The global reaction to the ghastly scenes unfolding in Afghanistan has understandably dominated the news agenda for the last fortnight, shifting focus away from how this country is faring after the majority of lockdown restrictions were lifted on 19th July.
I am utterly and completely horrified by the situation now existing in Afghanistan. The idea that people are desperately clinging to aircraft as they take off because they believe they will be butchered if they remain behind on the ground is utterly abhorrent.
I am growing increasingly alarmed at what the eventual cost of the government’s Net Zero Target on carbon emissions by 2050 might be for my constituents in Beckenham and everyone else, for that matter, up and down the country. The costs of transitioning to Net Zero by 2050 are colossal.
Ensuring our borders remain safe and secure is a prime duty of any government. So, with that incontrovertible fact in mind, I have become increasingly concerned in recent months at the sheer number of migrants reported to be entering our country illegally by boat from across the English Channel.
I strongly supported the Government’s efforts last week to force the European Union to enter into fresh negotiations to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol so that it became a more pragmatic solution which respects and upholds the integrity of the British Internal Market.
I welcomed the Prime Minister’s speech last week on levelling up parts of our country which have historically been overlooked by governments of all parties. The urgent need to generate the conditions whereby economic growth can be spread in a more even fashion across the U.K.
An interesting report was published last week by the House of Commons Education Select Committee highlighting failures in the education system which have led to the chronic underachievement of white working-class pupils.
Last week we had a great opportunity to influence World opinion when the United Kingdom hosted the G7 Summit in Cornwall. The G7 states are an informal grouping of seven of the world's advanced economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States.
