Podcast: Why Doesn’t the UK Have Its Own Sovereign Wealth Fund?
John joins Shanker Singham and Philip Booth to discuss his idea for the UK’s own Sovereign Wealth Fund to strengthen the economy and give more resiliency.
Read MoreJohn welcomes Autumn Statement’s £1m grant to local Air Ambulance Charity
John Penrose MP has warmly welcomed the news that the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) has received a £1 million grant from the Libor funds announced in the Autumn Statement. John met with senior charity representatives on Monday in Parliament to hear about the charity’s lifesaving work in our…
Read MoreJohn with Birnbeck Trust
John and local community group – The Birnbeck Regeneration Trust – have renewed calls to rescue the Pier. In addition, the group battling to save Birnbeck says the damage caused during Storm Frank will not undermine its long-term rescue plans Weston’s MP John Penrose called on Birnbeck’s owners, CNM Estates,…
Read MoreBBC News: Ignoring Brexit vote would be outrage MPs told
Ignoring the outcome of the EU referendum would lead to public outrage, MPs have been told as they debated the future of Brexit. Ex-Tory minister John Penrose said any attempt to bypass the Leave vote would be “corrosive” to public trust. But Labour MP David Lammy said the public had…
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