Theresa May is facing a backlash from senior Conservatives over her plans for a price cap on energy bills. Almost 20 Tory MPs, including three former cabinet ministers, have warned that her proposals for an “absolute” cap on bills will reduce competition between firms and “distort” the energy market. In a formal submission on…
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Read MoreJohn Penrose MP speaks with the BBC about Amendment 7 and how for many of the opposition it is being used as a vehicle to postpone Brexit…
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Former constitution minister, John Penrose MP, said the following about amendment 7: “Even though I spent most of yesterday persuading the Government to change the so-called ‘Henry VIII’ powers in the EU Withdrawal Bill, today’s amendment 7 would make us weaker, not stronger. “The Government has already promised not only…
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