If we remain in the Customs Union, the consequences will be stark Remain in the Customs Union? I don’t think so! Back in 2012 when I was Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party, I had a major falling out with David Cameron over UKIP when he was PM. For some years, I had […]
Our marriage wasn’t working out, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still be good friends I remember my last break up. Things were getting tense between us. We would have flare-ups. At times, frustrations boiled over. Tempers exploded on both sides. We decided to separate. We never really did get on. Of course we had […]
It’s time to stand up to the relentless scapegoating of Israel As the diplomatic fallout from the attempted assassination of a former Russian agent in Salisbury rages on, a familiar pattern of deranged conspiracy is emerging. Beyond the predictable rush from certain political figures to exonerate Russia’s involvement, a number of assorted cranks from […]
Corbyn’s Latest Brexit Position Betrays The Very Spirit Of Internationalism That He And Labour Claim To Hold So Dear In his landmark Brexit speech on Monday, Jeremy Corbyn announced that Labour would seek to keep Britain in a Customs Union with the EU after Brexit and, in doing so, be “internationalist”. Yet Corbyn’s latest […]
Prohibition Has Failed – We Need A Radical New Drug Policy This issue however goes far beyond medicinal marijuana. Our whole approach to drugs is flawed Our approach to drugs is broken. Not only does it not work, it directly causes suffering that could otherwise be avoided. Yesterday in the Commons, an Urgent Question […]
Theresa May is a survivor, and there is no reason she can’t see us through the Brexit process Michael Fabricant The Prime Minister has had a tough 2017. A squandered majority, PR disasters and a delicate Brexit process which has seen her attacked from all sides. The received wisdom has it she won?t lead the […]
This Brexit deal should be celebrated ? let the church bells ring Michael Fabricant My red lines are the freedom to agree trade worldwide, control over our borders, and supremacy of our law. Today?s agreement meets those tests The deal sealed on Friday morning in Brussels and first heralded by the tweet of a puff […]
The UK should follow Trump’s lead and move the British embassy to Jerusalem Michael Fabricant MP When my father served in the British Army during World War II, he witnessed some of the Nazi atrocities and remained in the Army after the war, posted to Jerusalem, the headquarters of the British Mandate of Palestine. He […]
Let’s crack on and pay the £40bn Brexit bill, as long as we’re not taken for a ride Michael Fabricant It has been widely reported that the UK is offering a ‘divorce bill’ of between £40 and £50 billion to the EU in exchange for progress on trade talks. Unsurprisingly, this news is being met […]
Give rail users compensation for persistent delays Michael Fabricant Railway Season ticket holders are being ripped off on routes where there are constant delays and it?s time for the Department of Transport to take action. Train delays are sometimes inevitable. When customers are delayed for 30 minutes or longer, they are entitled compensation. But this […]