Member of Parliament for Braintree.
Candidate for leader of the Conservative Party
Aug 6 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Labour still don’t understand that they’re not in opposition any more.
In government you can’t just say stuff, you have to do stuff.
Let’s take Starmer’s announcement of a “standing army” of public order police. 🧵(1/6)
Starmer clearly feels that he needs to sound tough in response to the riots, disorder, and arson.
Using the word “army” always sounds tough but is he suggesting a paramilitary police force?
What new or additional powers will the unit have?
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Mar 28, 2019 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Sir Keir is wrong.
It’s always worth going to the source text to find out what the situation actually is. The EU legal instrument says that if the Withdrawal Agreement (doesn’t say WA & Political Dec) is approved we have an extension until 22/5 and no need for MEP elections
Been thinking about the @DawnButlerBrent attack on @jamieoliver’s jerk chicken. It demonstrates a deep misunderstanding of the country she hopes to govern. 1/?
The UK has always been a magpie nation. We have adopted elements of other cultures as and when we interact with them. 2/?
Aug 13, 2018 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Jeremy Corbyn has been anti-establishment his whole political life. There is a long and noble tradition of anti-establishment politics in the UK, but in Corbyn it has mutated into something deeply unpalatable. 1/?
Like many before him he sees the establishment as being big businesses, the monarchy, the aristocracy, etc. But most relevant to his attitude towards terrorists, their sympathisers, and apologists is his clear hatred of the USA, Israel and Tory led British governments 2/?
Feb 15, 2018 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
Other than “it might be popular with young people” can you give me one credible reason that votes at 16 should be introduced?
I’ve let the votes at 16 thread run for a while and there have been a good number or responses.
The pro votes at 16 arguments cluster around a number of areas which I will address and then explain why I think it’s not a good idea. 1.
