The Express: Gibraltar and Falklands need their own MPs post-Brexit, says John Penrose

Mr Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare, suggested such a move would be an ideal way to cement the relationship between the UK and its scattered overseas territories after Brexit. The former junior Northern Ireland minister told Express.co.uk: “It creates an opportunity for them to access the UK’s internal market, that’s potentially,…

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The Express: Friday marks a victory for democracy, says John Penrose – Brexit ‘a moment of change’

WHEN Britain finally leaves the EU on Friday – almost four years after the 2016 referendum – it will be a victory for one of the world’s oldest democracies, Tory MP John Penrose has said. Mr Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare, who served as Minister of State for Northern Ireland from…

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Telegraph Comment: Theresa May’s energy price cap has failed to end rip-offs, warns senior MP

Theresa May’s energy price cap has failed to tackle the problem of electricity rip-offs because she introduced the “wrong kind” of limit, according to the ex minister who led the Tory campaign for action.  John Penrose said Mrs May’s cap on the cost of electricity and gas had left the problem…

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