While we should be looking to reduce tariffs, we should not be willing to do so at any price.
The ’22 Executive has been pushing for a faster end to lockdown, and many Tory MPs agree. But they’re more likely to follow public opinion than lead it.
Take it from me that the US would walk away from talks if we tried to make the adoption of UK rules a precondition of any FTA.
The great Parliamentarian then spoke to his colleagues from the heart. “Some Members wept,” Channon noted.
The first thing that would help would be for the Government to allow more time. And MPs could indicate to the control system they would like to intervene.
I just think that it is better to be cautious for a few weeks more, be clear that we are over it, and are not risking a second wave now, or during the winter.
Brady, Walker and Baker did their best to challenge the lockdown regulations, but Hancock preferred government by press conference.
Parliament’s role must be to encourage strategic thinking, raise reasonable questions and help the government avoid strategic errors.
If police officers are shouting at people with loudhailers and disbanding picnickers in local parks, then, good.
The Commons agreed to hold virtual sittings, but admitted that these will greatly impair its ability to hold the Government to account.
“From tomorrow…we will resume oral questions, statements and urgent questions virtually,” says Rees-Mogg.
Lindsay Hoyle kicks off proceedings today that are novel even in Parliament’s long history.
It appears that there will be no votes until next week. After that, the May Bank Holiday looms. In any event, MPs will be feeling their virtual way.
If only 6,000 people, with 45 contacts each, are infected every day, we will need a capacity of 276,000 tests just to keep up.