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This month’s tragic events on the Gaza border highlighted once again the plight of the Palestinian people and the urgent need for action to address it. As many have long warned, there was an inevitability to this explosion of violence. The…
It’s been well over a week since Alex Salmond announced he had signed up to present a show on Russia Today - and I’m still shocked. It is extraordinary that he would describe the BBC as a “disgrace” but broadcast on a Kremlin-funded…
Hats off to Michael Crick and Channel Four News for trawling through thousands of receipts and hotel bills to get to the bottom of the Conservative party’s election spending declarations. Of course political parties must obey the rules and…
Not for the first time, Diane Abbott is trying to prevent Labour MPs discussing immigration by accusing them of trying to “outdo UKIP”. It isn’t just offensive nonsense - it is a disastrous electoral strategy too. Politics would be simple…
British aid feeds 25 million under-fives. It supports midwives, nurses and doctors so 4.3 million babies can be born safely. Our aid spending helped tackle Ebola in Africa. It feeds the starving, helps refugees and provides jobs. It builds…
For a long time now I have been campaigning to reduce the burden of Air Passenger Duty (APD), the tax on passenger flights from UK airport, on working families taking a holiday. I should be pleased that governments in Scotland and Wales…
It’s extraordinary to think it’s been 25 years since millions of us sat transfixed by live footage of Nelson Mandela walking to freedom. As a teenager, I’d marched against apartheid, raised funds for the South African opposition and stood…
Dudley is known for its industrial heritage, unique zoo and castle - or even for being Sir Lenny Henry's birthplace. But few readers will know that the town also hosts one of the largest acts of Holocaust remembrance in the country. Ten…
Explaining his decision to duck the Newark by-election, Nigel Farage told the BBC his target was “the general election and winning a decent amount of seats and, who knows, possibly the balance of power”. Surely he’s got to come clean and…
Despite the government trumpeting a recovery, hard working people and small businesses in places like Dudley are still struggling. Both will be watching the upcoming Budget closely for some sign that the government understands what they're…
Nick Boles has been fighting a lonely battle these past few years. Where for David Cameron and George Osborne, the whole modernisation project was clearly a cosmetic exercise, he was always a true believer. He is completely right to wonder…
The Tory spin machine has been working overtime these past few weeks, playing down their chances of winning the Corby and East Northamptonshire by-election. They’re doing everything they can – even including Lord Ashcroft commissioning…
