EU

The British union, one of the most successful political unions in recorded history, is not secure. That much is beyond reasonable doubt. In September 2014 then SNP leader Alex Salmond Read more

Last month the Prime Minister set out her objectives for the Brexit negotiations in a speech at Lancaster House. That plan has been crystallised in a Government White Paper, and Read more

The Select Committee for the Department for Exiting the EU has completed and published its first report, as readers will be aware. Much to my surprise this has ended up Read more

Last week marked the first meeting of the Select Committee on Exiting the European Union. Whilst I make no secret of this being the one committee I neither hoped nor Read more

The most important vote every individual in the UK will have in at least a generation is upon us.  On Thursday, we all get to have our say on whether Read more

Part of our 2015 Party Conference Programme. This debate will tackle head on the positive case for Britain staying in the EU, with speakers both for and against. Should the Read more

Last week was not a finale. It was the opening gambit in the decision making process that will shape the future of our continent.  I am glad that Britain will Read more

Last night, David Cameron’s appearance before the 1922 committee was greeted with rapturous banging on desks. This is weird. Normal people do not do that. One of the disappointments I’ve Read more

The European Union is by no means one of my favourite topics to write about. I find the endless shouting from both those who are vehemently anti and those who Read more

There has been plenty of excitement over yesterday’s EU summit but neither Euro-sceptics or Euro-philes should read to much ideological significance into our use of the veto.  Cameron acted in Read more