Just over a year ago, I held a debate in Parliament to explain to Ministers why it’s so important Weston isn’t overlooked for Government grants to promote Levelling-Up. The problem is that Weston is geographically part of North Somerset which, on average, counts as an affluent area. And that means…
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This article was written for Politics Home by John Penrose MP, Jo Gideon MP, Stephen Kinnock MP and Arjan Geveke Today, we are launching a cross-party and cross-industry commission to explore how the United Kingdom can reach net zero without undermining the competitiveness of British industry. We are a cross-party…
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This article was written by John Penrose and originally published in The Telegraph In September 2020, Rishi Sunak (then the chancellor) commissioned me to write an independent report on how the UK’s approach to competition and consumer issues could be improved. The pandemic was scarring our economy and the Brexit transition…
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This article was written by John for City A.M. Along with butchers, it is increasingly rare to see a bank branch on your local high street. Changing habits mean we’re all doing more shopping and banking online and less in our local high street. Why bother putting on a tie…
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