The scenes of thousands of migrants camping in Calais and trying to gain illegal access to the port and a passage into the UK are truly disturbing. It is a humanitarian tragedy as well as a considerable policing and security challenge. First and foremost, our responsibility is to ensure that we protect our borders. Under […]
The votes have been counted from last week’s European election and there has been a huge amount of discussion and scrutiny of what the results mean. For me the message is clear for all of us serving in public life; in parliament, the government and local councils; that we have to work hard to secure […]
On Friday the 5th July the Conservative Party backed a parliamentary Bill which would guarantee a referendum on Britain’s relationship with the European Union. Damian said: “It is clear that many people locally are concerned about the levels of immigration in the UK, and about the shift in power away from our national parliaments and […]
On Sunday, the English cyclist Chris Froome swept down the Champs-Élysées to win the 100th Tour de France. He is only the second ever Englishman to carry off the famous yellow jersey, following Bradley Wiggins' triumph last year. But as Froome's fans shout 'allez!' the youth of France are more likely to be crying to […]
Last week I was in the House of Lords to hear The Queen read out her speech setting the government’s programme for the year ahead. There has been considerable debate about what was in the speech and the fact that a Bill to grant the referendum on our membership of the European Union was not. […]