

Reform’s latest gimmick has been ripped apart by tax experts and economists.

Reform claim that ‘tax-free overtime’ would cost £5bn. It’s actually been costed at almost triple that - because it would be open to abuse on an industrial scale👇🏻 🧵 (1/9)

[Rt Hon John Glen MP @JohnGlenUK]

And when I hear some say ‘ we should open the procurement process up ‘ as if that will automatically produce comparable options and outcomes it betrays the public - we need urgent and innovative solutions to help simplify complex bureaucracies and to deliver better outcomes for taxpayers.

[Louis Mosley @louismosley]

In Britain we judge a company by what it delivers, not by who its other customers are.

That principle built this country.

It should survive this week.