Last Sunday night I was at Good Hope Hospital for a routine appointment. And thanks, so much to the brilliant clinician who looked after me so well and who I last met in our Town Centre dressed as a cat (her not me) doing excellent work for one of our Royal Town’s cat charities.
Last week saw major announcements from the Government on transport, including confirmation that a decision has been taken to proceed with HS2, boosting capacity, connectivity and cutting journey times between our biggest cities.
This week the NHS Funding Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons. Under the bill, the Government has committed to increase investment in the NHS with a £33.9 billion increase in cash terms by 2023/24.
On Wednesday the State Opening of Parliament took place. The ceremony provides a platform for the Queen’s Speech which is given by Her Majesty to Members of both the House of Commons and the Lords. The speech outlines the Government’s agenda for the new Parliamentary session.
This week my column comes to you during another busy week in politics. The news is rapidly changing on an almost hourly basis and yet as I write this on Wednesday afternoon, very little has actually changed in terms of progressing Brexit. We continue to await the outcome of the next EU Council meeting on 17th and 18th October.
As I compose my column for the Royal Sutton Coldfield Observer in my Westminster office I am anticipating a tumultuous few weeks ahead.
Our new Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party must above all achieve 2 key results.
Britain’s next Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party must above all achieve 2 key results: first he must ensure we leave the EU and second save the country from a left-wing Marx inspired government.
The next few weeks promise to be a difficult time as Conservative Members of Parliament narrow down the nominations for leader of the Conservative Party (at the time of writing 10) to just two.
I’m sure many of us were deeply concerned this week when a Ministry of Defence internal document, obtained under a Freedom of Information request, revealed that ministers can override the presumption that Britain will not share intelligence when there is a risk of torture if ministers agree that “the potential benefits justify accepting the risk and legal consequences”.
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