Very concerning that inflation is up to 3.8%, now considerably higher than the average interest rate for people's cash savings, especially after Bank of England interest rate cut. With cost of living still people's primary concern, the Chancellor and the Bank both have to grip it

***Sealink*** - Ofgem is consulting on giving funding to an energy project just as it starts DCO process. This is wrong. Consultation closes tomorrow (21st) - ofgem.gov.uk/consultation/s…

.Marine Management Organisation continual satellite surveillance of Government SGSSI MPA has additional perks! Analysts spotted the MASSIVE A23a iceberg—twice the size of Greater London—and weighing nearly 1 trillion tonnes drifting past #SouthGeorgia island in epic satellite imagery! #UKOTs 📸Sentinel

This assertion about the previous government is breathtakingly untrue. And on my watch the inspection framework majored on whether curriculum and teaching were effective for ALL children, especially those with any kind of disadvantage.

I've survived Zombie Army! But the real threat is Labour taxing the living daylights out of the UK games industry!

What A Goal - Goal of the Season already

Lord Sharpe of Epsom lays out the Official Opposition's concerns about the Employment Rights Bill 👇

Sorry to see some very decent ministers go. It's never comfortable but a part of ministerial life. That said, it's rather brutal on a human level doing reshuffle over the weekend

Britain is spending more on debt interest than on schools, more on welfare than on defence. Labour is too preoccupied with scandal after scandal to take action. Only the Conservatives have a real plan for Britain’s economy and our future.

Venice has 30 miles of canal networks albeit in a more concentrated geography than the 100+ miles of the Birmingham Canal Navigations

No 10's justification for hanging on to Mandelson til today is that although the PM knew he had stayed at Epstein's properties while he was in jail for sex crimes he has *only just* discovered that Mandelson thought he was innocent

Strongly critical report from the Lords Constitution Committee on Leadbeater's Bill. The second such report from a Lords' Committe this week. 10 conclusions of note: 1. "Degree of deliberation, assessment and scrutiny is...significantly less than we would expect to see for an

Payrolled employment is falling. The latest ONS estimates published this morning show payrolled job numbers down sharply vs last year, with 127,000 fewer people in employment. 1/4

Allow me to introduce you to... Paradise Regained: The conservative case for restoring English nature 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌳 This new paper is the first step towards a distinctly conservative approach to restoring our green and pleasant land, rooted in our philosophical tradition. 🧵👇

Some useful thoughts on restoration of nature in our amazing country

🇺🇸 🇬🇧 This evening, The King and Queen welcomed President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to a State Banquet held in their honour at Windsor Castle.

Gosh. John Ward is the best government lawyer I worked with, especially in respecting that ministers decide. That doesn't mean he ignored the law - far from it. He worked with ministers to make it work. DWP is very lucky to have him back

This is the speech I would have given in UK Parliament against assisted suicide. House of Lords must resist the drum beat of euthanasia demanding, instead, world class comprehensive palliative and hospice care. youtube.com/live/QliL4CGc7… -and

Coming to the end of an interesting two day debate on End of Life Bill in the Lords. Lots of peers here (some I have never met before). Expecting, as usual in the Lords, this to go through on the nod at second reading and then we can get into the detail on the committee stage.